Interview with Lydie Marc, MPH, CHES
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Highlights from this episode:
1. Choosing to pursue a MPH over a MHA
2. Mentorship vs Sponsorship and their importance
3. Why you need to be directionally correct in public health
4. Stumbling into public health through familial sickle cell disease
5. Her work creating an ecosystem for health care leaders
Episode 172 of Public Health Careers
Lydie Marc, MPH, CHES, is Senior Director, Fellows and Content Strategy at Nashville Health Care Council and is also host of the Access with Lydie podcast.
She is a passionate, innovative, and strategic executive with over 15 years of healthcare industry experience. Her one professional goal is improving access to health for everyone.
She conferred a Bachelors in Health Science, Community Health at Georgia Southern University. During undergrad, she worked as a Field Research Assistant at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Between her bachelors and masters degree, Lydie worked as a Program Coordinator at Empowerment Resource Center and as a Health Educator at Positive Impact.
Lydie then went on to get a Master of Public Health in Health Services Policy & Management at University of South Carolina.
During her time here she had several roles. She was a Graduate Assistant at South Carolina Hospital Association, Project Management Graduate Assistant at South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
She was the 2016 High Potential Diverse Leaders at Georgia Center for Nonprofits.
After graduating, Lydie worked as a Program Manager at Empowerment Resource Center. She then moved into consulting roles as a Contractor at Davidoff Strategy and a Nonprofit Management Consultant at Sisterhood of The Traveling Heart Inc.
Lydie then worked as a Performance Improvement Coach II at the American Hospital Association.
Lydie currently works as Senior Director, Fellows and Content Strategy at Nashville Health Care Council.
She is also the host of Access with Lydie podcast.
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