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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)

Founder, CEO
All in Together Now
AccessDiagnosis

Caira Woods, PhD

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

Nkem Okeke, MD, MPH, MBA, MSPM
(Treasurer/Finance & Audit Committee Chair)

President & CEO
Medicalincs

Erica L. Reaves, DrPH, MPP
(Secretary)

Public Health Practitioner and Advocate

Byllye Y. Avery

Ex-officio & Founder
Black Women’s Health Imperative

Michael D. Ellison

Executive Artist
Wendemé Creative

Kellie Molin-Kenol

Global Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Sharon Hawks, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Founder & CEO
The Nutrition and Diabetes Education Center

Audra Meadows, MD,MPH, FACOG

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

Mitzi Krockover, MD

CEO
Woman Centered, LLC

Managing Director
Golden Seeds

Lauren Wilson, MS, MBA

CEO & Founder
ImIn, Inc.

Deborah Reid, JD, ESQ

Senior Health Policy Attorney
Legal Action Center

Lakecia Foster Stickney, ESQ, LL.M

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

Comcast

Richard E. Stewart, MBA, BBA

President
Pegasus Equity Advisors

Lauren Soles, PharmD, MPH

Clinical Account Executive
Navitus

Crystal Pirtle Tyler, PhD, MPH

CEO
Illinois Public Health Institute

Vedette Gavin, MPH, MPA

Principal
Verge Impact Partners