Adrienne Wallace is a native of Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from University of Delaware in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences and Women’s Studies. She did her graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Master’s degree in Public Health in Epidemiology and Occupational & Environmental Health.

Adrienne’s career interest started in her early years when working at Planned Parenthood of Delaware. Adrienne entered into the UPENN MPH program while working for PENN’s Tobacco Use Research Center as a senior research associate. She then accepted a position as a senior health planner with the Department of Human and Health Services in the state of Florida. In this role, she served as the lead epidemiologist, creating need assessments for 11 Florida counties and presenting data for Governor Scott in order to advocate for funding streams that would support the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and Maternal and Child Health Programs.

At St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Adrienne took on the role of a program developer, advising companies on the biochemistry and manufacturing of pediatric pharmaceuticals, starting research programs for the pediatric populations within the hospital. Adrienne accepted a position as a Government Relations and Compliance Research and Policy Analyst for Health Partners Plan, Inc. Adrienne worked for Nemours as a Research Associate in the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Her previous role was analyzing statistical data and translating it in order to find ways to address health disparities in under-served areas. She also served and continues to mentor to high school and undergraduate students who matriculated into and graduated from the Health Equity Summer Scholars Program.

Currently, Adrienne is the Vice-President of Wellness and Community Engagement at the Community Education Building (CEB). She is developing ways to address the social determinants of health for the pediatric community within the CEB’s partnering schools. One of the many projects in the works, is developing a comprehensive health and wellness center for students to access multiple streams of health services, that they normally have access to. There will be additional projects that will be put in place to offset the center in an effort to reduce health disparities experienced by the students who participate at the wellness center. Her purpose and passion continues to be saving the babies.