Her Story
About Ali
Ali Fequiere serves as Opioid Settlement Coordinator for Montgomery County, PA, overseeing the programmatic side of opioid settlement funds for 48 programs, including reporting, technical assistance, and connections to other services. She previously worked in a neighboring county for two years in similar roles after starting in drug and alcohol prevention in schools and advancing to county-level oversight of those programs. In addition to her public health work, she is an EMT instructor at her local community college and has been an EMT since 2012, with experience in volunteer EMT organizations and event EMS. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in public health with a focus in community health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Ali
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
If you're thinking about trying something and you're not sure, it's worth a try. It's always worth it to ask.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
We need more women first responders. We need the empathy and compassion that a lot of women tend to have. For public health, we need women to come in and fix things, make processes better and more about the people.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Public health faces big challenges due to federal changes and cutting funding for programs. We don't have as many federal resources. There are many public health crises, and people don't always believe in public health or how important it is.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being understanding of other people is really important. Give people grace. Especially with work, there's so much stigma around substance use disorder. Be empathetic and human.
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