Brenda E. Rodriguez, B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice (University of Illinois-Chicago), MBA (North Park University), Ms. Rodriguez is a Program Manager at the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH). She is responsible for the management and growth of the Global Infectious Diseases (GID) Program, a university-wide effort to create new knowledge and catalyze fundamental research to improve human health in the area of global infectious diseases. Prior to joining Harvard, she was the Deputy Director at the Brief Negotiated Interview and Active Referral to Treatment (BNI-ART) Institute at Boston University. In this role, she was responsible for health programs in 12 emergency care departments across the state of Massachusetts as well as oversaw the institute’s operations and multimillion dollar budget. Ms. Rodriguez also led a breast and cervical cancer prevention and awareness education program while at the Institute for Health, Research and Policy at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In addition, she is a Consumer Market Research Consultant for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her professional areas of expertise include program management, grant management, marketing and strategic planning.