On Monday, September 6, the St. Louis City Department of Health announced that Victoria Annuli will join the Department of Health’s staff as a Health Commissioner.

“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Victoria Anguri to the City of St. Louis Health Commissioner,” said Dr. Matty Hratoshwayo Davis, City of St. Louis Health Commissioner. , we are excited to leverage her extensive expertise and experience in programming, interdisciplinary evaluation, and managing federal and state grants and contracts.”

Anwuri joined the Department of Health from his current position as Associate Director of the Institute of Public Health at the University of Washington in St. Louis. At the Institute, she oversees all research, program, administration, and operational activities. Prior to her appointment, Anwuri held other positions at the University of Washington, where she also served as a Public Health Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, where she focused on policy, environmental, and system-level research. I was doing research. Interventions that promote health.

His experience in overseeing all program, administrative and operational activities at the Institute of Public Health made Mr. Anguri readily available to provide much-needed support to Dr. Matti Fratoshwayo Davis in organizational and administrative affairs of the Department of Health. increase. Her current priorities for the department and for this position.

Anwuri is also adept at working successfully with national and local stakeholders in various sectors. Partnerships and collaborations are at the heart of public health action and engagement in the City of St. Louis.

Born in the Los Angeles area of ​​Southern California, Annuri has lived in St. Louis for many years. She earned her master’s degree in public health from the St. Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice (formerly St. Louis University School of Public Health) and she was inducted into the Honorary Public Health Association, Delta Her Omega. She also studied Psychology where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Anwuri College.

The position of Commissioner provides general oversight of public health and is responsible for the administration of public health programs. The Commissioner is also responsible for ensuring that public health laws and ordinances are complied with and enforced.