Alumni Activists – Speaker Series.
The Activist Lab is pleased to host virtual and in-person sessions featuring Alumni Activists who will share their stories and career advice with current students and fellow alumni.
The speakers featured in this series have committed time, energy, and resources to advocacy work, community engagement, and public policy endeavors that create lasting improvements in the health of populations near and far.
Many alumni in our community are translating their knowledge, skills, and passions into action. We are proud to celebrate these speakers as a leader among them.
Upcoming Events
Coming Soon: Fatima Dainkeh, SPH '18, DEI Practitioner, Life Coach, and Staff DEI Programs & Training Manager at She+ Geeks Out
Date: Coming Soon
About Fatima:
“I create and hold space for individuals and groups who are not only looking to gain more awareness about harmful/oppressive narratives and systems, but also interested in re-imagining and co-creating a more just, equitable, and joyful life experience for themselves and others. I’m currently supporting organizations through facilitation, coaching, and implementation of DEI strategies and frameworks, while also working as an integrative life coach for millennials of color.”
Idealist: From Idealist Grad School Fair to She Geeks Out
BUSPH: Striving to Correct Healthcare’s Structural Inequities
Fatima’s Role at She+ Geeks Out
She+ Geeks Out’s mission is to abolish inequity in the workplace. We believe it’s necessary to take a holistic approach to address this need. We support companies in their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create an inclusive environment, in a safe and welcoming space. At the same time, we provide tech and tech-adjacent women and other marginalized genders and their allies an opportunity to network, learn, and connect with each other as well as with companies who want to hire them
Previous Events
October 2022: Abigail Kim, SPH '18, Senior Director of Public Policy at Association for Behavioral Healthcare
Date: October 17, 2022
Time: 5:00 – 5:50 PM EST
Location: Founder’s Room- Talbot 307C
Register Here
About Abby:
NYTimes Opinion: Time to Change Our Drug Policies
BUSPH Activist Lab: It Shouldn’t Feel Radical to Fight for Equity
For over 30 years, the Association for Behavioral Healthcare (ABH) has been the leading advocacy organization in Massachusetts’ mental health and addiction services arena. Fighting for high-quality, community-based care for families and individuals with mental illness, addiction and substance-use disorders, ABH provides leadership and statewide coordination on important public policy, financing, preferred clinical models, and quality assurance issues.
ABH is a statewide association representing over eighty community-based mental health and addiction treatment provider organizations. Our members are the primary providers of publicly-funded behavioral healthcare services in the Commonwealth, serving approximately 81,000 Massachusetts residents daily and over three-quarters of a million residents annually, and employing 37,500 people.
ABH represents its member providers to funding, legislative and regulatory agencies at the state and national levels and has become a powerful and compelling advocacy organization to ensure that citizens throughout the Commonwealth have access to quality, comprehensive community-based care.
ABH identifies and impacts emerging issues relating to mental health and addiction treatment services.
Are you an alum interested in participating as a guest speaker? Please reach out to the Activist Lab and let us know!
