Rosa Rodriguez received her bachelor's degree at City College of New York in Economics "Management and Administration". She received her M.P.H in Public Health "Behavioral Science and Health Promotion with an advanced certificate in Global health".Currently Rosa Rodriguez works for Montefiore Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse. She has been working there for 19 years, having worked in different capacities. She also worked for NYS-DOH during COVID-19 pandemic, covering seven counties including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange County, with their contact tracing initiatives. Ms. Rodriguez serves on the Board of Governors for Arc-NY, and is part of the Executive Committee serving as the Senior Regional Vice President. She also serves as a Board member for Arc Westchester. She is working with Arc-NY on their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative. She joined the Dr.P.H. program to fulfill her interest in advancing her graduate studies as she wants to direct her efforts into the fields of Bioethics and Human Health Rights.

Undergraduate School

City College of New York

Undergraduate Major

Economics "Management and Administration"

Focus Area/Interests

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Bioethics
• Human Health Rights

Current Position

• Works at Montefiore Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse
• Senior Regional Vice President, and serves on the Board of Governors for Arc-NY
• Board member for Arc Westchester

Career Experience

• Worked for New York State Department of Health (NYS-DOH) during the Covid-19 pandemic, covering seven counties including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange County, with their contact tracing initiatives.