Ms. West is Director at HRiA and is currently leading the MA Health Promotion Clearinghouse. Since joining HRiA in 1999, Ms. West has worked on creative development, online marketing, digital and social media strategy development and implementation, and graphic design for a range of projects, including those focused on community water fluoridation, child health, substance abuse, tobacco prevention and advocacy, and youth marketing. She has a master’s degree in health communication from Emerson College in collaboration with Tufts University School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan.