Desirae Vasquez

Desirae Vasquez is an accomplished programming director at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, where responsibilities include overseeing consulting and training solutions since August 2021. Prior experience includes directing program services at FCD Prevention Works for over a decade and contributing as a program services officer. Desirae has also worked as a research assistant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and held roles at various organizations such as the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, and Maryland Public Interest Research Group. Educationally, Desirae holds an MBA in Business Administration and Management with a focus on Marketing from Northeastern University and a Master of Health Sciences in Behavioral Sciences, Health Education, and Maternal and Child Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.