Overlooked Medical Needs: Dental and Vision Care

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For many families experiencing poverty or medical hardship, health care is already difficult to access. But two of the most frequently overlooked and underfunded areas—dental and vision care—create long-term consequences […]

Medical Hardships and the Transportation Barrier

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When we think about medical care, we often picture hospitals, prescriptions, and insurance. But one of the most overlooked—and devastating—challenges facing families in crisis is simply getting there. Reliable transportation […]

Malik Smith

Director of Human Resources

Malik Smith is a senior human resources executive with extensive experience building high-performance cultures and scalable people operations across healthcare, higher education, utilities, and non proft invironments. He specializes in aligning talent strategy with organizational growth, helping leadership teams place the right people in the right roles while building systems that support long-term performance.

Malik has led enterprise initiatives including HRIS implementation, compensation redesign, workforce planning, and performance management transformation. Known for a practical, business-first approach to HR, he partners closely with executive leadership to build organizations that are both operationally disciplined and people-centered.

He has held senior leadership roles at organizations including Meridian Cooperative and Emory University His work focuses on strengthening leadership capability, improving employee engagement, and building infrastructure that supports growth and accountability.

Outside of work, Malik is a father of two and enjoys fitness, travel, and supporting his children’s academic and athletic pursuits.

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