Andrew Blank

Andrew Blank, MPH, PMP® is a project specialist, U.S. Navy veteran, and chair of AIR Stars and Stripes, the military and veteran employee resource group. His expertise is in health equity, violence prevention, and climate change, and his primary responsibilities include public health project leadership, process improvement, and resource allocation to drive quality, timely deliverables.

Blank’s current roles include project director for an Environmental Protection Agency-funded public outreach project driving the City of Birmingham’s Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, project manager developing a Community Engagement Playbook for school districts, senior advisor to a Post-9/11 GI Bill utilization study, and trainer for DoD SPARX Knowledge. Internally, he moderates the Project Management Community of Practice, serves on a Working Group for Artificial Intelligence Guidance, Policies, and Compliance, and leads business development strategy for climate effects on community wellbeing.

His prior work includes serving as project director and recruitment lead for Department of Defense (DoD)- and Department of Education-funded civics education evaluations, project manager for violence prevention training and technical assistance centers funded by DoD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and curriculum developer for DoD’s self-paced online learning modules, including How to Conduct a Command Climate Assessment and Administer the Defense Organizational Climate Survey, Developing a Comprehensive Integrated Primary Prevention Plan, and Adult Learning Theory for Prevention Program Facilitation.

Previously, Blank was a project specialist for Novant Health, centering process improvement efforts on strategic initiatives and talent acquisition. He managed two University of North Carolina Health research projects driving equity for Spanish-speaking patients and previously led the community health worker program at the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition and UC San Diego Refugee Health Unit. As a nuclear submarine officer, Blank served aboard USS Ohio (SSGN 726) (Blue) and USS Topeka (SSN 754). Blank was appointed to the Wilmington Tree Commission in 2023 and elected to the Freshwater Land Trust Junior Board in 2024.

Blank holds numerous professional certifications including Project Management Professional® (PMP®) from Project Management Institute, Certified in Public Health (CPH) from the National Board of Public Health Examiners, Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Observer: Upper Elementary from Teachstone, and APMP Bid and Proposal Management Foundation (CF APMP) from Association of Proposal Management Professionals.