Leslie Salas Karnes, MPH, is the Public Health Initiatives Manager in Clinical Health Affairs at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Work closely with staff and clinicians from community health centers throughout the state of Massachusetts to improve healthcare quality and delivery and reduce health inequity. Responsible for planning, overseeing and leading technical assistance projects and programs that support health center clinical and operational improvements. Work collaboratively with other staff in the Clinical Division, other League divisions, funders, and other healthcare partners. Prior to joining the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, she worked at the Boston Public Health Commission as Director of the Education and Community Engagement Division in the Infectious Disease Bureau where she provided programmatic direction and management of the Ryan White Boston EMA Planning Council support program, Medical Case Management Training and Building Capacity program, and the Education and Outreach program.
