Emerging Leaders Committee

Emerging Leaders Committee

The Emerging Leaders Committee engages students and early career professionals. They represent the breadth and variety of the public health field in CPHA's effort to educate, develop and galvanize the Colorado public health community. The Emerging Leaders Committee is a great stepping stone into the public health workforce of Colorado. We encourage you to learn more about the Emerging Leaders Committee!

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Students and early career professionals are provided with leadership opportunities to ensure that their voices are integrated into all aspects of CPHA. First and foremost, we invite you to join our email list to stay in the loop about upcoming events and opportunities.

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What does an average committee meeting look like?

The Emerging Leaders Committee meets over a video call on the first Monday of every month. The meetings are facilitated by the Director, Associate Director, and the Executive Delegate. Every meeting begins with an icebreaker and breakout rooms where committee members have an opportunity to engage with different members. Our delegates then provide 2-3 minute updates about their respective committees. The facilitators provide any other updates including information about upcoming events and offer projects that they could use assistance on. The ELC also ensures that all committee members have a chance to speak, ask questions, and make any announcements that they feel are applicable to ELC.

What are the responsibilities and expectations that you have of committee members?

During each meeting, ELC offers a chance to get further involved by offering opportunities for specific roles or tasks. Our hope is that committee members would offer up time to assist so that we can grow our committee’s overall capacity. We also expect that committee members would be interested in attending events or participating in the planning of these events.

What value can members gain from joining or participating in your committee?

The Emerging Leaders Committee actively engages students and early career professionals within the Colorado public health community. Engaging these individuals is a vital part of CPHA's effort to educate, develop, and galvanize public health professionals within Colorado. The Emerging Leaders Committee provides students and early career professionals with leadership opportunities and serves as a stepping stone into the public health workforce of Colorado.

Meet the Directors

Jeni Mitchell

Emerging Leaders Committee Director

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Jeni currently serves as the Communications Specialist with the Healthy Jeffco Alliance at Jefferson County Public Health. In her role, Jeni helps with contact relationship management, organization of communications within the Alliance, and more. With a background in human nutrition and digital marketing, Jeni brings a collaborative approach to her work within public health operations and communications. While working with the Healthy Jeffco Alliance and serving as the Associate Director of the Emerging Leaders Committee with the Colorado Public Health Association, Jeni is finishing her Master's in Public Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. Jeni is excited to be a part of CPHA's vision of creating the healthiest Colorado for everyone and is passionate about engaging emerging leaders within Colorado's public health workforce.

Brenna Coombs

Emerging Leaders Committee Associate Director

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Brenna Coombs (she/her/hers) is a second year Master of Public Health student at CU Anschutz, where she studies Health Systems, Management & Policy. She is committed to prioritizing marginalized populations and perspectives in public health strategies, and continuously improving healthcare systems. Trained in public health policy, strategy, and advocacy, Brenna has hands-on experience presenting to legislators and key stakeholders on public health issues. After graduating in May 2024, she intends to leverage these skills to advance equitable health outcomes through culturally competent program development, policy implementation, and research that addresses social and environmental determinants of health. After serving as one of last year’s Policy Delegate, Brenna is proud to be continuing her work with the ELC as the 2024 Associate Director.