As Interim Co-Executive Director, Ann supports organizational development and strategic planning, and oversees day-to-day operations. Ann also directs the Network’s national marketing and communications strategy, developing plans and activities to raise awareness of the Network, its services and resources, and its role in improving public health. Before joining the Network, Ann worked extensively in broadcast and digital media, creating and executing strategies in business development and marketing for a major public media network and its nationally distributed, on-air and online content. Ann earned a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota, and a Master’s degree in Business Communication from the University of St. Thomas.

Articles & Resources

The Network in 2025: Connecting Public Health, Community Needs, and Law and Policy Solutions

Network News

January 8, 2025
by Ann Phi-Wendt and Quang H. Dang

Warm wishes for the New Year, a time of new beginnings when our thoughts turn to how our collective efforts to advance health in communities across the country can be turned into reality. This year is likely to present challenges, especially considering the new presidential administration, but we have been here before. Just as we have done in the past when the political climate intensified around governmental authority, in particular public health authority, we are ready to act as a guide, partner, and resource to assistance in advancing the public’s health and health equity, despite barriers to this work.

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