Celeste Jorge

Epidemiologist & Evaluator for Office of Public Health Workforce Development

Celeste Jorge is an epidemiologist by training and currently an evaluator at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, in the Office of Public Health Workforce Development. Prior to taking this role, she served as the director of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and the School Health Profiles.  Celeste earned her Master of Public Health from the University of Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Public Health Association.  Celeste has been with the CT Department of Public Health for over 20 years and is an adjunct instructor of public health. She is a lifelong resident of Connecticut, a first-generation college student, and a mother of two teenagers.