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In 2013, Ms. Aron was appointed to the first Board of Visitors of Howard University\u2019s School of Education. She holds degrees in Mathematics (BSc) from McGill University and Demography (MA) from the University of Pennsylvania and is fluent in French and Farsi.<\/p>\n
Ms. Aron has served on the Evermore Board of Directors.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21053″ bio_alt_image_url=”21025″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Anne Brooks” job_position=”Senior Manager, Private Client Services, Capital Group” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Brooks is passionate about helping leaders, teams and organizations thrive through learning, change management and operational excellence.”]Ms. Brooks is passionate about helping leaders, teams and organizations thrive through learning, change management and operational excellence. Every role in her career has cultivated this passion as she never stops learning and adapting her approach to maximize impact every day. Ms. Brooks has led sales and functional teams, built and managed sales enablement capabilities, designed strategies to create learning cultures and standards of excellence, and built programs and processes that systematize the best ideas to accelerate performance. She has done this at several preeminent global companies, including Ernst & Young, Charles Schwab, Well Fargo Private Bank, and BlackRock, in the US and globally.<\/p>\n
Today, Ms. Brooks continues this work as a Learning and Sales Enablement Leader at Capital Group. Capital Group Private Client Services is a privately-owned wealth management firm committed to delivering premium, personalized service and superior long-term investment results to wealthy individuals, multi-generational families, nonprofits and foundations, with the goal to help them create the impact they want their wealth to have on their families, communities and the world. Capital Group Private Client Services is backed by the global resources of Capital Group\u2014one of the world\u2019s oldest and largest asset management firms, with nearly 8,000 employees in offices around the world and $2.3 trillion under management.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21055″ bio_alt_image_url=”21026″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Alica Hall” job_position=”Executive Director, Nia Centre for the Arts” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Hall strongly believes in the transformative potential of the arts to empower and strengthen communities.”]Ms. Hall strongly believes in the transformative potential of the arts to empower and strengthen communities. She has a professional background in strategic communications, having spent 6 years supporting health and non-profit organizations. Ms. Hall has a passion for creating spaces for artists to create, learn and connect with new audiences. More recently she served as the Co-chair of Pride Toronto, the largest LGBTQ+ festival in North America. Under her leadership, the festival grew from 10 days to a month, by partnering with cultural institutions to bring queer artists into new venues and spaces.<\/p>\n
As the executive director of Nia Centre for the Arts, Ms. Hall is now heading up the development of Canada\u2019s first professional multi-disciplinary arts facility dedicated to supporting and showcasing Afro-diasporic art. This $7.5 million capital project will transform the Nia Centre\u2019s 14,000 sq. ft. facility to create a 150-seat theatre, artist studios, a digital media lab, a recording studio, event space, co-working space and gallery space.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”80px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”50″][team_member image_url=”21056″ bio_alt_image_url=”21027″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Judy Davidson Hawkins” job_position=”Cherokee Tribe, Community Leader, Organizer, Artist” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Hawkins is a steadfast community leader who has dedicated her life to advancing the health and well-being of her local community, Anacostia, located less than five miles from Capitol Hill and the White House.”]Ms. Hawkins is a steadfast community leader who has dedicated her life to advancing the health and well-being of her local community, Anacostia, located less than five miles from Capitol Hill and the White House. The community copes with systemic hardships pervading every aspect of life. To address and mitigate the challenges she witnessed in Anacostia, she left her federal financial analyst position to provide services and support to her neighbors. From gun violence to poverty, Ms. Hawkins has provided child care to financial support to families facing some of life\u2019s toughest challenges. In 2015, Ms. Hawkins\u2019 son, Alvin, who was affectionately known as Momo, was shot. The injury rendered him paraplegic, wheelchair-bound, and navigating Anacostia with a handicap. Eight months later, Momo died by suicide, and Ms. Hawkins lost her ability to make his dreams happen. As a bereaved mother, Ms. Hawkins has developed artistic and restorative programming for fellow mothers and women who are actively grieving their losses. For over a decade, Ms. Hawkins\u2019 work for Bread for the City, a non-profit providing direct service support and championing equity, spans several portfolios, including story collection, organizing, wellness, and information technology.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21057″ bio_alt_image_url=”21028″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ron Higgs” job_position=”Management Consultant, Advisor & Executive Coach, Wolf Management Solutions” team_member_mini_bio=”Mr. Higgs is a veteran, engineer, business executive, and published author. He has more than 25 years of experience in leadership, operations, engineering management, and program management.”]Mr. Higgs is a veteran, engineer, business executive, and published author. He has more than 25 years of experience in leadership, operations, engineering management, and program management. During his time in the Navy, Mr. Higgs served as a Naval Flight Officer and a Program Management & Acquisition Professional. He received numerous awards throughout his career for his leadership, accomplishments, and participation in major US military operations. He has worked in several industries and held leadership positions in startups, small companies, and large corporations. In addition to his professional work, Mr. Higgs serves his community in many ways. He served a five-year term on the King County Library System Board of Trustees and was selected as President for calendar year 2021. Since 2020 he has served as a member of the Seafair Board of Directors. Seafair is a nonprofit organization that sponsors the multi-week Seafair Festival in Seattle featuring over 30 sanctioned events that reach more than two million people.<\/p>\n
