CYSHCN Program Director
Virginia Department of Health
Richmond, Virginia
Marcus Allen is the Region III Director for AMCHP’s board of directors. Marcus has been with the Virginia Department of Health for almost 15 years. He currently serves as the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program Director. Before that, he worked as the state sickle cell coordinator within the same unit. His tenure with VDH has also included work in two different health districts where he was in leadership. Some of his accomplishments include working with the University of Virginia to create medical home and transition training modules (web based and complimentary for providers and families), working with two health system partners to expand their developmental pediatric staff and the establishment of an Adult Sickle Cell Disease Clinic Network with his team.
Marcus is married with two daughters and follows the Philadelphia Eagles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams. He earned an undergraduate degree in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a Master’s of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM ET