Vinu Ilakkuvan

As Policy Analyst, Vinu leads policy-focused work of the DC Consortium for Mental Wellness and Behavioral Health in Schools (DC COMBS) and co-leads monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) for the Whole DC initiative in DC public schools.

 

In addition to her work as part of the CHHCS team, Vinu is founder and principal consultant of PoP Health, a public health consulting practice that partners with community coalitions to transform health in their communities through policy and systems change (pophealthllc.com). Vinu began her public health career coordinating the Virginia Department of Health's bullying prevention program and later, evaluating the national truth antismoking campaign and managing policy projects at Trust for America’s Health. She holds a DrPH from George Washington University, MSPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and Bachelor’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Economics from the University of Virginia.