Petra Walton

Petra Walton holds a Master of Public Health in Public Health from Rutgers School of Public Health, supplemented by studies at New York University with a focus on Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology from Randolph College.

In terms of professional experience, Petra currently serves as the Assistant Director of Product Marketing at Healthfirst. Previously, she held roles such as Marketing Manager at Anthem / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Marketing Manager (Freelance) at Anthem / Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Creative Project Manager (Freelance) at Wieden + Kennedy.

Her diverse career also includes positions like (Mobile) Account Director at Tigerspike, Senior (Digital) Project Manager at The Garrigan Lyman Group, Manager of Creative Services at Flavorpill, (Marketing) Project Manager at The New York Times, (Integrated) Project Manager at TBWA\TEQUILA, (Creative) Project Manager at McKinney-Silver, Print Production Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, and Communications Writer II at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia.

Her early professional engagements involved roles such as Summer Intern/Clerk at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Intern/Staff Assistant for Congressman Donald M. Payne (NJ, 10th District) at the US Congress, and Peer Outreach Worker (P.O.W.E.R - Peer Outreach Workers Educating Risk Takers) at UMDNJ.