Kelly Hughes, MPH, RD, CHES, serves as an Associate Director for Program Strategy at NNPHI. Based in Atlanta, GA, she serves as a liaison to CDC, providing project and relational support for CDC-funded programs on a variety of topics, including sodium reduction and chronic disease prevention. Prior to joining NNPHI, Ms. Hughes worked as a Public Health Analyst in CDC’s Division of Community Health for programs, such as the Community Transformation Grant and Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health programs. She is a graduate of CDC’s Public Health Prevention Service fellowship, class of 2009. Ms. Hughes has a MPH in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and a BS degree in Dietetics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Health Education Specialist.