Tahirah M. Ellis

Tahirah M. Ellis, MPH, CHES, currently serves as Manager of Clinical Operations at Upward Health since August 2022. Prior experience includes roles at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from January 2019 to August 2022, where responsibilities encompassed Community Quality Improvement Specialist and leadership positions in COVID-19 preparedness. Tahirah worked as Clinical Quality Coordinator and Community Health Coach at Long Island FQHC Inc. from May 2016 to May 2019, and also held positions in educational and afterschool program management. Academic qualifications include a Master of Public Health from Hofstra University, a Foundations of Public Health Certificate from the University at Albany School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from SUNY Geneseo, among other training in clinical practice and emergency cardiac care.