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Kristen has worked in university sustainability offices and urban sustainability nonprofits, where she’s led zero waste, social sustainability, and strategic planning efforts. She believes justice, wellness, and community health are fundamental parts of sustainability. She has a B.A. in anthropology and sustainability and an M.S. in environmental governance. Based in the New York City area, she loves being outdoors and enjoys hiking, biking, and hammocking around the Lower Hudson Valley.
Type: Staff
Jake brings to Practice Greenhealth a background in consultative selling, large account management, data analysis, and contract management, among others skills. Prior to joining Practice Greenhealth, he worked for over a decade in the field of medical device reprocessing to help health systems across the United States reduce waste and create financial savings. In his free time, Jake loves being an uncle to his niece and enjoys cooking, going to the gym, and being actively involved in his neighborhood.
Type: Staff
John has been in the sustainability field for over a decade, and most recently at Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability, where he helped advance their healthier building materials program. John earned an MBA and a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, and he graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in molecular and cellular biology. At the start of his career, he worked as a cancer researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. John is excited to be advocating for his two passions: sustainability and public health.
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
Laurence W. Cohen is founder, partner, and CEO of Seven Bridges Advisors. Before founding Seven Bridges, Cohen worked as a managing partner at Ehrenkranz & Ehrenkranz and as a tax lawyer at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy, as well as at Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge. He served as a clerk for John Garrett Penn, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He served as chairman of the Brown University investment committee from 2009 to 2015 and vice-chairman from 2015 to 2019, and as a trustee of the Brown University Corporation and a member of its executive committee. He… Read More
Type: Staff
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.