James Walter Gross, MPH

Title:
Adjunct Instructor, Population & Public Health

James Gross, M.P.H., serves on the voluntary faculty in the Master of Public Health program. As the current health commissioner of Montgomery County with a total of 30 years of local public health experience, Mr. Gross provides practical insights to the M.P.H. program and is a primary communication link between the Center for Global Health and the Miami Valley community. As the chief executive officer of Public Health-Dayton & Montgomery County, he oversees approximately 75 public health programs, 400 employees and an annual budget of almost $40 million. He also holds executive level positions in numerous local organizations, including the Human Services Levy Council, the Family and Children First Council and the Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton. Mr. Gross has also served as assistant health commissioner and held management positions with the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency. He received his B.S. degree in earth science education from Wright State University in 1977 and was one of the first graduates of WSU’s Master of Public Health program in 2005.

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