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Lezlie Poole serves as an associate director in the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program, where she leads national initiatives focused on supporting family caregivers, advancing mental health, and driving equitable access to health services. She plays a strategic role in shaping the program鈥檚 vision and execution, guiding the integration of research, education, policy, and practice to address the challenges faced by caregivers and those they care for.

Poole鈥檚 career has been rooted in community-centered health initiatives and system-level solutions. She has contributed to the development of training tools, thought leadership reports, and cross-sector convenings aimed at transforming caregiver support and mental health advocacy.

Prior to stepping into her current role, Poole was the innovation manager at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, where she began working in 2018 and remained until 2025, when the institute merged with the Center. There, she directed programmatic strategies, led interdisciplinary teams, and strengthened caregiver support networks nationwide. Her work included overseeing evidence-based programming, implementing new research-based programming, and managing complex partnerships across public and private sectors. Earlier, she held key positions in program coordination and policy with organizations that included the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where she focused on aging, disability, and health equity.

Poole earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. She also holds certifications as a peer specialist, offering support in areas of mental health; a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner; and a patient account representative.