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Freddy Gray is director of the Health Communications and Preparedness program. In this role, he oversees ORAU teams that provide expertise in public health and healthcare preparedness, health communication, research and evaluation, marketing, and technical training to develop solutions that inform the public and equip health professionals to respond to the most pressing public health challenges.

Gray has more than 25 years of experience managing and supervising public health and healthcare system preparedness and response programs involving medical countermeasures to help mitigate the surge of patients due to a public health emergency. His prior experience includes weapons of mass destruction training and preparedness, occupational health training for the Air Force, and epidemiology projects.

Gray holds a master’s degree in public health with a concentration in occupational health and industrial hygiene from the University of Tennessee. As a Master Certified Health Education Specialist, his expertise includes public health and healthcare preparedness, medical countermeasures, team dynamics, and strategic planning.