S2 - July: "A Call to Public Service: A Leadership Journey" | Episode 38 - Guest: Glorina Stallworth - Injury & Prevention - Prevention Unit Manager - DHSS

Welcome back to our focus and celebration of public service! As you know, I have tremendous fondness and appreciation for my time in public service and the invaluable lessons I learned about leadership, people, community, and meaningful giving back!

Our theme for June-July: "A Call to Public Service: A Leadership Journey"

Today, our guest is Glorina Stallworth, Injury and Violence Prevention Unit Manager with the North Carolina Division of Public Health. In her current role, she oversees over $8 million dollars of federal funding provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Her daily responsibilities include management of prevention strategies and activities that address numerous public health priorities, including motor vehicle injuries, rape and sexual assault, opioid addiction, falls and suicide. Glorina works with numerous community-based organization and other state agencies to ensure the health and well-being of all North Carolinians.

She also serves as Board Chair for the North Carolina Victim’s Assistance Network and serves as a facilitator of the NC Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Advisory Council. Glorina formerly worked as the Family Violence Prevention Coordinator with the NC Dept of Health and Human Services and is a Certified Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) and a Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional (QDDP) in Child and Adult Mental Health. Her extensive experience of more than 25 years in sexual and intimate partner violence, as well as mental health has afforded her the opportunity to use numerous platforms to promote the safety and well-being of North Carolinians across the state.

Glorina's passion for young people and families is evident in her "hands on" work with people impacted by injury and violence from a caring and compassionate perspective.

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