Justin Mendoza, MPH
Justin Mendoza is the North American Executive Director of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and previously led Partners In Health’s efforts on domestic policy and advocacy strategy, where he worked on legislative policy changes like the American Rescue Plan Act and advocated for a rational COVID-19 response. Before that, Justin worked on health care priorities […]
Shelly Johnson, RN, BSN, MPH, MBA, FACHE
Shelly Johnson is a value-driven, experienced health care executive with over 30 years in health care, including community health improvement, operational innovation, and finance. Shelly has held a range of positions across her career, from her beginning as a certified nursing assistant to Director, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, President and her current position as […]
Dr. Kali Cyrus, MD, MPH
Kali D. Cyrus MD MPH is a Stanford, Emory, UIC, and Yale trained physician and public health thought leader, whose work is informed by her personal experience as a Black, Queer woman. In her academic work, Dr. Cyrus has developed curricula to help medical professionals understand and respond to oppression and currently serves as an […]
Dr. Lauren Beene, MD
Lauren Beene, MD is a general pediatrician practicing in Cleveland, OH, as well as co-founder and Executive Director of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR), a non-partisan grassroots organization that, along with the coalition, Protect Choice Ohio, was at the forefront of the successful movement to protect reproductive freedom via citizen initiated constitutional amendment in […]
Dr. Max Cooper, MD
Dr. Max Cooper is a board-certified Emergency Physician, veteran, and elected official in southeastern Pennsylvania. He completed his medical school and residency at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia before his service with the US Navy took him to Virginia and Afghanistan. Currently working and training the physicians of tomorrow at […]
Dr. Priya Pal, MD, PhD
Dr. Priya Pal is an infectious disease physician in St. Louis, MO, and specializes in HIV basic science and translational research. Her work centers on investigating how X4-tropic viruses are suppressed by the immune system in the presence of R5-tropic virus, during the early clinical stages of HIV infections. She additionally runs an HIV cure […]
Martha Grant
Martha is the Director of Product Strategy at Action Network, and a big believer in their cooperative development and co-ownership model of building technology. Part mediator, part translator and part visionary, she knows we can use human-centered tech to win big and win fast. Martha has spent her career working for labor, political campaigns and […]
Hon. Mark Schauer
Former Congressman Mark Schauer represented Michigan’s 7th District from 2009-11, after serving as a Battle Creek City Commissioner, state Representative and state Senator, including as Senate Minority Leader, and was then chosen by the Michigan Democrats as their gubernatorial nominee in 2014, losing a close race to the Republican incumbent. As a Member of the […]
Dr. Chris Ford, MD, FACEP
Dr. Chris Ford is an emergency medicine attending physician in Milwaukee, WI, and has experience practicing in both rural and urban settings. He completed a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, obtained his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin, served as chief resident during his final year in the […]
Dr. Mona Mangat, MD
Dr. Mona Mangat, an allergist and immunologist, was inspired to action when she observed that many of her patients in St. Petersburg, FL, were unable to access and afford the health care they needed. She has become an advocate for health care on a national level while running a private practice and raising four children […]