President
HELEN MARGELLOS-ANAST
CROWD
Professional Summary
| Helen Margellos-Anast joined SUHI in 2001 and has been serving as SUHI’s President since 2020. A dedicated social epidemiologist and health interventionist, she has devoted her career to dismantling health inequities in collaboration with impacted communities. With a focus on developing, researching, and scaling intervention models that center community health workers (CHWs), she has led transformative work in the field. Dr. Margellos-Anast has served as principal investigator (PI) or co‐PI on multiple grants examining the feasibility and effectiveness of CHW models for improving chronic disease management and prevention. Building on this expertise, in 2017, she established CROWD—Center for CHW Research, Outcomes, and Workforce Development—an award-winning CHW training and consulting center which supports organizations in implementing and expanding CHW models to improve care delivery. Dr. Margellos-Anast has been integral to landmark studies on racial and ethnic health disparities in Chicago, using data-driven, community-engaged approaches to spark actionable change. Her leadership is recognized for advancing research and real-world impact.
Dr. Margellos-Anast served on the Board of the Medical Home Network ACO from 2023-2024, and currently serves as a member of the Loyola Public Health Programs Steering Committee, a member of the Illinois Hospital Association Health Equity Leaders workgroup, and as co-chair of the Public Health Workforce Collaborative. |
Education
- DrPH, Public Health Leadership, University of Illinois Chicago, 2025
- M.P.H., Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 2000
- B.S., Biology, University of Minnesota, 1996
