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Betsy is committed to creating sustainable food systems to improve community health and build local economies. Her experience includes research, policy and advocacy, nonprofit operations, and financial management. Betsy holds a Bachelor of Arts in geography and environmental Studies and a Master of Public Administration.
Type: Staff
Diana has over 20 years of experience working with international organizations in development and public health programming. She has lived and worked in South Sudan, Thailand, Myanmar, and Ethiopia, and has provided technical assistance to organizations working in Africa and Latin America. Diana's previous experience focused on monitoring, evaluation, learning, and management roles in climate resilience, food security, infectious diseases, and immunizations. She holds an M.A. in international development from George Washington University and recently completed an M.S. in health policy,… Read More
Type: Staff
Stacia began directing programs at Health Care Without Harm in 2009. She applies systems analysis at the intersection of human and environmental health to ignite the health sector mission to First Do No Harm by accelerating the uptake of procurement, practice, and policy transitions. Prior to working with the organization she led management of hospital food service and clinical nutrition programs in both small and large scale health care facilities. She brings skills in systems analysis and individual behavior change to the design of programmatic strategy within the organization, reaching… Read More
Type: Staff
Based in London, Jo brings more than 15 years of experience in global health, international development, and government communications, with a strong focus on advocacy, media engagement, and strategic storytelling. Previously, Jo was director of communications at United for Global Mental Health, where she led campaigns that helped grow the world’s largest mental health advocacy network and positioned mental health prominently in global policy conversations. She is passionate about using communications to support collaboration, influence policy, and drive meaningful change in health, climate,… Read More
Type: Staff
Jenny comes to Health Care Without Harm with over five years of federal service, including serving as a policy advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), senior leader in the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, and Medicare policy analyst at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the Secretary's Office and Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, Jenny led initiatives including the Catalytic Program on Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act and the Secretary’s Initiative on Protecting Farmworkers from Extreme Heat and… Read More
Type: Staff
Gwyneth is a seasoned management professional with over 20 years of experience in public health, hospital administration, and higher education who excels at using quantitative analysis to understand complex problems and find practical solutions. She joined Practice Greenhealth after nine years as a director of professional operations at Boston Medical Center. She also worked in the Center for Clinical Effectiveness at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health, and for the procurement departments of Yale University and… Read More
Type: Staff
Nikhil Sahni is a partner at McKinsey and Company, advising health care organizations on corporate strategy, business-unit strategy, inorganic growth, and operational efficiency, and a leader in McKinsey’s Center for U.S. Health System Reform. Sahni serves as a fellow with Professor David Cutler at the Harvard University department of economics. In his previous role as senior director of strategy, planning, and operations at a health care IT company, he helped raise $25 million and tripled the company’s size. As policy director of cost trends and special projects for the Massachusetts Health… Read More
Type: Staff
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John loves food and spends most of his day thinking about what he will make for dinner. When he isn’t meal planning, John leads the organization’s work on the intersection between food and climate. He supports health care organizations in implementing plant-forward menus, and in reducing food waste through source reduction and donation. He earned his Master of Science from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition, specializing in the agriculture, food, and environment program.
Type: Staff
Folasade works on our food is medicine/values-based purchasing initiative in the eastern region. She brings exceptional program planning and management skills, with a robust background in public health. She previously worked as a research program coordinator at the University of Georgia, where she oversaw food system initiatives between the university and Spelman College through the Sustainability Food Systems Initiative. Based in Atlanta, she is passionate about food justice. She enjoys macarons, a good musical, and is on a mission to find the best brunch spots in Atlanta.
Type: Staff
Lucia brings over 25 years of experience in non-profit management, community organizing, environmental health program development, and regional food systems transformation to her new role as the Director of Place-Based Initiatives. Before joining HCWH, Lucia served as Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility for 10 years. She has worked in the U.S., Mexico and South America, including fieldwork and curriculum development for the U.S. Peace Corps, as Education Director for the Tucson Audubon Society, designing urban environmental outreach… Read More
Type: Staff
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