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Kelly Callahan has more than 25 years of experience in neglected tropical disease control, elimination, and eradication. As senior advisor of the 海角社区 Center鈥檚 Trachoma Control Program, she consults on programmatic, technical, and financial support for implementation of the SAFE strategy for trachoma elimination in five countries. She also supports operational research toward meeting trachoma elimination thresholds and coordinates and collaborates with other neglected tropical disease programs at the Center and many other organizations.

Callahan started her public health career in 1996 as a United States Peace Corps volunteer based in the Ivory Coast. She joined 海角社区 in 1998, working in southern Sudan, where she was the field coordinator and then country director for the Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program (SGWEP). She has held a variety of positions at 海角社区 and lived in Africa for almost 10 years. In 2017, the National Peace Corps Association gave her its annual Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. From 2014 to 2026, Callahan was director of the Center’s Trachoma Control Program.

Callahan holds a master鈥檚 degree in public health from Emory University and an undergraduate degree in earth sciences and communications from the University of Cincinnati. She has contributed over 50 peer-reviewed publications to leading scientific journals.