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Dr. Alice Chen is an internal medicine physician and national leader in physician advocacy and public health. She currently serves as senior advisor to Made to Save, a national grassroots public outreach campaign helping communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 access information and vaccines. She previously served as executive director of Doctors for America, a national network of physicians and medical students who advocate for policies to improve patients’ lives. Under her leadership, the organization played an important role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and… Read More
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Jon E. Utech is senior director of the Office for a Healthy Environment at Cleveland Clinic, where he develops sustainability strategies to impact environmental and community health. Utech sets Cleveland Clinic’s environmental goals and develops strategies to achieve them. He also directs the organization’s sustainability reporting using the United Nations Global Compact and GRI frameworks. He leads the organization’s climate action which includes policy engagement, decarbonization, climate resilience, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. He serves as chair of the Ohio Hospital… Read More
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David Mazumder is an M.D.–Ph.D. dual-degree candidate at Harvard Medical School and a leader in the student health professional movement for a sustainable future. He is a founding board member and treasurer of Future Doctors in Politics, Inc., a nonprofit educating and empowering medical students to advocate for their patients and communities and for systemic changes to address the social determinants of health. He served as a 2021 advocacy co-chair for Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF), a national network of students working to prepare health professionals for careers shaped… Read More
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Rachael is an international development professional with experience in program implementation, research, strategy, communications, operations, business development, management, and fundraising. She worked for nine years with the nonprofit social enterprise Educate! in Kampala, Uganda, where she held progressively senior roles and stewarded growth that included expansion to two new countries and budget growth of nearly 10 times. Rachael has volunteered and worked for youth development and microfinance organizations in the United States, Europe, and Central America, and is vice chair of the… Read More
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Katie leads our Environmental Excellence Awards program. With a background in ecology and environmental biology, she has 10 years of experience in experiential environmental education and has worked at RUSH University Medical Center for five years, in facilities management and sustainability. She was named one of Crain’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Passionate about the benefits of letting your landscaping go a little wild, she is Treekeeper #1754 through Openlands and has an Instagram page where she posts photos of native plants in her small Illinois yard.
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Yeshoda is a finance professional with over three years of experience in the finance sector and more than two years in the nonprofit sector. She holds an M.S. in finance and has hands-on experience budgeting, re-forecasting, allocating restricted funds, auditing, preparing monthly statements, month-end closing, and in accounts payable, reconciliations, and more. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, she currently resides in Queens, New York. Her life motto is, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
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Briana previously worked as operations and programs assistant at One World Surgery in the Dominican Republic, where she contributed to opening a new surgical center and running programs providing medical care to those in need. She graduated in 2023 with a degree in human physiology and sustainable development from the University of Minnesota and will return to pursue a master's degree in public health administration and policy next fall. She enjoys taking photos with her film camera, reading books on neuroscience and environmental philosophy, surfing on the lake, walking around parks and… Read More
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Michael comes to us from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience where he worked as director of finance and operations, overseeing all financial and operations functions. He brings over 15 years of experience in nonprofit finance with a particular focus on implementing new systems and maximizing efficiencies of existing systems. Michael spends most of his time living in the Catskill mountains. He is an avid gardener, a self-proclaimed "Bill.com fanatic,” and enjoys downhill and cross-country skiing.
Type: Staff
Maxie brings more than seven years of experience in human health, academic research, coalition building, advocacy, and community organizing for climate action, social justice and environmental health. She is a passionate weaver, integrating her various fields of expertise to nurture systems change to build a safe and equitable future that fosters prosperous, healthy, and thriving communities. She is a certified health coach, a restorative justice practices facilitator, and holds a Master of Science in physiology and biophysics with a focus on integrative medicine and health from Georgetown… Read More
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Amy is an emergency medicine physician and passionate advocate for sustainable health care and planetary health. Inspired by her son, she led her hospital green team for many years and now supports and inspires physicians interested in promoting climate-smart health care. She believes strongly that physicians and the health care sector can lead the way toward a healthy, sustainable future. Amy enjoys travel, plant-based cooking, a good workout, and long walks in the woods with her dogs.
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