Gregory Powers
Communications Senior Project Manager
Gregory Powers is a senior project manager at CHRT on the communications team. He supports communications and dissemination for a variety of community health projects and policy research. He also manages communications efforts for Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Washtenaw Health Initiative.
Before transitioning to this position, he served on CHRT’s policy team for three years where he provided project management and analytical support for Washtenaw County’s mental health and public safety millage implementation, behavioral health integration work, and the development of the Detroit Health Department Public Health Practice and Policy Engagement Fellowship.
Prior to joining CHRT, Gregory worked in data and analytics for the care management department at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Detroit. He has also previously worked for a cancer health services research group housed at the University of Michigan Medical School and on health policy and patient engagement projects at American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.
Gregory holds a master’s degree (MPH) in public health from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree (BS) in journalism from West Virginia University.
Current Publications
- Designing integrated behavioral health services for Medicaid enrollees, background and case studies
- Protecting individuals with SMI from COVID-19: Best practices for community mental health agencies and clinics
- COVID-19 rapid response brief: Meeting the behavioral health needs of Michigan’s prison population