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Gary Cohen has been a pioneer in the environmental health movement for more than 35 years, helping to build global coalitions and networks to address health impacts related to climate change and toxic chemical exposure. Cohen is co-founder and president of Health Care Without Harm, created in 1996 to help transform the health care sector to be environmentally sustainable and support the health and climate resilience of communities. Since its inception, the nonprofit has grown to lead and partner on groundbreaking initiatives in more than 72 countries. Cohen was awarded the Champion of Change… Read More
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Alice T. Chen, MD, is a mom, internal medicine physician, and national leader in public health, physician advocacy, and community organizing. She serves as chair of the board of directors of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth. She was a founding board member and executive director for Doctors for America, a grassroots organization of physicians and medical students in all 50 states that played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion in multiple states and continues to advocate for policies that benefit patients. At the height of the… Read More
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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. Healthcare Improvement. 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… Read More
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Andaye Hill-Espinoza, MPH, serves as associate vice president of Core Tenet Programs for Responsible Sourcing at Vizient where she leads strategy to align health care purchasing with social impact, sustainability, and community resilience across the nation’s largest health care performance improvement network.Previously, Andaye led Protiviti’s Center of Excellence, advancing human rights due diligence and sustainable operations across sectors. She held key roles at Kaiser Permanente, where she helped design the $1B Impact Purchasing Commitment and developed cross-functional initiatives that… Read More
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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
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Sarah brings over a decade of strategic program and project management experience across many sectors including health care. She was instrumental in engaging leadership through a Green+Leaders program at Vancouver Coastal Health (a current Practice Greenhealth partner) and other Canadian health authorities as a sustainability consultant. Sarah is based in the Vancouver, British Columbia, area and enjoys paddle boarding in the summer, snowboarding in the winter, and chasing after her young son and beagle pup.
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James Dixon is a Chartered Environmentalist with over two decades of environmental sustainability leadership experience across complex public bodies (NHS/local government) in the UK. He has deep expertise in translating national environmental and climate policy into strategies that deliver impact and operational improvements. James has proven ability to build organisational sustainability capability, influence senior stakeholders, and champion the benefits of caring for people and planet. His time in local government contributed to Newcastle being named UK’s greenest city for two years… Read More
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Drawing on years of experience advising health care sustainability programs, Matthew has a deep understanding of how health systems can foster wellness, resilience, and resource stewardship. In his role, Matthew helps hospitals to overcome common obstacles by drawing on the successful strategies of peers. Based in Ohio near the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Matt enjoys playing soccer and finding new ways to explore the world with his wife, kids, and dog.
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Kate's background is in public health, wellness, and health care sustainability. She believes that for people to thrive, they need a healthy environment to support positive behavior change. She is passionate about helping partners persevere on their sustainability journey. On the partnership engagement team, Kate manages California and other regional facilities. Kate was born and raised in the Olympic National Park and resides in central Washington. She enjoys experimenting with plant-based recipes, exploring the outdoors, and chasing her son.
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Hillary has 15 years of experience in health care sustainability, from managing environmental initiatives for a hospital in West Michigan to facilitating a national market transformation collaboration of more than 15 health systems and their food service and supply chain partners. She oversees content and virtual event management for the organization and amplifies innovation for the network. She holds a degree in sustainable business management. Hillary enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and daughter camping and hiking in Michigan and around the country.
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