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OCTOBER 2-3, 2012

2012 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy

Fellows and Faculty

The Pew Charitable Trusts Washington, DC

David Adler, Communications Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Route One and College Road East PO Box 2316 Princeton, NJ 08543-2316 Phone: 888.631.9989 E-mail: [email protected]

David Adler is the communications officer for the coverage team at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). In this role, he works with foundation staff and grantees to use strategic communications to forward RWJF’s goal of ensuring that everyone in America has affordable and stable health care coverage. He joined the staff at RWJF in 2008 as a communications associate on the foundation’s childhood obesity team. Prior to joining RWJF, Mr. Adler served as communications director of The Food Trust, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. At The Food Trust, he oversaw external communications about the organization’s efforts, including the Fresh Food Financing Initiative, the nation’s first statewide program to attract supermarkets to underserved communities. Mr. Adler holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Swarthmore College, a master of studies in Jewish studies from the University of Oxford, and a master of public administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

Tom David 2140 Prospect Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 E-mail: [email protected]

Tom David advises foundations and other nonprofits on matters of strategy, organizational learning and evaluation. Until July, 2004, he was director of organizational learning and evaluation at the Marguerite Casey Foundation in Seattle. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president of The California Wellness Foundation, vice president of the S.H. Cowell Foundation, and senior program officer at the James Irvine Foundation in San Francisco. He was the recipient of the 2002 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy from Grantmakers in Health.

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Cecilia Echeverría , Program Officer Blue Shield of California Foundation 50 Beale Street 14th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-1819 Phone: 415.229.6147 E-mail: [email protected]

Cecilia Echeverría is a program officer for the Health Care and Coverage team at the Blue Shield of California Foundation, managing the portfolio of grants focused on strengthening California’s health care safety net. Prior to joining the foundation, Ms. Echeverría served as a senior program officer with The California Endowment where she provided strategic direction to efforts to promote school health, expand public health insurance coverage, and strengthen the health care safety net. Before that she was a policy analyst at the California HealthCare Foundation where she helped develop and evaluate programs that leveraged Medicare and Medi-Cal. Outside of philanthropy, she has served as a legislative analyst for the Congressional Research Service in Washington, DC, and as a special projects associate for the Alameda County Public Health Department. Ms. Echeverría earned a bachelor of arts in social welfare, a master’s degree in public policy, and a master’s degree in public health from University of California, Berkeley. She is an alumnus of the Presidential Management Fellowship program.

Kim Firth, Program Director Endowment for Health 14 South Street Concord, NH 03301-3772 Phone: 603.228.2448, ext 27 E-mail: [email protected]

Kim Firth is a program director at the Endowment for Health where she manages a portfolio of grants, projects, and policy initiatives addressing children’s mental health and geographic barriers to health. Before joining the endowment, Ms. Firth served as a planning and policy analyst for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Health Planning and Medicaid. She also served as the grant manager for the Health Care Fund, Community Grant Program, a public endowment created by the legislature. Previously Ms. Firth served as project director for the Strafford County Domestic Violence Project, a federally funded initiative to create a multidisciplinary prosecution team for domestic violence criminal cases in the county. She also served as director for the AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program, which used AmeriCorps members as advocates for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in District Courts and police departments.


Paul Jellinek, Principal Isaacs/Jellinek 10 Samantha Lane Mercerville, NJ 08619-4312 Phone: 609.587.5611 E-mail: [email protected]

Paul Jellinek is a principal of the consulting firm Isaacs/Jellinek, which helps foundations and other non-profit organizations maximize their effectiveness. Trained in health policy and economics at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, he served on the staff of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 1983 to 2002, the last eleven years as program vice president. He served on the board of Grantmakers in Health for six years. While at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, he worked closely with Terrance Keenan on a number of initiatives, including programs to support school-based clinics for at-risk adolescents and interfaith volunteer caregiving for elderly and disabled individuals who are homebound.

