Katy Heard

Katy Heard, MPH, currently serves as a Web Content Administrator at Peraton, a position held since January 2024. Prior experience includes roles as Account Director at The Seismic Collaborative from September 2022 to September 2023 and as Account Director and Health Communication Specialist at Weber Shandwick from November 2021 to September 2022. Katy also worked as a Web Content Administrator at Peraton from August 2017 to November 2021 and as a Health Communication Specialist at Karna, LLC from April 2016 to August 2017. Earlier career highlights include serving as a Health Communication Intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from October 2013 to August 2017 and an ORISE Health Communication Fellow. Katy’s educational background comprises a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Bachelor of Science in Global and Community Health from George Mason University. Notable skills include emergency response coordination, communication strategy development, and program evaluation.