Staff

Matt Epstein, JD, LLM

Executive Director

Matt Epstein joined the Consortium as its Executive Director in August 2011.  Epstein comes to the Consortium with a 40-year career that spans law, politics, public policy, consulting and teaching. He sees much potential in the alliance and believes the Consortium can capitalize on the Triangle’s expertise to impact health globally.

Epstein's previous experience includes serving as Executive Director for the Center for Child and Family Health, a partnership between UNC, NC Central and Duke addressing issues related to childhood trauma. He served four years in the New Hampshire House and operated his own law firm for 20 years. He taught at the UNC School of Medicine, Massachusetts School of Law, Franklin Pierce College and the University of New Hampshire.

Most recently, Epstein was a principal consultant at Break Through Consulting and Executive Director of the American Judicature Society Institute of Forensic Science and Public Policy. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at Yale University, his Juris Doctorate at the University of New Hampshire Law School, and his LLM at Boston University Graduate School of Law.

All of that experience will be put to use in bringing together partners with different approaches, experiences, and expertise, but with the same goal - improving global health.

Matt Epstein can be contacted at mattepstein@triangleglobalhealth.org.

Aimee McHale Wayling, JD, MSPH  

Program Director

A native of Washington, DC, Aimee has a BA in Political Science from College of the Holy Cross, a JD from St. Louis University, and an MSPH in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina.  After practicing law, running a public health clinic in Gastonia, North Carolina, and raising four children, Aimee returned to graduate school at UNC in 2007.  Her primary interests in global health are related to policy issues in developing countries, particularly access and equity issues, knowledge translation and health and human rights.  Aimee’s master’s program summer practicum was with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked in the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO/TDR) and in the World Alliance for Patient Safety.  From 2009 to 2011, she was a consultant with Health Strategies International, LLC in Durham, NC, where her work included proposal development, consultant recruitment, training design, and project management.

Aimee Wayling can be contacted at aimee.wayling@triangleglobalhealth.org.