187: Journey of Impact from Field Organizer to Senior Manager at Epilepsy Foundation with Alison Kukla, MPH

Interview with Alison Kukla, MPH

Listen Here:

APPLE PODCASTS

SPOTIFY

YOUTUBE

Highlights from this episode:

Building the organizing skillset going from a Field Organizer to a Campaign Manager
Working at the various roles at the White House leading her to realize her work resonated most with the Office of Public Engagement
How she uses her story of Epilepsy to help others and drive forward her professional role
Getting a grief recovery certificate to better support families in bereavement or suffering from grie

Episode 187 of Public Health Careers

Alison is the Senior Manager for Programs and Partnerships at the Epilepsy Foundation of America.

She is a result-oriented and accomplished manager with demonstrated success in managing projects, teams, events, building and maintaining relationships, and interacting with executives, leaders, and external partners.

She conferred a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, in Public Health at Youngstown State University. A Master of Public Health in Prevention Science at Emory University.

During her undergraduate studies, Alison was a Field Organizer for Obama for America, Intern for Congressman Tim Ryan, Intern at Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative, and a Campaign Manager at Joe Schiavoni for State Senate.

She also had a variety of assistant roles at the White House such as Staff Assistant at the Office of the White House Counsel, Confidential Assistant at the Office of Management and Budget, and Special Assistant at the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.