Wynfred Russell, MA
Mr. Russell is a program coordinator on the Promising Practices Project whose duties include conducting outreach, researching, reporting, and editing. In addition to his work at CIDRAP, Mr. Russell lectures and often writes about health disparities, cultural competency, HIV/AIDS prevention, educational equity, and immigrant issues. His articles have appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Mshale, and Minnesota Daily newspapers, as well as Bush Chicken, The Perspective, New America Media, the Liberian Journal, Front Page Africa, and TLC Africa online magazines. He holds a master's degree in public affairs and global studies and a post-graduate certificate in organizational and professional communication. He is a candidate for an interdisciplinary graduate degree in community health, comparative education, and communication studies at the University of Minnesota.