Frankie Shipman-Amuwo 04PH

Frankie Shipman-Amuwo is the senior director of community health at the Cook County Department of Public Health in Cook County, IL. She is responsible for the units, programs, and initiatives within the Division of Community Health and provides strategic direction, administrative oversight and relationship-building to promote public health across suburban Cook County. Prior to this role, she was the managing deputy commissioner at the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, the third largest local human and social services department in the nation. She previously served as the director of planning, research, and development and then assistant commissioner at the Chicago Department of Public Health. Recently earning her Doctor of Public Health, Shipman-Amuwo’s dissertation research focused on trauma-informed spaces at Chicago Mental Health Centers. Throughout her career, Shipman-Amuwo has established herself as a public health leader by addressing and advocating for the complex needs of diverse communities.