Debra Bara, MA
Associate Director, Programs

404-592-1403 (Phone)
dbara@phii.org

Ms. Bara serves as an Associate Director, Programs at the Public Health Informatics Institute. In her role, she facilitates communities of practice that support public health practice, and supports the Institutes’ performance improvement work.

Ms. Bara has extensive experience in strategic planning, program planning and implementation, public health advocacy, maternal and child health services and mental health. She has over 20 years experience at the management and executive levels in both private and public health care settings, including children’s hospitals, non-profits, and a private/public community based coalition. Prior to joining the Institute, Ms. Bara was an executive in Florida’s Healthy Start Initiative, a private/public partnership to improve the health status of Florida mothers and babies. Ms. Bara received her undergraduate degree from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida and MA in Rehabilitative Counseling from the University of South Florida.