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SEPHLI December Retreat Graduates Class of 2007 and Welcomes Class of 2008

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Scholar Leadership Project Poster and Roundtable Sessions

December 8, 2008 began the 12th Annual December Retreat. This high-profile four-day leadership retreat was held at the Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center hosting an impressive group of distinguished public health leaders.  Notable guests were:

• Dr. David Potenziani, Senior Associate Dean at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health;
• Dr. Lou Rowitz, author of Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles Into Practice;
• Dr. David Altman, Executive Vice President of the Center for Creative Leadership;
• Dr. William Sollecito, Clinical Professor and Director of the Public Health Leadership Program at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health;
• Dr. Chris Musselwhite, Founder of Discovery Learning Inc, SEPHLI partner since 1998;
• Dr. Danny Martin of Cross River Connexions; and
• Dr. Ed Baker of the NC Institute of Public Health – all long time public health advocates.

This year, 31 graduating and 20 incoming scholars were in attendance at the four-day leadership retreat.  These outstanding individuals are hand-selected by their states to participate in this 12-month program.  SEPHLI would like to thank the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their continued support.

View photo gallery from retreat