Delya Sommerville is originally from Azerbaijan, where she was trained as a pharmacist. After receiving a scholarship from USAID, she completed a master’s degree in public health at Tulane University School of Public health and Tropical Medicine. Her professional roles included managing occupational health and wellbeing programs globally, helping businesses with public health risks’ screening and impact assessment, health communication plans, digital health solutions and data driven response and decision making. She developed business health and wellbeing objectives related to workforce and communities contributing to sustainability. Delya is a doctorate candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. Her research focus is health impact assessment practice and processes within the energy industry and private sector. She lives in Washington DC with her family, and is passionate about advocating for women's health issues, including as a WomenHeart champion and the 2024 American Heart Association Woman of Impact for the Greater Washington area.