Audrie is the Director of STI Policy in the Division of Disease Control’s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). At DOHMH, Audrie oversees the Bureau’s STI, overdose prevention, and LGBTQ+ related policy initiatives at the city, state, and federal level, and has worked on three emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Mpox. Audrie is the Chair of the National Coalition of STD Director’s Board and serves on the Alumni Board of Trustees for her alma mater. She was recently named Co-Chair of New York State’s Congenital Syphilis Elimination Strategic Planning Group. Audrie is a proud public-school graduate from kindergarten through her Master’s degree. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Social and Public Policy, with an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. In her graduate program, Audrie focused her research on abortion access for queer and transgender folks.

Audrie brings over a decade of public health, sexuality education, and advocacy experience to her role at DOHMH. She is also a volunteer with Reverb, a music-centric environmental non-profit, and JFREJ (Jews for Racial and Economic Justice), and is a member of Kolot Chayeinu, a progressive shul Brooklyn.

Born and raised in rural Upstate New York, Audrie now lives in Brooklyn with her partner, Mel, and their Boston Terrier. She is a white, queer, neurodivergent, disabled, Jewish femme with a dry sense of humor and a passion for social justice.