Technical Director
Cathy Lesesne has more than 14 years of public health experience directing federal programs and evaluation. As a senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Lesesne served as an expert in community-based research, translation and dissemination research, capacity building training and technical assistance, empowerment evaluation, and adolescent sexual health. She is a community psychologist with experience in applied research methods, including development and testing of evaluation capacity building tools, adaptation guidance, and dissemination of evidence-based public health interventions.
Dr. Lesesne leads teams evaluating policy level interventions to prevent childhood obesity, multiple adolescent and school health initiatives, and community context as it relates to chronic disease policies and programs.