Manager at National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Shamaal Sheppard serves as the Grassroots Advocacy manager for the National Association of Community Health Centers. He recently completed his masters degree in Health Policy & Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. While there, Shamaal worked as a health coach and mentor for high schoolers in Harlem at BeWell Health. It was there that Shamaal gained an appreciation for community engagement and health education.
His interests in health policy alongside his passion for community pushed him toward a career in advocacy. He looks forward to promoting health equity for all health center patients and their communities through our collective efforts.