Gabby Hadly, MPH

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager, Snohomish County Health Department

1161: Finding Your Voice: Leadership Lessons from the DELPH Program
July 8, 2026

1161: Finding Your Voice: Leadership Lessons from the DELPH Program

Technical expertise can open doors in public health, but effective leadership requires a different set of skills: communication, self-awareness, adaptability, and the confidence to lead authentically. Gabby Hadly, emergency preparedness and response manager for the Snohomish County Health Department in Washington state, reflects on her experience in ASTHO's Developing Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) program. She discusses how the program helped her develop a leadership style rooted i...