Brandee Hicks is an accomplished public health and talent development researcher as well as an advocate for accessibility and equity for individuals with disabilities. She has served as a public health practitioner for a number of behavioral health programs. And it is as an advocate that she brings her public health experience and keen eye for identifying community needs that she has created, B. Out of the Box. She launched B. Out the Box with the goal of changing the narrative about people with disabilities, exposing gaps in community accessibility, and celebrating innovative solutions for creating environments that are open to people of all abilities.
Brandee always looks for ways to offer her lived experience and knowledge in order to help underserved populations and improve healthcare experiences for all. She does this as an MS activist involved in legislative and policy activities, a patient family advisor, and a PCORI merit reviewer.
She has lived in metro Atlanta for nearly 2 decades, but she will always have a soft spot for her hometown of Detroit, Michigan.