Jeanne Alongi, DrPH, MPH

VP, Center for Public Health Practice

Jeanne Alongi, DrPH, MPH, is the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Director of Public Health Practice, having previously served as the lead Consultant for the Public Health Leadership and Practice team for NACDD, where her work focused on public sector public health practice, leadership development, and organizational capacity building.

Dr. Alongi’s experience spans academic, national, state, and local-level practice, and her professional interests center on organizational effectiveness and evidence-based practice in public sector public health agencies to achieve population health goals.

She is the recipient of the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Alongi earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis, a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University, and a doctorate in Public Health Leadership from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She lives in Sacramento, Calif.