The 2023 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellows are a group of leaders from some 72 cities in 31 states in the United States and seven other countries who were selected for their accomplishments and ability to transform ideas into action. They were nominated by Aspen Ideas: Health advisors, former Fellows, and others with knowledge, expertise, and experience across the health and healthcare spectrum. Their participation is made possible through the contributions of individuals, organizations, and Aspen Ideas Festival Patron passholders whose support underwrites the Fellows program. Aspen Ideas: Health is proud to honor and host these rising stars and is most grateful to all those whose donations have made this extraordinary opportunity possible.
2023 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellows
Ayrenne Adams, Medical Director, Galileo Health
Maria Judith Alvarez Quiroz, Director, Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance
Aliza Auces, Senior Health Policy Analyst, MITRE Corporation
Shuchin Bajaj, Founder Director, Ujala Cygnus Healthcare
Effanesia Baker, Chief Accounting Officer, The Roam Collective
Marissa Barrera, Deputy Health Policy Director (Majority Staff), US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Marcus Biddle, Health Equity Fellow, WHYY
Veron Blue, Founder and Executive Director, Faith and Community Wellness Centers
Marna Borieux, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Inova Health System
Caliste Boswell Chong, Manager, Practice and Prevention, Nemours Children's Health
Matthew Broad, Senior Program Manager, Trenton Health Team
Carine Carmy, Co-Founder and CEO, Origin
Alex Castillo Smith, Deputy Secretary, New Mexico Human Services Department
Nathan Chomilo, Medicaid Medical Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Yamicia Connor, CEO and Founder, Race to Better Health
Stacy Contreras, Family Resource Center Manager, Full Circle of Lake County
Aaron Doades, CEO, Swap Health
Christian Dunbar, Chief, Innovation and Strategy, Soteria
Anissa Durham, Health Data Reporter, Word In Black
Oladapo “Dapo” Durojaiye, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Honey Estrada, President, North Carolina Community Health Worker Association
Javier Evelyn, Founder and CEO, Alerje
Eli Feret, Tillman Scholar, Pat Tillman Foundation; Team Leader, McKinsey & Company
Lorena Ferrara, Director, Public Policy, Takeda
Liza Fryberger, Head of Product, Cityblock Health
Roopan Gill, Executive Director, Vitala Global Foundation
Josh Golomb, CEO, Hazel Health
Laikyn Gonzalez, Director, Network Initiatives, Optum, United Healthgroup
Ramdwin González-Otero, Creative Director, Ciencia Puerto Rico
Tina Haines, Artist and Educator, Tina Haines Ceramics
Vannessa Harrison, Health Equity and Patient Affairs Program Lead, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Loudmila Hassan, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Gabrielle Hausfeld, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cesar Herrera, Co-Founder and CEO, Yuvo Health
Jamar Hill, President, RBI Alaska, Gamers Basketball Alaska
Melanie Igwe, Chief Operating Officer, ViuHealth
Jerreed Ivanich, Assistant Professor, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado
Omare Jimmerson, Executive Director, Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative
Marvia Jones, Health Director, City of Kansas City, Missouri
David Jordan, President and CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
Omair Khan, MD and PhD Candidate, Stanford University
Lenjo Kilo, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Julie Kim, Senior Program Manager, American Hospital Association
Sandeep Kishore, Physician, University of California, San Francisco
Stephanie LeBlanc, Physician Assistant, Pediatrics West
Patience Lee, Associate Director for Clinical Oversight, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Bre Loughlin, CEO, Nurse Disrupted
Stephen Lucke, CEO, Gardopia Gardens
Esihle Lupindo, Advocacy Manager, OurEquity NPC; PhD Sociology Candidate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kendall Lyons, Senior Strategic Advisor, Pride Data Insights
Kelsey Maguire, Managing Director, Blue Venture Fund
Kathleen Malloch, Engagement Manager, Oliver Wyman
Nancy Mandujano, Founder, Abobo Tech
Alister Martin, CEO, A Healthier Democracy
King Martins, Co-Founder and CTO, Peercapsule
Sara Masoud, Program Manager, UT Health San Antonio
Anurati Mathur, CEO, Sempre Health
Faye McCray, VP & Head of Health Equity and Social Impact, Healthline
Emilie “Mia” Mathura, Medical Student, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University
Glenn McMillan, Community Health Worker, Columbia University
Chris McNeil, Executive Director, Youth Medical Mentorship
Greta Meyer, CEO, Sequel
Emily Miller, Associate Professor and Division Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Noa Mills, Implementation Specialist, Wayspring
Jairo Munoz, Administrative Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System
Berenice Nuñez Constant, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Civic Engagement, AltaMed Health Services
Toba Osagie, PhD Candidate, Queens University, Belfast
Payal Parikh, Principal, Unseen Capital
Janel Pasley, Program Officer, Ascension St. John
Kiera Peoples, Policy Analyst, Nemours Children's Health
Alana Peterson, Executive Director, Spruce Root
Sheena Ramazanu, Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
Carlos Ramos, Health Policy Principal Domain Specialist, The MITRE Corporation
Sarah Rodman-Alvarez, Associate Provost of Research and Well-Being, University of La Verne
Tijani Salami, Postgraduate Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Quinny Sanchez Lopez, Manager, Equitable Investments Initiative, RockHealth.org
Andrea Schwab-Galindo, CEO, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Kimberly Seals Allers, Executive Director, Narrative Nation
Raj Urvish Shah, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships and Impact, Redicine Medsol
Conor Sheehey, Senior Health Policy Advisor, US Senate Committee on Finance
Ashli Sims, Managing Director, Build in Tulsa
Rachel Sismar, Head of Program, Alight
Jessica Souza Silva, Analyst Supply Chain, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Lauren Stadler, Senior Philanthropy Associate, Lever for Change
Wendy Sun, Chief Emergency Medicine Resident Physician, Yale New Haven Health
Ryan Tolbert, Chief of Digital Marketing and Process Improvements, Tru-Colour Products
Chelsea Wesner, Research Instructor and Doctoral Student, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sahaletou Yelebo New, Development and Communication Coordinator, Integrate Health
Natalina Zisa, Digital Health Operations Manager, Nemours Children’s Health
Colorado Health Foundation Fellows
Fernando Branch, Executive Director, Colorado Men of Color Collaborative
Sylvia DeLay, Nurse Practitioner
Victoria Garcia, Project Manager, Big Sky Care Connect
Cynthia Hazel, Executive Director, Gyedi Project
Noah Jansen, Youth Engagement Specialist, Hub for Justice-Centered Youth Engagement
Maria de los Angeles Mendez, Regional Director, Project Protect Food Systems
Christian Nesbitt, Director of Wellness and Recovery Programs, The Gathering Place
Phillip Roybal, Founder, Homies For Health
Namrata Shrestha, Assistant Director, West Mountain Regional Health Alliance
Shawn Walcott, Director of Collective Impact, United Way of Weld County
Ifill Fellows, in Memory of Gwen Ifill
Jasmine Amjad, Senior Producer, NowThis News
Shefali Luthra, Health Care and Gender Reporter, The 19th
Zoya Teirstein, Staff Writer, Grist