Colleen Lampron, Senior Program Officer Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation 4582 South Ulster Street Suite 800 Denver, CO 80237-2632 Phone: 800.233.0860 E-mail: [email protected]

Colleen Lampron has 18 years’ experience working in public health at the local, national, and international level. She joined the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation in 2011 as the senior program officer. Prior to joining the foundation, she was executive director of the National Network for Oral Health Access, an organization of safety net dental providers. She worked for 10 years at the Colorado Community Health Network where she helped to form an organization to address access to dental care for low-income populations. Ms. Lampron worked with the Cavity Free at Three funding group as the lead consultant responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the initiative. She served as chair of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, Health Disparities Oral Health Collaborative Pilot to address medical/dental collaboration for dental disease prevention. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, she holds a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and a bachelor of science in public health from West Chester University in Pennsylvania.


Jennifer Lee, Grantmaking Program Manager Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Landmark Center 401 Park Drive Mailstop 01/04 Boston, MA 02215-3325 Phone: 617.246.3509 E-Mail: [email protected]

Jennifer Lee is senior program officer at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation where she manages the Connecting Consumers with Care, Strengthening the Voice for Access, and Catalyst Fund grant program areas. She previously worked at Health Care For All in the roles of outreach and enrollment manager, Children’s Health Initiatives team lead, and program associate. Prior to that, Ms. Lee served as an AmeriCorps volunteer for the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship program at Northeastern University. She has served as board chair of the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, co-chair of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, and is currently a board member of Associated Grantmakers. She is also an alumnus of the BCBSMA Foundation’s Massachusetts Institute for Community Health Leadership. Ms. Lee holds a master’s degree in public health from Tufts University’s School of Medicine and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Boston College.

Corina Lindley, Community Health Initiatives Manager Kaiser Permanente 10350 East Dakota Avenue Denver, CO 80247-1314 Phone: 303.344.7550 E-mail: [email protected]

Corina Lindley is Community Health Initiatives manager at Kaiser Permanente Colorado. Her role takes Kaiser Permanente beyond the medical office to make an impact upon health in schools, neighborhoods, workplaces, and other community settings. Ms. Lindley has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Ms. Lindley has been instrumental in the development of Kaiser Permanente’s Colorado Community Contribution’s portfolio; the founding of LiveWell Colorado; and a new initiative, Weigh and Win. Ms. Lindley holds a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an undergraduate degree from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland


Andy Miller, Executive Vice President of Operations LIVESTRONG 2201 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78702-3456 Phone: 512.279.8395 E-mail: [email protected]

Andy Miller currently serves as executive vice president of operations for LIVESTRONG. In this role, he oversees LIVESTRONG’s strategic direction and the daily operation of its programmatic, marketing, and fundraising activities. Mr. Miller joined LIVESTRONG in 2003 to assume responsibility for the creation of the foundation’s public health initiatives and went on to oversee the development of all survivorship programs. Mr. Miller has worked to further the public’s health for the past 15 years. Prior to joining LIVESTRONG, he directed the Physician Oncology Education Program, a joint project of Texas Medical Association and the Texas Cancer Council. Mr. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southwestern University and a master of health science education from the University of Florida, with a focus on community health education and promotion. He was awarded the master certified health education specialist for his advanced-level practice in 2011.

Ann Monroe, President Health Foundation of Western and Central New York Larkin at Exchange 726 Exchange Street, Suite 518 Buffalo, NY 14210 Phone: 716.852.3030 Fax: 716.852.3131 E-mail: [email protected]

Ann Monroe is president of the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, a position she has held since 2003. Her leadership guides the foundation in balancing the best practices of health care philanthropy with the local interests and needs of its target communities. Prior to joining the foundation, she directed the California HealthCare Foundation’s Quality Initiative and worked for more than 10 years as a senior vice president with Blue Cross of California. Ms. Monroe serves on the Consensus Standards Approval Committee of the National Quality Forum and is a board member of the New York eHealth Collaborative. She also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of The State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, and the Director’s Advisory Council of SUNY Upstate and Syracuse University, Central New York Master of Public Health Program. Ms. Monroe is a past board secretary of Grantmakers In Health and president of Western New York Grantmakers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in human development from the University of Illinois.

