The network is the work
NLPC connects people and institutions through shared projects. Every scholar, practitioner, university connection, and community partner can create the next pathway.
Collaborative leadership
The leadership team brings complementary experience in research, education, communications, mentorship, organizational strategy, and workforce development.
Executive Director
PhD, MHSA
Dr. Ebbin Dotson is an academic leader, researcher, and strategist focused on developing leadership pipelines in healthcare and public health. As founder of NLPC, his work bridges research, education, workforce development, mentorship, and cross-sector partnership building.
Director of Research & Strategic Communications
MPH, MTS
Alexandrea “Alley” Masocco guides the Collaborative’s research, editorial strategy, and public-facing communications. She brings experience in scholarly writing, data analysis, educational program design, student experiential programming, and national conference communications.
Director of Education & Innovation
EdD, MPA
Dr. Christopher Allen Clarke is a leadership strategist and practitioner with expertise in mentoring emerging professionals across generations. His work translates changing workforce expectations into practical leadership, engagement, retention, and mentorship strategies.
Ways to connect
Collaboration can begin with a project, a manuscript, a proposal, a student opportunity, or a shared question.
Researchers, students, faculty, and emerging professionals who create and translate knowledge.
Educational relationships that support research exchange, mentoring, experiential learning, and graduate pathways.
Executives, mentors, administrators, and professionals who connect ideas to organizations and communities.
Organizations and local leaders who bring place-based knowledge, priorities, and accountability to the work.
Connected by place
These locations represent active and historical connections within a network that is always expanding.
West
Midwest
South
East