Sandra Thurman
Bill Clinton and Sandra Thurman at the 1998 World AIDS Day Commemoration at the White House

Sandra Thurman is known for her work on AIDS as the first director of the Office of National AIDS Policy serving in Bill Clinton's administration. As of 2023 she is the senior advisor to the Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Chief Strategy Officer at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. She is also a Professor of Practice at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Early life and education

Thurman is an only child. Her father worked in clothing manufacturing and her mother, Marge Thurman, was the chair of the Georgia Democratic Party.[1] Thurman earned her undergraduate degree from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] She earned her Master of Arts degree in Community Pastoral Care and HIV/AIDS from St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya.[2]

Career

Thurman began her association with AID Atlanta by fundraising, and by 1989 was the organization's executive director.[1] She would work at AID Atlanta for ten years[1] before taking the position as the first director of the Office of National AIDS Policy in the Clinton administration.[3][4] While in this position Thurman indicated her priority was to make AIDS a priority in the Clinton administration.[1][5]

Thurman also worked on Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns in 1992 and 1996.[4]

In 2008 Thurman accepted a position at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.[2]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McKenna, M.A.J. (30 Nov 1997). "Focus on SANDRA THURMAN". The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution ; Atlanta, Ga.. pp. A, 18:1 – via Proquest.
  2. ^ a b "Rollins School of Public Health". sph.emory.eduindex.html. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ^ Okie, Susan (1997-04-22). "AIDS POLICY DIRECTOR PUTS STRESS ON SCIENCE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ^ a b Wadman, Meredith (1997). "Sandra Thurman named as new 'AIDS Czar'". Nature. 386 (6625): 533–533. doi:10.1038/386533b0. ISSN 0028-0836.
  5. ^ Vaughn, Justin S. (2015). Czars in the White House : the rise of policy czars as presidential management tools. Internet Archive. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0-472-11958-5.

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