Congratulations to DSI Affiliated Faculty Jennifer Horney, for being appointed by the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR), a Federal Advisory Committee for the CDC, to the newly created Strategic Capacity Building and Innovation Program (SCIP) as part of the Preparedness and Response Review Working Group (SRWG). The workgroup provides guidance for improvement of preparedness and response capabilities to CDC. It consists of eight to nine experts in the fields relevant to public health preparedness and response, including epidemiology, lab science, health policy, health equity, emergency planning, disaster management and environmental health.