Deborah Hinds is a public health professional with over 8 years of experience advancing the mission of optimal health for all, an inalienable right. She received a Master of Public Health, with a focus in quantitative methods, from Rutger’s School of Public Health in 2015. A fierce advocate of total health, Ms. Hinds bolstered her public health training by receiving a certification as a group fitness instructor in 2017 and fitness nutrition specialist in 2020. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she offered virtual cardio kickboxing classes and nutrition guidance through her health initiative, Deb Effect (D.E.) Fitness. Ms. Hinds believes that with a feasible plan, patience and consistency in the process, good health is a possibility.