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Kim Moore, President United Methodist Health Ministry Fund 100 East First Avenue PO Box 1384 Hutchinson, KS 67504-1384 Phone: 620.662.8586 E-mail: [email protected]

Kim Moore is president of United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, based in Hutchinson, Kansas, a position he has held since 1987. Mr. Moore received his bachelor’s in history and political science from Southwestern College and his juris doctor from Washburn University, where he was editor in chief of the Washburn Law Review. He served as law clerk to Judge Delmas C. Hill, Tenth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals and practiced law for eleven years in the Wichita law firm, Foulston and Siefkin. His practice emphasized employee benefit and tax-exempt organization matters. Mr. Moore has served on numerous governing boards including Grantmakers in Health; Oral Health Kansas, Topeka; and Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He has an honorary doctorate from Southwestern College and is a graduate of Leadership Kansas and Leadership Hutchinson.

Jasmine Hall Ratliff, Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Route One and College Road East PO Box 2316 Princeton, NJ 08543-2316 Phone: 609.627.5781 E-mail: [email protected]

Jasmine Hall Ratliff is a program officer on the Childhood Obesity team at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Her programs include leading the team’s New Jersey-focused childhood obesity work, managing projects focusing on childhood obesity prevention through local policy change and exploring the use of program-related investments to fund childhood obesity prevention initiatives. Prior to joining the foundation in 2008 she was a program officer at the Missouri Foundation for Health, where her responsibilities included the Healthy & Active Communities initiative. Jasmine received her master’s in health administration from the Saint Louis University School of Public Health and her bachelor of arts from the University of Virginia. She is vice chair of the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Board of Advisors and a member of the Association of Black Foundation Executives.


Yanique Redwood, Senior Associate The Annie E. Casey Foundation 701 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202-2311 Phone: 410.547.6600 E-mail: [email protected]

Yanique Redwood is a senior associate on the Evidence-Based Practice Team at The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She manages the health and mental health portfolio of grants and provides leadership for the evaluation of Evidence2Success, a framework to guide public investment in proven programs for children and youth by strengthening partnerships among public systems, schools, and communities. Since joining the foundation, she launched the Race, Class, and Culture committee to increase racial equity in grantmaking and the implementation of Evidence2Success. Dr. Redwood has extensive experience in community-based participatory research methods and is skilled in a qualitative research method called Photovoice. She holds a doctorate and master’s degrees in public health with a focus on health behavior and health education from the University of Michigan. She completed a post-doctoral epidemiology fellowship with the U.S. Public Health Service where she was assigned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cristina M. Regalado, Vice President, Programs The California Wellness Foundation 6320 Canoga Avenue Suite 1700 Woodland Hills, CA 91367-2565 Phone: 818. 702.1900 E-mail: [email protected]

Cristina Regalado is vice president of programs at The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF), a position she has held since 2002. In this position, Ms. Regalado has overseen a combined grants portfolio of over $500 million involving 2,000 nonprofit organizations. She and her team engage in innovative funding strategies in support of variety of vulnerable populations, including incarcerated women; poor women; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals; and immigrants and refugees. She also works to support gun control public policies to prevent violence against young people, access to comprehensive reproductive health services, health workforce diversity, advocacy training, and coalition building among women-of-color-led reproductive justice organizations. Prior to joining TCWF, Ms. Regalado was vice president of administration and programs at the Los Angeles Women’s Foundation. She is a recipient of the Changing the Face of Philanthropy Award, given by the Women’s Funding Network. She was a delegate to the NGO Forum of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Ms. Regalado serves on the boards of the Women’s Funding Network, the Feed the Hunger Foundation, and the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute. She earned an executive master of business administration from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.


