Kara Hughes
At the 2022 Awards Ceremony, Michele Bildner, MPH, MCHES, received the 2022 Karen Denard Goldman Health Education Mentor Award
This award recognizes a National SOPHE member in an academic or practice setting who has made a significant contribution to the preparation and/or performance of health educators and has successfully forged the link between practice and research.
The recipient has distinguished themselves as an outstanding mentor through:
Fostering the bridge linking research and practice.
Impacting professional development of others.
Implementing creative strategies for the mentoring process.
"The many years of energy, dedication, and investment that Michele has demonstrated exemplifies the meaning of a health education mentor. She also co-developed SOPHE’s UPLIFTS leadership course." See other awardees here.
Michele's undergraduate alma mater and where she is a lecturer, Fontbonne University, interviewed and featured her on their website.