Workforce Planning: Incorporating Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

When:  Feb 26, 2026 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (ET)

Looking for new strategies to assess and develop core competencies for public health professionals at your agency? Join us for a webinar featuring representatives from the Kentucky Department of Public Health, the New York State Department of Health, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and Public Health Foundation, as they share their experiences and expertise around workforce planning and how they incorporated public health core competencies into those plans and relevant trainings.


Attendees will be able to:

  • Learn about processes for establishing descriptions that include applicable and cross-cutting competencies.
  • Learn how to incorporate these competencies to establish role clarity and complement training plans.
  • Discuss how to incorporate the core competencies into your expectations, training plans, assessments, and culture of learning at agencies with a goal of sustainability.

Meet the Speakers:

  • Tom Kollmer, Administrative Branch Manager, Kentucky Department of Health, Public Health Education Design and Development Branch
  • Brenna Davidson, Operational Excellence Leader, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
  • Keshana Owens-Cody, Director, Office of Public Health Infrastructure, New York State Health Department
    Eric Shircliff, New York State Health Department
  • Ron Bialek, President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Foundation
  • Sonja Ambruster, Performance Improvement Expert, Public Health Foundation