Jamie Forrest, MS

Vice President, Health & Human Services

Specializations

  • Public Health Administration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Epidemiology
  • Program Evaluation
  • Data Visualization
  • Process Improvement
  • Performance Measurement
  • Budget and Grant Management

Professional Associations

  • Florida Public Health Association

Education, Licenses & Certifications

  • Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Florida State University
  • Building Expertise in Administration and Management Certificate, University of Miami
  • Public Health Executive Leadership Program, University of South Florida
  • ToP Facilitation Methods
  • ToP Strategic Planning

Jamie Forrest has more than 18 years of experience in the governmental public health sector with expertise in administration, epidemiology, program evaluation, continuous quality improvement, strategic planning, collaborative goal setting, meeting facilitation, survey design, coalition development and management, human subjects research, health system transformation, community health promotion, health improvement planning, and policy, environmental, and systems changes.

Jamie served as Principal Investigator on numerous federal grants; chaired the Florida Department of Health Institutional Review Board; co-chaired the Chronic Disease Prevention Priority Area Workgroup for the Florida State Health Improvement Plan; facilitated the School Health Ad Hoc Advisory Committee; served on the Florida Action for Health Kids Executive Committee and the University of Florida Pediatric Pulmonary State Advisory Group; and has authored several publications in scientific journals on various public health issues.