Friday, April 25th 2:15 - 3:05 PM
Workshop Presenter: Carol A. Pandak, ED.D., Director, PolioPlus, Rotary International, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Get a closer look at Rotary’s PolioPlus program and broader global polio eradication efforts to gain a deeper understanding of how Rotary is working to end polio. Gain insight into the scope of activities taking place and how efforts to eradicate polio contribute to improving overall health. Learn concrete data points that can be easily communicated when raising awareness about Rotary’s role in working towards a polio-free world.
Carol Pandak is the Director of Rotary International’s Polio Eradication program. She directs all aspects of Rotary’s polio eradication program including administration, advocacy, financial oversight, grants management, volunteer engagement, communications, and fundraising support.
She is the liaison to Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, the volunteer committee that provides policy guidance to the PolioPlus program. She works closely with the partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) including WHO, UNICEF, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Carol serves on multiple cross-agency committees and management groups that provide strategic and operational guidance to the global effort.
Carol’s work has taken her all over the world where she has monitored polio immunization campaigns and participated in high-level technical and stakeholder meetings.
Carol is a member of the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club.