Janisse Rosario, Senior Program Officer and Director of Research and Policy Health Foundation of South Florida One Biscayne Tower Two South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 1710 Miami, FL 33131-1806 Phone: 305.374.7404 E-mail: [email protected]

Janisse Rosario is senior program officer and director of research and policy at the Health Foundation of South Florida, where she supports program planning, development, and administration; grants management; research and evaluation; and public policy, as well as oversees the Healthy Eating and Active Communities and Preventive Health Measures funding portfolio. Previously Ms. Rosario worked at Florida International University (FIU) Stempel School of Public Health. While at FIU, Ms. Rosario helped create a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning in Miami inner-city areas. Ms. Rosario co-leads the Florida Partnership for Healthy People, Healthy Places; serves as vice chair of the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Committee; and is a member of numerous other committees. Ms. Rosario holds a master’s degree in public health from FIU and is currently completing her doctoral degree in the same track.

Tym Rourke, Director, Program Department and Substance Use Disorders Grantmaking New Hampshire Charitable Foundation 37 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-4005 Phone: 603.225.6641 E-mail: [email protected]

Tym Rourke has over 15 years of experience in the health field, primarily in mental health and substance use disorders prevention and treatment. Currently he is director of program and substance use disorders grantmaking at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the country. In this role, he oversees the second largest portfolio of funds at the foundation, totaling $3 million per year in grantmaking around substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. Under Mr. Rourke’s leadership the foundation has fostered an ambitious strategy focused on policy/advocacy funding, grantmaking in evidence-based treatment, and a new 10-year initiative to build a sustainable infrastructure to support substance use prevention. As a representative of the foundation, Mr. Rourke serves as chair of the Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs, which oversees public policy and financing for alcohol and other drug services in the state.


Alyse B. Sabina, Program Officer Aetna Foundation, Inc. 151 Farmington Avenue Mail Stop: RC31 Hartford, CT 06156-0002 Phone: 860.273.0799 E-mail: [email protected]

Alyse B. Sabina, program officer for the Aetna Foundation, is responsible for strategic program development and managing a portfolio of national grants in the foundation’s focus area of integrated health care. Prior to joining the foundation in 2010, she was a program officer at the Missouri Foundation for Health where her program work addressed obesity prevention, mental health, substance abuse, women’s health issues, as well as nonprofit capacity building. Earlier in her career, she focused on research in chronic disease prevention and health promotion. As a senior research associate at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, she developed grant proposals and managed public health research studies. She has coauthored a number of articles that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Preventive Medicine and Archives of Internal Medicine. She earned her master of public health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester.

Sarah Senseman, Senior Community Prevention Consultant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation 3535 Blue Cross Road Route 459 Eagan, MN 55122-1154 Phone: 651.662.7102 E-mail: [email protected]

Sarah Senseman currently serves as a senior community prevention consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. In this capacity, she applies more than 15 years of experience working within and among diverse communities to build health equity. She has addressed disparities within mental health, HIV/AIDS, prenatal care, breast and cervical cancer, tobacco use, healthy eating, and active living. In her current role, she supports a diverse group of grantees funded by the Minnesota Department of Health to address youth tobacco disparities. Additionally, she addresses the technical assistance needs of community partners working to achieve health equity funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota’s Center for Prevention. Ms. Senseman has worked in a variety of settings, including federally qualified community health centers, foundations, community not-for-profits, universities, and international nongovernmental organizations. She currently serves on the LGBT Funders Network and Equity Now Minnesota Delegation, and recently became certified as a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory and Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory.

