Michelle Spencer is the Deputy Director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and Practice Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has over 25 years of experience in public health management and leadership and a wealth of experience in administrative and operational management, strategic planning, resource management, and policy development.
Her expertise is in place-based program implementation, development, and management with a focus on the impacts of health equity, racial disparities, and health outcomes, particularly in disinvested and underserved and under resourced communities. She focuses on addressing the preventable nature of public health issues through integrated, evidence-based approaches.
Mrs. Spencer previously served as the Director of the Prevention and Health Promotion Administration at the Maryland Department of Health, Director of the Maryland Health Enterprise Zone initiative, and led both place-based chronic disease and violence intervention programs. Mrs. Spencer sits on national, hospital systems and state commissions, and advisory boards.
Mrs. Spencer holds a Master’s degree in Health Services Management and Policy from New School University in New York, NY and a BA in Sociology and African Studies from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY.