Madison Rivard is a highly educated public health professional with a passion for creating a more equitable world. She has extensive experience in the field, having worked in research, emergency medical services, and contact tracing. Her education includes a Master of Public Health with a focus on health behavior and health promotion from The Ohio State University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from Simmons University, and a GPA of 3.8 in Community Public Health from the University of Botswana. She has also studied contact tracing at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Madison's professional experience includes roles such as Director of COVID-19 Operations at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Contact Tracer and Case Investigator at Partners In Health, Emergency Medical Technician at South Shore Health and Fallon Ambulance Service, and EMS Research Fellow at the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. She has also held internships in public health and worked as a farm worker and a media and technical support assistant.

Madison is passionate about public health, with a particular interest in health disparities, social determinants of health, and health equity. She has a special expertise in emergency medical services research and has worked at the local, state, and national level to create and disseminate EMS research projects. She is a highly skilled contact tracer and case investigator with experience in the COVID-19 pandemic response.