Dr. Meghan Venable-Thomas serves as the Director of Community Development for the City of Birmingham, supporting a Birmingham where all communities thrive. Previously, as a Senior Program Director at Enterprise Community Partners, she supported community development organizations across the country in integrating creative and community centered processes for equitable outcomes in affordable housing. With her Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard University and over 15 years of military service her background and training is grounded in increasing health equity in the built environment, creating strategies for community based design, and advancing tools for healing justice. Meghan holds a master’s degree in Public Health Management from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy (USMA).