Our People
Leadership Team
Mahesh Bhatia
Senior Director of Finance
Dana Clarke
Senior Director, Operations and Management
Renée Markus Hodin
Senior Strategic Advisor
Traymanesha Lamy
Senior Director of Programs & Advocacy
Michael Miller
Director, Strategic Policy
Emily Stewart
Executive Director
Brandon Wilson, DrPH, MHA
Director, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation at Community Catalyst
Stacey Wright
Senior Director of Equity and Engagement
Staff
Lola Akintobi
Consumer and Community Engagement Consultant, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Tera Bianchi
Program Director, Dental Access Project
Ashley Blackburn
Policy Manager
Michael Brand
Program Associate , The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Avery Brien
Senior State Advocacy Manager, Substance Use Disorders
Kelly Bumgarner
Project Manager, Children's Health, SCHAP
Paola Canting-Reyes
Digital Communications Manager
Jack Cardinal
Deputy Director of Communications
Jenny Chiang
State Advocacy Manager, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Kavelle Christie
Director, Gender Equity and Health Justice Program
Marc Cohen
Research Director, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Ladasia Cooke
Health Equity Coordinator, Community Solutions for Health Equity; Advancing Racial Justice project
Yaquelin Cordon
Accounting Associate
Jennifer Cortes
Project Manager, Together for Medicaid
Melinda Crosby
Manager of Development Operations & Research
Nicholle Cross
Strategic Manager, Vaccine Equity and Access Program
Briana Croteau
Operations Manager, Community Catalyst and Health Care For All
Alice Dembner
Project Director, Substance Use Disorders
Meghan Farrell
Communications Manager, Together for Medicaid
Luis Fortes
Senior Individual Giving Officer
Thalea Gauthier
Program Associate, Women's Health Program, Dental Access Project
Paul Gels
Associate Director, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Bruce Gore
Editorial and Content Manager, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Laura (Hale) Brannon
Project Manager, Dental Access Project
India Hayes Larrier
State Advocacy Manager, Substance Use Disorder/Justice Involved Populations
Faith Heinaman
Program Associate, Vaccine Equity and Access Program (VEAP) and The Restuccia Health Justice Fellowship
Tanekwah Hinds
Senior State Advocacy Manager, State & Community Health Advocacy Program
Alhelí Irizarry
Consumer and Community Engagement Consultant, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Laura Isaac
Associate Director, Human Resources
Niuscairy (Maxx) Jimenez
Grant Accountant and Payroll Coordinator
Myriam Hernandez Jennings
Director, External Program Equity & Engagement
Alison Kaplan
Program Coordinator, Community Solutions for Health Equity
Sheree H. Keitt
Program Director, Vaccine Equity & Access Program
Orla Kennedy
Senior Policy Analyst, Substance Use Disorders
Mehreen Khan
Grants and Project Coordinator, Voices for Health Justice
Rachel Korkodilos
Program Coordinator, State & Community Health Advocacy Program
Izzy Litwack
Technical Assistance Provider, Community Solutions for Health Equity
Alexis Major
Program Manager, Restuccia Fellowship Program
Michael Matson
Program and Policy Coordinator
Kiralee McCauley
Manager of Finance and Operations
Logan Mills
Campaigns Technical Assistance Provider
HaiYen Nguyen
Accounting Associate
Kim Nguyen
Senior State Advocacy Manager, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Quynh Chi Nguyen
Senior Policy Analyst, Community Benefit & Economic Stability
Nell O’Connell
Senior Grants Manager
Whitney Ogbesoyen
Program Coordinator, Together for Medicaid
Melissa Ough
Associate Director, Operations and Management
Trusha Patel
Manager of Finance, Accounting & Systems
Sheila Phillips
Program Associate, Center of Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Emily Polak
Director, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Dorothea Polk
Strategic Manager, Vaccine Equity and Access Program
Amanda Ptashkin
Project Manager, Southern Health Partners
Colin Reusch
Senior Advisor, Oral Health Policy, Dental Access Project
Akil Reynolds
State Advocacy Manager, Dental Access Project
Ilse Rivera
Program Coordinator, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Katherine Rodriguez
Communications Manager, Voices for Health Justice
Carrie Rogers
Associate Director, State & Community Health Advocacy Program
Rachel Rosales
Senior Policy Analyst, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Siena Ruggeri
Policy Analyst, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Mark Rukavina
Program Director, Community Benefit and Economic Stability; Director, Business Development
Leena Sharma
Deputy Director, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Dusan Stojicic
Associate Director , Substance Use Disorders and Justice-Involved Populations
Madison Tallant
Evaluation Manager, Voices for Health Justice project and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Nazow Tarakai
Program Associate, Voices for Health Justice
Rebecca Thibault
Director of Development
Ceci Thunes
State Advocacy Manager, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
Bianca Townsend
Strategic Manager, Vaccine Equity and Access Program
Lois Uttley
Senior Advisor , Hospital Equity and Accountability Project
Emma Victor
Human Resources Associate
Katherine Villeda
Policy Analyst, State Consumer Health Advocacy Program
Karla Walker
Director, Consumer and Community Engagement
Meghan Walsh
Senior Foundations Officer
Kasey Wilson
Policy Analyst, Dental Access Project
Albert Yee, MD, MPH
Senior Project Advisor
Diana Zheng
Strategic Manager, Vaccine Equity and Access Program
Jessie Zimmerer
Senior Campaign Manager