Founders-Principals

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Dr. E. Nupsius Benjamin-Robinson is a board-certified public health practitioner (National Board of Public Health Examiners), health equity strategist, and skilled strategic convener. Since 2019, he has been a faculty member at Xavier University of Louisiana Public Health Sciences Department, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. He is also a (gratis) Assistant Professor at the LSU School of Public Health and has adjunct at Tulane University School of Public Health. He also is a certified health coach (CHC).

He developed and served as Director of the Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDH) first Health Equity office (officially known as the Office of Community Partnerships & Health Equity). He led, developed, and oversaw health equity and community partnership efforts that support implementing protocols and practices aiding LDH in creating fair and just opportunities for all people to reach their full health potential. Dr. Benjamin-Robinson led the development of LDH’s first agency-wide health equity plan. He also served as an executive committee member of Louisiana’s COVID Health Equity Taskforce and was on the National Committee for Quality Assurance —NCQA's Health Equity Advisory Committee. 

Dr. Michael L. Benjamin-Robinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor, ACE Practitioner/Certified Trainer, and a forensic social work and public health practitioner.  

Dr. Benjamin-Robinson has worked in social services and public health for over twenty years. He is a sought-after motivational speaker, life coach, and highly skilled facilitator. He is the CEO and lead psychotherapist at BACH Therapeutic Counseling Service, a former Vice President of the New Orleans Association of Black Social Workers, and a member of the 100 Black Men of Greater New Orleans.

Since 2018, Dr. Benjamin-Robinson has been an adjunct professor at Southern University at New Orleans Millie M. Charles School of Social Work and started adjuncting at Xavier University of Louisiana Public Health Sciences Department in Spring 2024. He has also taught at Tulane University School of Social Work. 

Lastly, Dr. Benjamin-Robinson is also a HIV Prevention Certified Provider (HIVPCP).