Ella Ewart-Pierce has worked in public health for about 15 years. In her current role, she provides evidence-based technical assistance to community, state, local, and tribal health organizations, especially in chronic disease prevention, maternal and child health, and improving access to care. In 2022, she founded a collaboration called the Communities Improving Maternal Health Alliance with federal, state, and local partners to address the negative impacts of social determinants of health (or non-medical drivers of health) on maternal health outcomes at the community-level.
Previously, she worked for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service on the WIC program and National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a Research Analyst. She completed her MPH in Global health with a certificate in management and finance at Johns Hopkins. She has also worked for the Peace Corps Headquarters office in Washington DC, a local health department, and a community-based organization.
She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru and an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer in Austin, Texas.