Taytum is the Digital Communications Specialist for the Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Inclusion (UPIEA) and Virtual Training Academy (VTA), where she focuses on building communication and outreach materials to communicate UPIEA and the VTA’s impact. Previously, she was the communications manager at World Affairs, working for their international policy radio program. Taytum has degrees in environmental science and dance, and began her communications career at an environmental nonprofit in Washington, D.C. She is especially passionate about public health communications, specifically in bridging the gap between science and the media and exploring the connections between the environment and public health.