Andover DEI Commission and Andover DIVERSE

My name is Albert W. Pless, Jr, and I am the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Town of Andover, Massachusetts. I am also an Adjunct Professor at the Tufts School of Medicine Online MPH program and a guest lecturer at the Tufts School of Community Health. I have over 25 years of experience working in community-based programs in the Greater Boston area. Previously, I directed nationally recognized Community Health Worker programs for Black and Latino men at the Boston Public Health Commission and Cambridge Public Health Department. I am on numerous boards and committees, including the Men’s Health and Black Health Care Workers Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and Harvard Catalyst. Most recently, I transitioned from Public Health, where I worked for the past 20 years, to the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I have committed my entire professional career to addressing health and racial inequities. I received my Master of Science degree from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH.