Title: Public Health Manager, Resilient Communities and PACEs Education, Metro Public Health Department
Kylan Hadley is a public health leader with over a decade of experience in child advocacy, trauma-informed systems, and community engagement. She holds a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Tennessee and serves as the Public Health Manager for Resilient Communities and PACEs Education at the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville. Kylan leads cross-sector strategies to embed Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs) science into public health infrastructure. She developed and facilitates two flagship initiatives: From Adversity to Hope, a trauma-informed curriculum, and Resilience in Healthcare and Communities, a Train-the-Trainer model adopted by healthcare and academic institutions. Her work positions Nashville as a national leader in resilience-based public health education. Committed to equity and sustainability, Kylan partners with community stakeholders to foster healing environments for children and families.