Deborah Garneau, MA

Region I Director (2022-2025)

Rhode Island Department of Health

Maternal and Child Health/Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Director and Deputy Director of the Division of Community Health and Equity

Deborah.Garneau@health.ri.gov

Background & Bio

Deborah Garneau is the Deputy Director of the Division of Community Health and Equity and Maternal and Child Health (MCH)/Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Director at the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Her expertise includes aligning systems, addressing structural drivers of health, incorporating authentic community engagement in all phases of public health programs, and leading initiatives that strategically plan and monitor systems change with an equity lens. Prior to state service, Deborah worked as a mental health clinician and administrator within child welfare.