Georgia Gempler
Georgia is a public health professional working in the local government space, and focusing on how the arts contribute to the health and wellbeing of our local places.
Georgia Gempler is Program Manager of Health & Wellbeing at the National League of Cities (NLC). In this role, Georgia focuses on the intersection of art and public health, working with local governments to achieve their public health goals in partnership with artists. She helps local policymakers work towards improved community and individual wellbeing through policy and systems changes. Cross-sector partnerships and building participatory practices are her specialty.
Georgia is a Bloomberg Fellow of Environmental Challenges at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, working towards her MPH. She is also a visual and fiber artist, and manages a chronic pain disorder.
Interests
Community wellbeing
Local government
Policy creation and evaluation
Cross-sector partnership
Community engagement
Government relations
