Monica Lindsey Ponder

Monica Ponder is a passionate health communications professional with more than 10 years experience serving the community-at-large. Trained professionally as a chemist and epidemiologist, Monica specializes in translating scientific information and advocating for sound healthcare policy and programs. She has worked on the local, state and federal levels of the nation's public health system and briefly in radio/television production. As a leading community advocate, Monica has had several successes such as establishing lactation rooms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the "world's busiest airport" and leading a million dollar advancement effort and campaign targeting African American men in the southeast U.S. Monica has advocated for state legislation improving health outcomes for women and children, including ending domestic minor sexual trafficking, Medicaid expansion, increased Fibroid and Lupus education. Monica obtained her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from Clark Atlanta University and her MSPH in Epidemiology from Emory University.