We Lead Episode 5: Wuleta Betemariam

Voices of Public Health

JSI is stronger because of the diversity of the women who lead our health programs globally. In this series, we explore the personal and professional stories of six women who lead some of JSI’s global health programs. We’ll learn how they started their public health careers, how their personal stories affect their professional lives, what makes them successful leaders, and what advice they have for young professionals just starting their careers. In this episode, we talk with Wuleta Betemariam. Wuleta is the new director of JSI's Center for Healthy Women, Children, and Communities, and has more than 20 years of experience leading public health programs. In her previous role, Wuleta was JSI's country representative in Ethiopia and project director for the Last 10 Kilometers Project. Before joining JSI, Wuleta was the deputy director of EngenderHealth's program division in New York, where she provided strategic direction and oversight of country and global programs. She established EngenderHealth's presence in Ethiopia, a program in Sudan, and was the country director for two countries. Wuleta has also been a technical advisor for USAID's Population, Health, and Nutrition office, where she focused on reproductive health. Wuleta holds a master of public health and public policy from the University of Michigan. She is now in her final year of a doctoral program in public health leadership at the University of Illinois. Learn more about the We Lead series: www.jsi.com/we-lead-podcast