Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (SVTAHEC) is pleased to announce that they have selected Johanna McLeod as the newest Health Careers Educator. In her role as Health Careers Educator, McLeod will combine nearly a decade of teaching experience with the knowledge and skills from her most recent roles as Clinician Recruitment Liaison and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Johanna holds a Master’s in English Literature from Middlebury Breadloaf School of English, and a Bachelor’s in English from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She resides in Brattleboro and has been involved with several groups and initiatives that work toward health equity for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people in Vermont.

“I am excited to be a part of the mission of Southern Vermont AHEC to help young people discover and explore their interests in healthcare caree