City of Long Beach
Ciara Freeman, MPH, currently serves as a Community Program Specialist II for the City of Long Beach, focusing on grant-funded workforce reentry programs for justice-impacted populations while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Previously, Freeman worked as a Prevention Specialist at the Institute for Public Strategies, implementing harm reduction programs to address public health inequities in West LA. Other notable positions include Associate Communications Strategist at POV Agency, External Affairs Intern at FEMA, and various roles in educational and public health settings. Freeman holds a Master of Public Health from New York University and is pursuing a Doctor of Public Health at Loma Linda University. Educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Loyola Marymount University and a study abroad experience at Loyola University Chicago.
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City of Long Beach
Long Beach, with a population of approximately 465,000, covers 52 square miles in Southwest Los Angeles County and is the seventh largest city in California. It has some of the best shoreline, marinas and beaches in Southern California, and a superb climate moderated by pleasant ocean breezes. The City of Long Beach is recognized as the home of the Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Long Beach Grand Prix, America's cargo gateway to the Pacific Rim through the Port of Long Beach (the Nation's second business container port), one of the world's most environmentally safe off-shore oil operations and numerous major business and commercial enterprises.