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Lori Rose Benson

Executive Director And CEOHip-Hop Public Health

Biography

Lori is Hip Hop Public Health's inaugural Executive Director, bringing 25+ years’ experience in public health and education and deep expertise in developing and scaling innovative, equitable health, fitness, and wellness programs.

Earlier in her career, Lori proudly served as the founding Executive Director of the NYC Department of Education’s Office of School Wellness Programs orchestrating curriculum, assessment and professional learning initiatives to revitalize health and physical education for 1.1 million students in 1,600 public schools. Lori also served as Vice President of Healthy Lifestyles for NYC YMCAs spearheading health innovation and chronic disease prevention programs to meet diverse community needs.

Lori is a Doctor of Public Health candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health concentrating in health equity and social justice, and an Adelphi University Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Health & Sport Sciences.

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