Ursula Spence

Passionate, results-oriented Director of Programs and Public Health Expert with 10+ years of administrative experience and proven record in public health operations, development & program management. Excels at project management, program process implementation, regulatory compliance, and developing internal controls. Optimizes systemic methodologies using innovative thinking to develop and apply public health best practices. Masterful problem-solving skills with strong leadership capabilities, ability to motivate, direct, and empower team members to improve public health processes. I served as the Vidalia Area Regional Navigator for Rural Health Works in partnership with the Insure Georgia Initiative. I specialize in health policy implementation in the rural Vidalia Georgia area. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Biology from Kennesaw State University and her Master in Public Health with an emphasis in Health Policy and Management from Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. I am currently completing the Doctorate Program at Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health with an emphasis in Leadership and Health Policy. Currently, I am a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a committee member of the Toombs-Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, a graduate of the Leadership Toombs-Montgomery Program, and a member of the American Public Health Association. Most recently, I presented at the 2018 American Public Health Association’s annual meeting, where I described my research on the cost of dementia and Alzheimer’s to society and caregivers, which was published in 2019. I was also featured on the NBC Nightly News and MSNBC on multiple occasions where I discussed the impact of the Affordable Care Act and changes made to the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace on rural Georgians. Additionally, I have been featured in several local and regional news stories regarding my work assisting rural Georgians to gain access to health coverage and healthcare.