MONICA L. PONDER is a health and scientific communications professional with nearly 10 years experience in health communications and community initiatives through her consulting company, MLP Communications, Inc. As a health scientist, she designs and implements health initiatives that translate into business success for her clients. Trained professionally as a chemist and epidemiologist, Monica specializes in translating scientific information into various communications products. Monica has worked as a health communicator with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and, prior to joining CDC, she worked as a Public Health Liaison/Epidemiologist with the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness and led clinician engagement for the health department.
Ms. Ponder is pursuing her Ph.D. in Communication at Georgia State University.