Kim R. Ramsey-White, PhD, is currently employed as the Associate Dean for Well-being at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Public Health in Chapel Hill, NC. Ramsey-White who earned her doctoral degree from Georgia State University in Research Measurement and Statistics, and her Master of Public Health degree in maternal and chld health from the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), oversaw the design and implementation of all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while serving as assistant dean at Georgia State.
In her role at Gillings School of Public Health, Ramsey-White is responsible for leading the school’s Community Strategic plan and well-being initiatives for faculty and staff. She is a Strategic Planner where most of her work has taken place in higher education, however, she has also made a personal commitment to share guidance and best practices regarding how to create work and school environments that facilitate a welcoming safe place for all. She has connected to the Kiwanis family since 2008 since she started as a facilitator with the Key Leader program which she is still a part of.
Born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Ramsey-White’s studies took her south to Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), UAB, Georgia State and most recently, UNC. Ramsey-White is a lover of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and is an avid cyclist. She considers herself a servant leader and gets excited about all opportunities to prepare the next generation of public health leaders.