Angela Adams Wright

Angela Adams Wright, MPH, AEMT, is responsible for coordinating emergency planning for Emory. She also is tasked with designing and conducting emergency drills and exercises for the university. Wright works to advocate and promote emergency preparedness on campus. 

Prior to her current role, she served as program coordinator for CEPAR. Before joining Emory, she was assistant program coordinator for the Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) in Georgia EMS Region 10. During her time with RTAC, she contributed to drafting the operational guidelines and trauma system plan for EMS Region 10. As a graduate student at the University of Georgia’s College of Public Health concentrating in disaster management, she interned at the UGA’s Office of Emergency Preparedness promoting emergency preparedness on campus and trained with the Athens-Clarke County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). 

In addition to her role for CEPAR, she serves as the operations manager for Emory EMS (EEMS). She is an NREMT certified Advanced EMT and responds with Emory EMS on emergency calls. She is also a certified American Heart Association (AHA) CPR/AED/First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor.  

Wright is actively involved as a volunteer for the Fulton County and DeKalb County Board of Health Medical Reserve Corps (MRCs) and is a member of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.