Mr. Higgs holds a BS in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy, an MS in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a certificate in Engineering Flight Test from the US Naval Test Pilot School.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21058″ bio_alt_image_url=”21030″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jana Hiraga” job_position=”Vice President, Health Career Connection” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Hiraga has dedicated her life to the well-being and advancement of children, women, and families who face significant adversity.”]Ms. Hiraga has dedicated her life to the well-being and advancement of children, women, and families who face significant adversity. She is the Chief Executive Officer at One Circle Foundation, a nonprofit specializing in creating safe and supported spaces for youth and communities across the globe through evidence-based circle programs and curricula. Ms. Hiraga was previously a co-founder of a youth drop-in center called Oakland Youth Aspire in West Oakland. She has directed special projects for unhoused families and human trafficking initiatives, advocated for at-risk girls and women, and served as a university lecturer specializing in the social determinants of health through the lens of community-engaged health promotion. Ms. Hiraga graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and then received a Master\u2019s degree in Public Health with a focus on community health education.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”80px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”50″][team_member image_url=”21059″ bio_alt_image_url=”21031″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Melanie Smalling Krauchunas” job_position=”Mother of Seven, Homeschooler, and Former Evangelist” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Krauchunas is steadfast in her commitment to the well-being and advancement of her family of nine and the nation.”]Ms. Krauchunas is steadfast in her commitment to the well-being and advancement of her family of nine and the nation. As the spouse of a former military officer and formerly a devout Christian, Ms. Krauchunas unconditionally supported her family through nearly a dozen moves, and two deployments, and attended to all the educational needs of her seven children through homeschooling. To build character, cultivate empathy, and install faith among her children, she used a combination of religion and literature-based learning to develop acumen, citizenship, and initiative. Her eldest children have achieved much success, including degrees in Architecture, Mathematics, and Education (tentative graduation May 2025). In November 2021, Ms. Krauchunas\u2019 son, Caleb, was killed in a motorcycle accident on his way home from college classes. Caleb was a proud member of the Army\u2019s Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Course for two years and looked forward to serving his country, like his father. With a curious mind, exceptional mathematical talents, and an avid baseball athlete, Caleb looked forward to making a difference in the world and becoming a devoted family husband and father, thus emulating his own mother\u2019s dedication. The University of Texas at San Antonio established the Caleb Scott Krauchunas Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics has been established in his honor. His death has irrevocably impacted the close-knit Krauchunas family.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21060″ bio_alt_image_url=”21032″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Matt Longjohn, MD, MPH” job_position=”Michigan House of Representatives” team_member_mini_bio=”Dr. Longjohn, MD, MPH, is a graduate of Kalamazoo College who earned his medical and public health degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans…”]Dr. Longjohn, MD, MPH, is a graduate of Kalamazoo College who earned his medical and public health degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he later served as a researcher, organizer, instructor, and advocate. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Longjohn has led community health coalitions and national nonprofit organizations focused on preventing injury and illness, expanding access to affordable health care, advancing health equity, and addressing preventable health risks. He served as Vice President and National Health Officer at YMCA of the USA, directing nearly $100 million in research and public health grants, and played a central role in establishing the Diabetes Prevention Program as a Medicare benefit\u2014an achievement that created new benefits for 23 million Americans and earned recognition from The White House as one of the nation\u2019s top health care innovations. He is serving his first term in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 40th District and is currently the only physician in the state Legislature, bringing a bipartisan, data-driven approach to improving the well-being of Michiganders.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21061″ bio_alt_image_url=”21034″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”William Mickens” job_position=”Truck Driver” team_member_mini_bio=”Mr. Mickens is a hardworking American who logs an estimated 3,000 miles a week on our nation\u2019s highway systems delivering everything from household supplies to military equipment”]Mr. Mickens is a hardworking American who logs an estimated 3,000 miles a week on our nation\u2019s highway systems delivering everything from household supplies to military equipment. Over the course of his 22-year career in commercial truck driving, he has driven nearly 3.5 million miles, sometimes driving for three consecutive weeks. Grief and bereavement have been a part of his life for as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n