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Lisa Shugarman, Director of Policy The SCAN Foundation 3800 Kilroy Airport Way Suite 100 Long Beach, CA 90806-2494 Phone: 562.308.2863 E-mail: [email protected]

Lisa Shugarman is director of policy for The SCAN Foundation, managing state and national policy activities. Prior to joining the foundation, Dr. Shugarman was a health policy researcher with the RAND Corporation. During her nine-year tenure with RAND, her research focused broadly on the needs of vulnerable populations, including seniors and people with disabilities. Dr. Shugarman is the author of over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has taught courses in program evaluation and guest-lectured on various issues in health policy. Dr. Shugarman holds a doctorate in health services organization and policy from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She was a National Institute on Aging Health and Aging Fellow and worked as a research associate at the University of Michigan Institute of Gerontology

Amber Slichta, Director of Programs Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York Larkin at Exchange 726 Exchange Street Suite 518 Buffalo, NY 14210-1485 Phone: 716.852.3030 E-mail: [email protected]

Amber Slichta has worked at the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York since 2004 and was promoted to director of programs in 2009. Ms. Slichta oversees the development and implementation of major initiatives and facilitates key partnerships that further the foundation’s mission. Her previous experience includes executive director at HealthforAll of WNY, Inc. where she led an effort to subsidize insurance for the working uninsured. She also served as project manager for the State University of New York at Buffalo and as communications manager for the local organ donation service. Currently Ms. Slichta serves on the advisory board of the Western New York Center for Transportation Excellence and is a board member of the Western New York Grantmakers Association. Ms. Slichta received an associate’s degree in nursing from Trocaire College, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Canisius College, and a master’s degree in health services administration from D’Youville College.


Rachael Watman, Senior Program Officer The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. 55 East 59th Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10022-1713 Phone: 212.832.7788 E-mail: [email protected]

Rachael Watman is a senior program officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation whose focus is on improving the health care of older Americans. She has been at the foundation for nine years and is responsible for managing a $50 million portfolio of nursing grants, including nine Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence and their coordinating center. Prior to joining the foundation, Ms. Watman served as director of an adult day program in New York City for older adults with dementia. In addition, she has been a director of a case management program for seniors, worked on the geriatric team of an in-patient psychiatric clinic, and worked in a residential home for adults with autism. Ms. Watman earned her undergraduate degrees in American studies and psychology at Mary Washington College in Virginia and her master’s degree in social work from Columbia University.

Rachel Wick, Director, Policy, Planning, and Special Projects Consumer Health Foundation 1400 16th Street, NW Suite 710 Washington, DC 20036-2224 Phone: 202.939.3390 E-mail:[email protected]

Rachel Wick is the director of policy, planning and special projects at the Consumer Health Foundation, a private nonprofit grantmaking organization whose mission is to achieve health justice in the Washington, DC region through activities that advance the health and well being of historically underserved communities. She oversees the foundation’s health policy work and the implementation and evaluation of its strategic plan. She also provides in-depth assistance to the president and CEO on a variety of issues, including mission related investing. She currently serves as chair of the Health Working Group of Washington Grantmakers and is a member of the Working Group on Aging and the Regional Primary Care Coalition. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the College of St. Benedict and a master’s of public health in health management and policy from the University of Michigan.


Liane Wong, Program Officer The David and Lucile Packard Foundation 300 Second Street Suite 200 Los Altos, CA 94022-3694 Phone: 650.917.7241 E-mail: [email protected]

Liane Wong is a program officer in the Children, Families, and Communities (CFC) Program and the Health Program team at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She leads CFC initiatives on strategic planning, innovation, technology and social media, and organizational effectiveness. Since 2007 Ms. Wong has led the Insuring America’s Children: Getting to the Finish Line initiative. Most recently, she designed and launched a national communications and social media project to provide multi-issue nonprofit organizations with the tools and expertise to engage multiple social network platforms. Previously Ms. Wong was director of the Institute for Health Policy Solutions California and the Child and Family Coverage Technical Assistance Center, and founded California’s Innovation in Coverage and Access Forum. She also held positions as a senior health policy analyst at the University of California Office of the President and as a senior manager at the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research. She began her career at The San Francisco Foundation. Ms. Wong received her doctorate in health policy and management from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, and is founder and co-chair of the Silicon Valley chapter.

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