Leah McCall Devlin explained

Leah McCall Devlin (born August 10, 1954)^[1] is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

The daughter of Fred^[2] and Pearle McCall,^[1] Devlin was born in Harnett County, North Carolina. She attended Buies Creek School, where she played basketball.

A dentist by training, she was the Wake County Health Director for ten years and the State Health Director for North Carolina, also for ten years.^[3]

In 2019, she was named the Chair of the CDC Foundation's Board of Directors.^[4]

Devilin has been a consultant to the Aspen Institute, the Milbank Memorial Fund, and RTI International.^[5]

Devlin is married to Joseph Devlin. They have one son.

Education

• MPH, Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984
• DDS, Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979
• BS, Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976

References

1. News: Tar Heel . August 11, 2020 . The News and Observer . November 11, 2001 . North Carolina, Raleigh . 5 B. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Hennessy-Fiske . Molly . Devlin keeps close eye on our health . August 11, 2020 . The News and Observer . November 11, 2001 . North Carolina, Raleigh . 1 B. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Leah McCall Devlin, DDS . Gillings School Directory . UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health . 8 August 2020.
4. News: Devlin named chair of CDC Foundation's Board of Directors . 9 August 2020 . Gillings School News . November 15, 2019.
5. Web site: Leah M. Devlin . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . August 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811231221/https://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/leadership-staff/rwjf-board/leah-mccall-devlin.html . August 11, 2020.