Belinda has over 30 years of experience in public health. She has been with the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women’s and Children’s Health Section (Title V) since November 1995. Belinda was named the Head of the Women’s Health Branch in March 2012; in this capacity, she provides oversight to the state’s maternal health, family planning, preconception health, teen pregnancy prevention, sickle cell, tobacco use, and numerous programs focused on equity in birth outcomes.
She received her MPH from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and undergraduate degrees from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.