CDC Foundation
Lily Samuel is a Communications Officer at the CDC Foundation, focusing on infectious disease communication strategies and partnerships. Previously, Lily served as a Communications and Public Affairs Associate at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, where a communication strategy was developed for the Children's Mental Health Campaign. Experience includes freelance research assisting with literature reviews on child development, teaching assistance in early childhood education, and various roles at organizations supporting underserved communities, including volunteer coordination at Shining Hope for Communities and civic engagement leadership at City Year. Lily holds a Master’s degree in Child Study and Human Development from Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in Psychology and Third World Studies.
CDC Foundation
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The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $2 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year.