Mr. Mickens enjoys seeing America firsthand and meeting everyday Americans from all walks of life. While observing the many cultural traditions the United States has to offer, Mr. Mickens cultivates dialogue and friendships with most people he meets. He is eager to lend a helping hand and challenge the status quo even when it is not popular to do so. Mr. Mickens is a persistent optimist, a father of two spunky children, and a fan of the 49ers and the University of Miami football.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”80px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”50″][team_member image_url=”21068″ bio_alt_image_url=”21035″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Mark Mioduski” job_position=”Lobbyist” team_member_mini_bio=”Mark Mioduski brings three decades of Washington, D.C. appropriations, policy, and legislative experience in the legislative and executive branches, as well as the private sector.”]Mark Mioduski brings three decades of Washington, D.C. appropriations, policy, and legislative experience in the legislative and executive branches, as well as the private sector. Mark is one of the firm\u2019s founding partners and co-leads the health practice at Cornerstone Government Affairs, where he assists non-profit public health associations, coalitions, healthcare providers, and for-profit companies with federal appropriations, authorizing legislation, and general representation.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21064″ bio_alt_image_url=”21036″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Amy Liebman Rapp, M.S. Ed, CT” job_position=”Childhood and Young Adult Bereavement Authority and Change Agent, CEO ALEX CARES for Grieving Youth\u00ae” team_member_mini_bio=”Amy Liebman Rapp has helped transform not-for-profit organizations and businesses utilizing her abilities as an active listener, strategist, collaborator, innovator, and mentor.”]Amy Liebman Rapp has helped transform not-for-profit organizations and businesses utilizing her abilities as an active listener, strategist, collaborator, innovator, and mentor. With her strategic vision as the Granting Director (2002-2006), Managing Director (2006-2012), and Program Design and Strategy Consultant (2013-2016) of A Little Hope, Inc. (founded by Whitney and Evan Michaels after the September 11th World Trade Center Tragedy) \u2013 it became the first national organization dedicated to providing grants to advance the growth of children\u2019s grief support in the United States. In early 2005, ALH launched multiple initiatives for the expansion of bereavement centers, camps, and school programs
\nfor grieving children and teens across the country. Under Amy\u2019s leadership, the foundation partnered with 94 organizations in 39 states, directly impacting the lives of more than 250,000 youth.<\/p>\n
ALEX CARES for Grieving Youth\u00ae partners with non-profit organizations and individuals with ideas and initiatives that ignite transformative social change. The organization has shown a demonstrated commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially along lines
\nof race and gender, since its inception in 2016.<\/p>\n
Amy\u2019s professional affiliations include Exponent Philanthropy, The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), and the National Alliance for Children\u2019s Grief (NACG), of which she is a founding board member and philanthropic supporter.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21065″ bio_alt_image_url=”21037″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Andrea Barton Reeves, Esq.” job_position=”Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Social Services” team_member_mini_bio=”In a career dedicated to mission, Ms. Barton Reeves advocates for improving the lives of those in need. She effectively and strategically leads complex organizations and engages a wide variety of stakeholders in meeting and exceeding expectations.”]In a career dedicated to mission, Ms. Barton Reeves advocates for improving the lives of those in need. She effectively and strategically leads complex organizations and engages a wide variety of stakeholders in meeting and exceeding expectations.<\/p>\n
In 2020, Ms. Barton Reeves was unanimously selected as the inaugural CEO of Connecticut\u2019s Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Authority. She started and administers a $400 million program, offering some of the most generous paid family medical leave benefits in the country. She assembled a team that stood up the Paid Leave Authority on time, under budget, in the midst of a pandemic.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”80px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”50″][team_member image_url=”21071″ bio_alt_image_url=”21038″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Michelle Riordan-Nold” job_position=”Executive Director, Connecticut Data Collaborative” team_member_mini_bio=”Ms. Riordan-Nold is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative (CTData)”]Ms. Riordan-Nold is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative (CTData). She is responsible for executing the vision and strategy of CTData which is a user-driven, non-profit corporation that educates, liberates, curates, and democratizes data for public consumption to help drive planning, policy, budgeting and decision making in Connecticut. In her tenure at CTData, she has grown the organization from 1 full time staff person to a team of 12. In addition, she has created and developed new data service offerings including but not limited to, launching the CTData Academy which is focused on individual and organizational data literacy skills; building an integrated data system called the Hartford Data Collaborative; and launching a social enterprise, CTData Strategic Planning, a unique data capacity-building service focused on helping nonprofit organizations turn data into a strategic asset.<\/p>\n
