Belan Antensaye

Belan Antensaye is a lifelong Vermonter who has focused her personal and professional efforts on community development, health equity, and utilizing public policy and the convening power of government to empower communities. She currently works as the Strategy and Innovation Manager for the City of Burlington’s Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Department and is also the co-founder and strategic lead of the Vermont Health Equity Initiative (VHEI) – a BIPOC-led organization that utilizes education and collective action to address local health disparities. In 2020, she was awarded the Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship to work in Addis Ababa on hospital systems development and communications strategy. Belan received a BA in Biology & Society from Cornell University while gaining international development and public policy experience in Hungary and Ghana. She is honored to bring her experience in government, racial equity, strategic planning, and community building to the CHC Board.