Lonias Gilmore

About Lonias Gilmore

I believe we can eliminate the power in race, culture, home language, zip code, and socioeconomic status to predict health and will like Lonias\'s personality. She is appropriately assertive – with manners. Give her a job and it will get done.I wish we would have had an opportunity for her post-graduation.You will likely appreciate the way she thinks.\"~Michael Lapolla, Consultant, Henry Kaiser Foundation

Experience

1. Health Equity Director

   Big Cities Health Coalition

   Feb 2022 — Present

   Senior-level strategist, subject-matter expert and thought partner to the Executive Director, for the entire Coalition team, and national Coalition members, charged with expanding and implementing the Coalition’s portfolio of work, including but not limited to work on health and racial equity and efforts to uplift the role governmental public health must play in addressing structural racism• Applies a racial equity lens to the Coalition’s work to address enduring public health challenges and support coalition members to make good on their commitments to equity and social justice• Fosters strong, collaborative relationships with Coalition members, key partners, and stakeholders centered on the Coalition vision to build healthy, vibrant, and more equitable communities• Manages and develops projects, people, and relationships • Facilitates technical assistance and leadership development and shares best practices among Coalition members• Identifies, analyzes, and communicates about evidence-informed and equity-centered policies, programs, and practices to enhance the work of Coalition members and the Coalition as a whole• Fosters continuous learning and sets learning goals• Represents BCHC externally with partners and the media

Education

• University of Oklahoma Health Campus

  MPH, General Studies

  2006 — 2009

• Langston University

  BS, BIOLOGY

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Social Networking
• Training
• Workshop Facilitation
• Public Policy
• Analysis
• Public Health
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Grant Writing
• Research
• Program Management
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office