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Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, the Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, will deliver the keynote address, “Resilient and Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times,â€� at 51¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Health Leadership Forum.

Dr. Goldman brings decades of experience spanning public health, higher education and public service. Before joining George Washington University, she was a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and served as assistant administrator for toxic substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Her leadership helped advance pesticide reform, chemical safety, public access to environmental information and protections for children’s health.

A member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Goldman has served on numerous national scientific and public health committees. Her many honors include the Heinz Award, the Woodrow Wilson Award for Excellence in Government and an honorary doctorate from Örebro University in Sweden. Drawing on her extensive leadership experience, she will explore what it means to lead with resilience and courage during periods of uncertainty and change.

For the Health Leadership Forum on October 23, 2026 at Salem Academy & College, the agenda is as follows:

• 8:30 to 9:00 am – Check-in
• 9:00 to 9:10 am – Welcome, Dr. Jill Fleuriet, Salem Academy and College President
• 9:10 to 9:50 am – The Katherine Graham Howard Keynote Address
  “Resilient and Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times�
  Lynn R. Goldman, MD, the Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University
• 9:50 to 10:00 am – Break
• 10:00 to 10:40 am -Leadership Roundtable
• 10:40 to 10:50 am – Break
• 10:50 to 11:30 am – Special topics sessions
  Session A – The Legal Landscape Shaping the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
  Sarah J. Morath, JD, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs at Wake Forest University School of LawSession B – Securing Water and Sanitation Where It Matters Most
  Vedika Bhandarkar, President & Chief Operating Officer, Water.org

  Session C – Narrative Medicine: Writing as a Meaningful Part of the Health Professions
  Anna Reismam, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine

• 11:30 to 11:40 am – Break
• 11:40 am to 12:10 pm – Fireside Chat: Restoring Connection as a Foundation for Individual and Collective Wellbeing
  Lucy Rose C’76, Founder and CEO of The Cost of Loneliness Project
  In conversation with President Jill Fleuriet, Lucy Rose will discuss the Project’s mission to drive systemic change that fosters belonging and inclusion, the Walk Across America and The National Day of Connection
  
• 12:15 pm – Luncheon in the Refectory Dining Hall

2.5 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC

Nurses: This educational activity (2.5 contact hours) can be applied toward your continuing competence plan for maintaining your current licensure with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Northwest AHEC is recognized by the North Carolina Psychology Board as an approved provider of (Category A) Continuing Education for North Carolina Licensed Psychologists. This program will provide 2.5 contact hours of (Category A) continuing education for North Carolina psychologists. No partial credit will be given.