Marjorie Paloma, M.P.H, is a program officer working in the areas of childhood obesity, public health, and tobacco control. As a member of the Childhood Obesity and Public Health teams, she brings a rich background and broad experience in program development and management, research and community organizing. Paloma also directs Tobacco Policy Change: A Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States, a national initiative which supports policy advocacy in communities most affected by public health threats.

Prior to joining the Foundation in July 2004, Paloma managed the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line at the University of Wisconsin-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. In this capacity, she designed and implemented innovative ideas to improve promotion, access to, and utilization of telephone-based services to help people quit tobacco use. Previously, as project director of a South Bronx community-based organization, Paloma provided leadership and coordination in advocating for access to quality and sensitive health care for the borough’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Paloma received an M.P.H. in sociomedical sciences from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and a B.A. in biology from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.

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