Speaker: Daniel Sinclair

Presentation: Emergency Management of Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks: Guidelines for Mosquito Control Programs

Daniel Sinclair is an Environmental Health Policy Analyst specializing in climate change issues and vector-borne diseases for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. In December, Mr. Sinclair will earn a Master’s of Public Health degree in Global Health from the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

Mr. Sinclair just completed a one-year term as the President of the Public Health Student Association at GW. Prior to graduate school, Mr. Sinclair served as a Peace Corps Community Health Specialist in the rural town of José Gálvez in the northern Andes region of Peru. During his service, Mr. Sinclair offered access to free and confidential mental health counseling, led health promotion efforts, organized a Small Projects Assistance (SPA) grant and designed and implemented programs targeted at reducing poverty and encouraging healthy lifestyles. In 2004, Mr. Sinclair graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland with a degree in Government and Politics.