Breanca Merritt

Breanca Merritt

Chief Equity and ADA Officer, Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

          
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Ms. Meritt is the first FSSA Chief Health Equity and ADA Officer. In her role, she directs the agency’s Office of Healthy Opportunities, which was established to address social drivers of health for the millions of individuals eligible for the agency’s services. She is charged with implementing strategies to integrate equitable processes into program and policy design; pursuing community engagement strategies and co-design agency efforts with constituents and organizations; supporting equitable data collection, management, and analysis; and retaining a diverse and highly specialized workforce to support better outcomes for Indiana residents.