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Our Board of Directors

Highly committed, independent, balanced in its composition and enriched with the diversity of its members.

Barbara J. Brown, PhD
(Chairperson)

Clinical/Community Psychologist & CEO
Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling & Consultation

Sharon Thompson, MD, MPH, FACOG
(Vice Chairperson)

CEO
Central Phoenix Obstetrics and Gynecology

Caira Woods, PhD
(Secretary) 

Deputy Director
U.S. Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Nkem Okeke, MD, MPH, MBA, MSPM
(Treasurer)

President & CEO
Medicalincs, LLC

Erica L. Reaves, DrPH, MPP
(Member at Large)

CEO
Equity of the Health of It

Byllye Y. Avery

Ex-officio & Founder
Black Women’s Health Imperative

Michael D. Ellison

Executive Artist
Wendemé Creative

Linda Goler Blount, MPH

President
Black Women’s Health Imperative

Sharon Hawks, MS, RDN, CDE, LDN

Director
Nutrition and Diabetes Education Center

Kellie Molin-Kenol

Global Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Mitzi Krockover, MD

CEO
Woman Centered, LLC

Managing Director
Golden Seeds

Audra Meadows, MD,MPH, FACOG

OB-GYN
Jacobs Medical Center and Hillcrest Hospital, UC San Diego Health

Deborah Reid, JD

Senior Health Policy Attorney
Legal Action Center

Lauren Wilson, MS, MBA

CEO & Founder
ImIn, Inc.

Richard E. Stewart, MBA, BBA

President
Pegasus Equity Advisors

Lakecia Foster Stickney, ESQ, LL.M

Associate Vice President,
Digital Equity – Policy, Strategy and Special Projects

Comcast

Crystal Pirtle Tyler, PhD, MPH

CEO
Illinois Public Health Institute

Lauren Soles, PharmD, MPH

Clinical Account Executive
Navitus

Vedette Gavin, MPH, MPA

Principal
Verge Impact Partners