Brittany Choate, MS, CPH, is the Program Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Centers for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE), Colorado School of Public Health. In this role, she leads strategic initiative development across CHWE's portfolio, building external partnerships, developing its funding and proposal pipeline, and connecting its in-house programs, focusing initially on Health Links, Recovery Friendly Workplace, and Continuing Education.

Choate brings more than a decade of experience in public health strategy and program infrastructure, focused on building systems and partnerships that increase access and equity. She most recently was Director of Programs at SalivaDirect, Inc., an independent nonprofit spun out of Yale School of Public Health, directing strategy and operations across an international network of laboratories and health systems and stewarding a multi-million-dollar NIH grant portfolio. She is also co-founder of a Colorado nonprofit consulting firm working with mission-driven organizations.

Earlier in her career, Choate held senior leadership roles in Colorado public health, including Director of Site Operations and Community Engagement for COVIDCheck Colorado, a Gary Community Ventures initiative and one of Colorado's largest public health mobilizations.

She holds a Master of Science in Soil, Water, and Environmental Science from the University of Arizona and is Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.