Angelia Sanders, DrPH, M.P.H., M.A.

Angelia Sanders assists the national trachoma control programs supported by The Carter Center by writing grant proposals and reports; monitoring program activities and spending; conducting operational research; and providing technical assistance to ministry of health and Carter Center field staff. She has served on the Executive Group for the International Coalition for Trachoma Control for six years and is chair of the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network’s (NNN) Conflict and Humanitarian Emergencies Working Group.  

Sanders has an extensive background working in public health with a focus on program delivery in resource-poor communities. She previously worked for The Carter Center in South Sudan, serving as a regional coordinator in the Guinea Worm Eradication Program before becoming a technical advisor in the Trachoma Control Program.

Sanders also brings experience from serving in Kenya with the United States Peace Corps, the NATO Civil-Military Fusion Center, and the University of South Florida Global Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. She holds Doctor of Public Health and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of South Florida, where she also received a graduate certificate in humanitarian assistance and a graduate certificate in social marketing; a Master of Arts in international studies from Old Dominion University; and a Bachelor of Science in government administration from Christopher Newport University.