Ellen Saliares, MPH is a public health leader in Minnesota with experience in community health, sexual and reproductive health, and maternal and child health.

She spent seven and a half years at the Annex Teen Clinic and is currently the Director of Maternal and Child Health at WellShare International.

Ellen has been a longtime member of the Minnesota Public Health Association and served as President 2022-2023.

She’s into ideating, facilitating, grant writing, collaborating, and building connections between people, and between ideas and action. Some of her favorite projects and experiences have been starting an event series with the Minnesota Public Health Association called “MPHey!”, teaching adult English language learners, teaching sex ed, and analyzing data from a youth participatory action research project.

You can reach Ellen at eksaliares@gmail.com.