Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH

Email: lesneski@email.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-6617

Summary of Experience and Research Interests

Cheryll recently received her DrPH degree in Public Health Leadership and Health Policy and Administration at UNC-CH. She has a Masters in Political Science with a certificate in Public Affairs and Administration from the University of Florida. She teaches public health practice and community health improvement classes for students in the MPH Public Health Leadership Program. She also works for the NC Center for Public Health Preparedness to improve the knowledge and skills of public health professionals in NC, VA, WV, TN, and SC. She has worked as an Improvement Advisor with the North Carolina Center for Children's Healthcare Improvement and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality. Some of the quality improvement projects Cheryll has worked on include the American Board of Pediatrics' Project on Quality in Subspecialty Care, Improving Care for Children with Cystic Fibrosis, the Vermont Hospital Preventive Services Initiative, and Improving Care for Children with ADHD. She worked for local public health systems in Florida for 19 years and was director of the Putnam County Health Department in Florida from 1992-2002. She served as the distributed computer systems analyst for 16 local County Health Departments in North Central Florida from 1983-92.