Melanie Phelps

Background

About Melanie Phelps

As a 30+ year experienced leader in health policy and advocacy, I am committed to promoting health and wellbeing for all people through transforming the health care payment and delivery system and rethinking the way we look at health, including focusing on health equity, drivers of health, and community and population health. I am currently pursing my DrPH in health leadership while serving as policy advisor, healthcare economics for the American Heart Association where I am able to pursue my passion for health system transformation. • Doctoral student, health leadership, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (2023). • Three decades of health policy development and advocacy experience. • Over a decade of experience leading a diverse team of professionals. • Experience leading a Foundation with endowments over $15 million. • Convener and facilitator of diverse task forces, collaboratives, and summits on leading issues. • Knowledgeable about new models of care & health system transformation. • Adjunct faculty at Campbell School of Osteopathic Medicine. • Former adjunct faculty at UNC Gillings School of Global Public. • Faculty for the North Carolina Medical Society Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership (KIPL), • Licensed attorney (North Carolina) since