Brinda Adhikari is an award-winning Executive Producer with 20+ years of experience in impact-driven storytelling. 

Dr. Alexander’s career has been largely shaped by his experience designing and leading health behavior change programs at national and local scales. 

Athina Amanor is a third-year medical student at Howard University College of Medicine and aspiring OB/GYN whose journey to medicine is rooted in legacy, family, and advocacy. 

Dr. Bartlett is the co-creator and co-host of the podcast Why Should I Trust You?, which brings together leading experts and diverse perspectives to explore complex and often contested topics in public health.

Georges C. Benjamin, MD is known as one of the nation’s most influential physician leaders because he speaks passionately and eloquently about the health issues having the most impact on our nation today.

Jacqueline Capriotti is a healthcare policy strategist and caregiver advocate working across public health, agriculture, and chronic illness. A mother of two young adults with cystic fibrosis, she previously led healthcare community relations and projects on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign. She is a proud MAHA Mom.

Almeta E. Cooper lends her expertise in health justice to all aspects of Moms Clean Air Force’s work, with a special focus on climate and children’s health under the umbrella of the Community Health Justice program.

Emma Courtney is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and Ph.D. candidate at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory studying breast cancer metastasis, and a co-founder of Science for Good, a nonprofit empowering scientists to connect with communities. 

Shelley Hearne has spent over three decades driving change in public health, safety, and environmental sustainability. 

Don Hoppert is the director of government relations at the American Public Health Association where he leads the association's federal government relations and grassroots advocacy activities. 

Tom W. Johnson is an award-winning news producer with experience in documentary series, digital, cable and network news. 

Avenel Joseph, PhD, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in early 2020 as the Vice President for Policy, where she provides strategic leadership to the Foundation’s programming , heads its Washington presence and guides the foundation’s policy direction as RWJF takes bold leaps alongside grantees to transform health in our lifetime. 

Jennifer Messenger leads the public health practice at Metropolitan Group, a strategy and creative agency collaborating with foundations, nonprofits, and public agencies across the U.S. and around the world. 

Mark has 40 years of experience in Washington, D.C. in the budget and appropriations process in the executive and legislative branches, and public health advocacy. 

Susan L. Polan is associate executive director for public affairs and advocacy with the American Public Health Association. 

Robert Sanchez is a two-time kidney transplant recipient, advocate, and social researcher working at the intersection of health equity, community power, and lived experience. 

As a woman of Cape Verdean and Native American descent, a Community Health Worker (CHW), certified patient navigator and survivor of a rare chronic disease, Denise designs and collaborates on local, state, national and international initiatives to advance the leadership of CHWs and Community based organizations and roles in COVID-19 response and community recovery, pursues equity, and improves clinical and community integration to address the social determinants of health and well-being. 

Dr. Alexa Romberg is a behavioral scientist working to build scientific programs and infrastructure that advance equity, facilitate translation, and promote health and wellbeing.

Derek I. Schmitz (they/he) is a queer, chronically ill, and disabled advocate, storyteller, and community-centered professional, focused on LGBTQ & disabled rights expansion.