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Kristen Lepore

Region II MRC Regional Coordinator

Born and raised in Region II, Kristen Lepore is an upstate New York transplant to the fair borough of Brooklyn, which she now calls home. As the newest Regional Coordinator on the map, she is thrilled to join the ranks of the Medical Reserve Corps and leverage her skills, energy, and expertise to support localities across New York, New Jersey, Puerto

Region II Regional Coordinator Kristen Lepore

Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

With nearly 10 years of experience in the field of public health, Kristen brings to her position a longstanding commitment to community engagement, a love of the nuts and bolts of organization, and a penchant for strategy and planning. Her formative work in HIV/AIDS and sexual/reproductive health continues to drive her firm belief that effective local programming depends on ground-level input and ownership. It was this work that ignited her interest in preparedness. Believing that community disruptions often serve as a flashpoint for understanding how well we are able to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the most vulnerable among us, Kristen engaged work with National Center of Disaster Preparedness (NCDP). In seeking to marry her interests in public health, preparedness, and community organization, Kristen finds her job within the Medical Reserve Corps to be tailor made.

As a graduate of Skidmore College, a 2006 United Way Junior Fellow, and current Masters candidate (2009) at Columbia University, Kristen continues to draw on her academic pursuits to inform her work.

Directly prior to joining the Medical Reserve Corps regional staff, Kristen served as Program Manager of an international maternal health project called the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program (AMDD) at Columbia University. Her career also encompasses her tenure as Coalition Manager—and sole staff person of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC). Additionally, she has worked with organizations such as the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) and Family Planning Advocates of New York State (FPA).

Kristen is a former peer educator and trained doula. Beyond her work in the field of community health, she dedicates her time to educational issues, particularly the education of young women. She is Vice President of the Alumna Association Council for the Emma Willard School in Troy, NY (her high school alma mater) and recipient of the school’s 2005 Distinguished Young Alumni award.

Kristen has a weakness for plants (a hallmark of her rural roots) and a small but thriving garden to show for it. She loves city life, the Met, Thai food, and is a dedicated member of a yet to be disclosed salsa dance team.

Last Updated on 5/15/2009