Turquoise Sidibe, MPH, is the associate vice president of emergency response managing the CDC Foundation’s emergency response, crisis and preparedness programs. She joined the CDC Foundation in 2015.
At the CDC Foundation, she is responsible for the overall leadership and management for domestic and global crisis, disaster and preparedness programs. Notably, she is leading the COVID-19 response where she has the oversight of over 250 programs domestically and internationally.
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In addition, she was responsible for the implementation of the opioid surge project, where she hired and managed over 80 remote field employees to build work force capacity in 12 states. In addition, she managed over $60 million in donations to meet critical needs and public health activities in response to the Zika epidemic in several territories and countries. In her role, Sidibe leads strategic planning, partnership management, budget development and program implementation to ensure maximum coordination of resources and efforts in emergency responses.
Prior to joining the CDC Foundation, Sidibe was selected for the Public Health Prevention Service Fellowship at CDC and completed the three-year fellowship in 2015. Her work involved participating in the Ebola response for CDC, planning and evaluating communications and marketing campaigns, coordinating program activities and providing technical assistance on various public health programs, as well as developing relationship with local, national and international public health partners. During her fellowship, she was awarded the Public Health Preparedness and Response Award for “Excellence in International Program Delivery” for significant accomplishments on Global Health Activities.
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