Ms. Riordan-Nold holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Mathematics from Boston College and a master\u2019s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago. In her career, she has had the opportunity to work in all sectors of the economy \u2013 private, nonprofit, and government. Her policy interests are broad but her passion is in using data to help drive policy decision-making.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21067″ bio_alt_image_url=”21039″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Edward Rynearson, MD” job_position=”Founder, Violent Loss Bereavement Society” team_member_mini_bio=”Dr. Rynearson is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington, a practicing, clinical psychiatrist…”]Dr. Rynearson is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington, a practicing, clinical psychiatrist, a national and international clinical teacher, and a consultant to the Survivors of Violent Loss Program. Now semi-retired, Dr. Rynearson has focuses on researching the effects of complicated bereavement and violent death. He is the founder of Violent Loss Bereavement Society and the author of Retelling Violent Death and the editor of Violent Death: Resilience and Intervention Beyond the Crisis.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21063″ bio_alt_image_url=”21040″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Alan N. Schlaifer” job_position=”Principal, Law Offices of Alan N. Schlaifer, President, Wharton Club of DC and Chair, Wharton DC Innovation Summit” team_member_mini_bio=”Mr. Schlaifer\u2019s distinguished career spans both public service and private endeavors.”]Mr. Schlaifer\u2019s distinguished career spans both public service and private endeavors. He is an AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction reserved for only the top ten percent of attorneys. He is co-editor of The Law and Business of Resort Development and a prolific writer, with over 280 published articles and a monthly column for over 20 years on vital business and legal issues in the resort and hospitality industry. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for his decade of service at the Federal Trade Commission.<\/p>\n
Mr. Schlaifer is equally dedicated to serving his community and nation. He is a long-term leader in Rotary, his residential HOA, and served as an honorary Ambassador for Liberation Route Europe, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019 and V-E Day in 2020. He has also received the Wharton School\u2019s Alumni Award for Distinguished Service and the Wharton Club\u2019s Joseph Wharton Award, its highest honor. He holds degrees from the Wharton Business School and Harvard Law School.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”80px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”50″][team_member image_url=”21070″ bio_alt_image_url=”21041″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Mart\u00edn J. Sep\u00falveda, M.D. FACP, FAAP, FACOEM” job_position=”IBM Fellow, Member of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine, the Connecticut Academy of Science and Technology” team_member_mini_bio=”Dr. Sepulveda is a Distinguished Professor at Florida International University, and CEO of CLARALUZ LLC, a health, data, technology, and analytics consulting firm.”]Dr. Sepulveda is a Distinguished Professor at Florida International University, and CEO of CLARALUZ LLC, a health, data, technology, and analytics consulting firm. He is a senior executive advisor to Fortune 500 and health technology start-up companies and the retired Vice President of Health Systems and Policy Research, IBM Research Division.<\/p>\n
Prior to this post, Dr. Sepulveda served as IBM Vice President of Integrated Health Services and led health policy and strategy, health benefits innovation and purchasing, occupational health and well-being services for IBM globally. He is currently on the membership committee of the National Academy of Medicine, and boards of advisors for UPENN School of Nursing, the University of Iowa College of Public Health, the Council for Health Research for Development, and the Harvard Center for Work, Health, and Well-being.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][team_member image_url=”21069″ bio_alt_image_url=”21042″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Lincoln Smith” job_position=”Founder, Watershed Event, LLC” team_member_mini_bio=”Linc Smith is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of scaling research, advisory, and tech-enabled consultancies serving the public and social sector.”]Linc Smith is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of scaling research, advisory, and tech-enabled consultancies serving the public and social sector. He has proven skills in business development, operations management, analytics & IT solutions, performance improvement, compensation\/incentive planning, and corporate governance.<\/p>\n
Mr. Smith has experienced success driving rapid growth through both organic investment and through acquisition. Led the execution of more than a dozen M&A transactions \u2014 not as intermediary, but as lead principal. Plus, has a consistent track record in talent, executive, and organizational development to build leaders and teams to succeed in all these functional areas.<\/p>\n
Mr. Smith served as Evermore board chair from 2019 to 2022.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][team_member image_url=”21062″ bio_alt_image_url=”21043″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Adrienne Stith, PhD” job_position=”Head of Science, American Psychological Association” team_member_mini_bio=”Dr. Stith has long championed advancing evidence-based science into policy and legislation to eliminate discrimination and advance equity.”]Dr. Stith has long championed advancing evidence-based science into policy and legislation to eliminate discrimination and advance equity. She led dozens of major reports from the National Academies of Science (NAS), including Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life and Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Framework for Establishing Evidence-Based Standards. She also served in leadership roles on NAS reports on the nursing workforce, regenerative medicine, family planning, preterm birth, the psychological consequences of terrorism, diversity in the health care workforce, and racial and ethnic disparities in health care.<\/p>\n
Prior to her work at the Academies, she was the James Marshall Public Policy Scholar, a fellowship sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Dr. Stith is a clinical psychologist and received a doctorate in 1997 from the University of Vermont. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in adolescent medicine and pediatric psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n
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