Aysha Pamukcu, JD, has worked with communities across the country to advance racial, economic, and health justice. She is the founder of Movement Praxis, an equity-centered policy and philanthropic consulting practice. She also leads the Policy Fund at the San Francisco Foundation and recently led ChangeLab Solutions’ health equity practice, using policy to improve the health of the most marginalized people and places. She was recognized as one of the de Beaumont Foundation’s “40 under 40 in Public Health” for her innovative work.

Claude A. Jacob is the Health Director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. In this capacity, he oversees more than 30 programs of the Communicable Disease, Community
Health & Safety, and Environmental Health & Operations divisions for a jurisdiction of over 2
million residents. His previous work experiences include serving as a senior health administrator at the Cambridge Health Alliance, Illinois Department of Public Health, Baltimore City Health Department, and Sinai Health System in Chicago. Mr. Jacob is a Past President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials and serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Health Accreditation Board. He is the 2018 Curtis M. Hilliard Award recipient for outstanding achievement in public health given by the Massachusetts Health Officers’ Association.

Jeffrey Levi, PhD, is Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, where his work focuses on the intersection of public health, the health care system and the multi-sector collaborations required to improve health. At the end of 2015, he completed a ten-year tenure as Executive Director of the Trust for America’s Health, where he led the organization’s advocacy efforts on behalf of a modernized public health system, including implementation of the public health provisions of the Affordable Care Act and annual reports assessing the nation’s public health preparedness.Dr. Judy Monroe has dedicated her career to protecting people and saving lives. She joined the CDC Foundation in February 2016 as president and CEO, following her role as a deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and director of CDC’s Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. In her work at the CDC Foundation, Dr. Monroe advances priority programs that improve the health of people across America and around the world. The CDC Foundation mobilizes philanthropic and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection work, managing hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries. The CDC Foundation is actively supporting CDC and U.S. health departments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She previously served as state health commissioner for Indiana.

José T. Montero, MD, MHCDS, is the director of the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), which is CDC’s connection to health officials and leaders of public health agencies, as well as other government leaders who work with health departments. Under Dr. Montero’s leadership, CSTLTS works to enhance public health systems to help state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies deliver high-quality services to the people and communities they serve. CSTLTS collaborates with partners to strengthen public health services; build a diverse, expert public health workforce; and promote evidence-based practices.

Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein is Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he also serves as Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement and as Director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. A pediatrician by training, he is a former health commissioner of Baltimore, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. FDA, and health secretary of Maryland.

Dr. Bender is the current President of the American Public Health Association. She is also the owner of Kaye Bender Consulting, LLC, where she works as an independent public health, organizational, and education consultant and strategist. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Public Health Association. Dr. Bender served as the President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) in Alexandria, VA, from 2009-2019 and was the Deputy State Health Officer for the Mississippi Department of Health for 12 years.

Kim Cutcher has been the Executive Director of the Toledo office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) since 2015. She’s secured more than $115 million of investment to support comprehensive community development in the city, focused on narrowing the racial health, wealth, and opportunity gaps using real estate development financing and equity tools, in addition to securing local, state, and national grants. With the support of the local advisory board, Cutcher and the team have expanded public-private partnerships to deepen impacts in neighborhoods and created resilience through active relationships with anchor institutions.

Karen Minyard, Ph.D., has led the Georgia Health Policy Center since 2001 and is a research professor with the Department of Public Management and Policy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Georgia State University). Her research interests include financing and evaluation of health-related social policy programs; strategic alignment of public and private health policy through collective impact; the role of local health initiatives in access and health improvement; the role of targeted technical assistance in improving the sustainability, efficiency, and programmatic effectiveness of nonprofit health collaboratives; and health and health care financing.

Dr. Marissa Levine is Professor of Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Public Health (COPH) and collaborating faculty to the Department of Family Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Her primary focus is on sustainable and equitable population health improvement. Dr. Levine completed 16 years of state government service culminating in being appointed as the Virginia State Health Commissioner and agency head for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) from 2014-2018. As Commissioner, Dr. Levine led the effort to create an action framework for population health improvement called Virginia’s Plan for Well-Being and also led significant public health emergency preparedness and response activities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Levine has been a public health advisor at local, state and national levels as well as a frequent media guest expert.

Rita Carreón is Vice President for Health at UnidosUS, a national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. Ms. Carreón oversees the organization’s strategic direction in health, including community engagement and programming, addressing social determinants of health, and advancing health equity. She currently leads a team on the public health response for COVID-19 through UnidosUS Esperanza Hope for All campaign. She works in close partnership with UnidosUS Affiliates, public and private partners, and other stakeholders to advance access to quality and equitable health care. Previously, she was Vice President of Clinical Strategies and Health Care Equity at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and led health programming at the National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

Stacy A. Bohlen (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). With the support of a strong, tribally-elected Board of Directors, Ms. Bohlen’s service to NIHB has contributed to the organization’s successful work to establish and elevate the Tribal presence for improving health care in the Nation’s capitol, promoted and strengthened the organization’s service to all federally recognized Tribes, significantly increased NIHB’s budget, staff and connectivity to the Tribes and increased NIHB’s effectiveness. Prior to joining NIHB, she was the Director of Federal Relations for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Oxiris Barbot, MD is an innovative public health leader committed to addressing racial health inequities in urban centers. Uniquely, she served as health commissioner of Baltimore and New York City, bringing high impact innovations to both settings that consistently elevated health equity. Most recently, she led the NYC Health Department through COVID’s first wave with an explicit health equity lens and drawing on skills in emergency preparedness and response. Currently, Dr. Barbot is Senior Fellow for Public Health and Social Justice at The JPB Foundation and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Scott Burris is Professor of Law and Public Health at Temple University, where he directs the Center for Public Health Law Research.He is the author of over 200 books, book chapters, articles and reports on issues including urban health, HIV/AIDS, research ethics, and the health effects of criminal law. His work has been supported by organizations including the Open Society Institute, the National Institutes of Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Department for International Development, and the CDC. In 2014, he was the recipient of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the 2018 recipient of the Jay Healey Health Law Professors award. Professor Burris is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (A.B.) and Yale Law School (J.D.).

Sarah de Guia, JD, is chief executive officer of ChangeLab Solutions. She applies her legal expertise and leadership experience to advancing equitable laws and policies that ensure healthy lives for all. Under Sarah’s leadership, ChangeLab Solutions has established new partnerships to uplift health-promoting policies in rural areas; assist community efforts to increase affordable housing; strengthen resilience and opportunities for children and families; support public health agencies and equitable enforcement; and expand innovations in equitable and sustainable food systems. Prior to joining ChangeLab Solutions, Sarah was executive director at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network; a health program director at Latino Issues Forum; and a legislative analyst at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Scott Hall is the Senior Vice President for Civic and Community Initiatives at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the President of the KC Chamber Foundation. In these roles, Scott oversees much of the KC Chamber’s community impact work, including its Healthy KC project – a community-wide effort to make Greater Kansas City a destination for health and wellness.