Tina Kim, MSPH, is the Acting Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Health Equity and Human Rights at the New York State Department of Health. Tina oversees day-to-day operations and is responsible for developing, shaping, and implementing policies and programs advancing health equity and related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). OHEHR leads New York State Department of Health’s commitment and strategy to be a diverse, anti-racist, equitable and inclusive organization. Tina formerly served as Assistant Secretary for Health for the State of New York. Within the Governor's State Operations Office, Tina developed and implemented cross-cutting, statewide public health and health care initiatives and strategies. Before joining state service, Tina was Chief of Staff for the Deputy Executive Director leading the nation’s largest COVID-19 testing and contact tracing operation. She also served as Senior Advisor for Health Care Delivery in the New York City Mayor’s Office. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Tina helped design and launch NYC's Guaranteed Care initiative, which includes the NYC Care health care program for the uninsured. She also designed initiatives involving cross-agency collaboration, most notably the Asthma-Free Bronx program to address pediatric asthma in the Bronx. Tina has worked in policy roles for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County, the Gates Foundation, Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum and the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Tina holds a Master's of Science in Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.