Antoine Richards DSC(c), MPH, CNP serves as the Chief of Staff for the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM). Richards’ experience includes over a decade of work in the healthcare and emergency management sectors, including public health, community outreach, public affairs, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and research.
He is a Doctor of Science (DSc) Candidate in Emergency Management at Jacksonville State University, where his research interests include the intersection of public health and emergency management, social vulnerability/social determinants of health, community resilience, community capacity building and sustainability.
Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR), Advisory Board of the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP), Advisory Committee on Equity (ACE) for the Gulf of Mexico Climate & Resilience Community of Practice, and is a founding Advisory Board member for the Georgia Trauma Foundation.
Richards is an Emmy and 3x Telly Award recipient for his contributions to I-DIEM’s ‘Muted: Climate Marginalization in America’ documentary. He is also the 2023 Deanne Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader of the Year recipient by the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, 2021 Top 10 Under 40 recipient by Morehouse School of Medicine, and has been recognized by Forbes for his contributions to DEI in scientific research.
He received his Master of Public Health degree from Morehouse School of Medicine and his Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from Kennesaw State University. He is a former Dr. Bill Jenkins Achievement Award recipient for exceptional academic achievement and volunteer experience in public health and strives to leverage his knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve outcomes of vulnerable populations through servant leadership.
