Speakers
These featured thought leaders bring their expert knowledge within a wide array of health topics such as, tobacco prevention, mental health, substance use/misuse, sexual health and much more.
Gray Abarca, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Rescue Agency
Jayson Ahlstrom
Chief Product Officer / Co-Founder
Healthy Together
Shiloh Beckerley, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research & Evaluation
Rescue Agency
Michelle Bellon, MA
Senior Vice President, Impact & Growth
Rescue Agency
Kris Brown
President
Brady United
Kristin Carroll
Chief Executive Officer
Rescue Agency
Latarria Coy
Head of Ethical Media
Influential
Steven P. Dinkin
President
National Conflict Resolution Center
Erik Ewers
Editor and Filmmaker
Hiding in Plain Sight
Jessica Farber
Vice President
Influential
Esteban Fernandez
Public Health Lead
YouTube
Lu’chen Foster
Director of Impact Partnerships
Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
Michelle Hinkes
Account Executive, Public Health
Tina Hoff
Senior Vice President
KFF
Executive Director
KFF Social Impact Media Program
Alexa Imani Spencer
Health Reporter
Word in Black
Samantha Jacobs, MPH
Research Scientist
Rescue Agency
Elise James-DeCruise
Chief Equity Officer
Ad Council
Jeffrey Jordan, MA
President & Founder
Rescue Agency
Chris Kuang
Co-Founder
U.S. Digital Corps
Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN
President & CEO
Public Health Accreditation Board
Esther Lucero (Diné), MPP
Chief Executive Officer
Seattle Indian Health Board
Nick Macchione, FACHE
Agency Director
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
Stacie M. De Armas
Senior Vice President, DEI, Diverse Insights, Intelligence & Initiatives
Nielsen
Nick Moran
Associate Director of Audience Development
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marina Nitze
Co-Author
“Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team”
Penny Norman
Strategy Director
Rescue Agency
Allison Parsons, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Rescue Agency
Danielle Ramo, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
BeMe Health
Robin A. Rinker, MPH
Communication Chief, Division of Overdose Prevention
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Lipi Roy, MSc, MD, MPH, FASAM
Medical Director
Housing Works
Health Contributor
MSNBC and Forbes
Dr. Bhupendra Sheoran
Physician, Public Health Thought Leader
Cell-Ed
Ben Westhoff
Author & Journalist
Fentanyl, Inc.
Adam Yates
Head of Government Campaigns