Arizona Public Health Association
Improving the Health of Arizona's Communities
About the Presenter:
Serena Unrein is the Director of the Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities, a statewide collaboration of nonprofits, businesses, foundations, and government agencies from the housing, transportation, economic development, public health, and community development sectors. The vision of the Partnership is that all communities in Arizona should be healthy places to live. Serena has led the Partnership since it officially launched in November 2014.
For more than a decade, Serena has been leading nonprofit efforts to create change in Arizona. Prior to joining the Partnership, Serena worked for the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, where she ran advocacy campaigns to make measurable improvements in the health and livelihoods of Arizonans. She successfully built coalitions with nonprofits, small businesses, and elected officials. She also conducted research and wrote extensively about the changing transportation preferences of Arizonans. She has been quoted in The New York Times, The Arizona Republic, and numerous other media outlets. Serena began her career at the Arizona Students’ Association, where she led successful efforts to increase state-based financial aid and to pass legislation improving college affordability. Serena graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing.
