Aspen Ideas: Health is pleased to announce its 2024 Fellows, a group of leaders from some 63 cities in 27 states in the US and five other countries around the globe. Nominated by senior Aspen Institute staff, Aspen Ideas: Health advisors, previous Fellows, and many others, these trailblazers were selected for their significant accomplishments and proven ability to transform ideas into action. The Fellowships are made possible by the support of individuals, organizations, and a group whose purchase of Patron passes underwrites this important and unique program. Additional funding is provided by the MacArthur Foundation. The Aspen Institute is proud to host these distinguished Fellows and most grateful to the Patrons and other donors for their vital support.
2024 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellows
Meghan Acosta-Hamilton, Administrative Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cassidy Armstrong, Doctoral Candidate, Oklahoma State University
Hunter Barnett, Managing Director, Strategy and Innovation, UnitedHealth Group
Ashley Barrow, CEO and Founder, RE-Assist
Carla Bezold, Principal Epidemiologist and Public Health Scientist, The MITRE Corporation
Jacqueline Blocker, Director, Metriarch
Katie Bollbach, Executive Director, PIH-US, Partners In Health
Edward Borrego, Senior Vice President and CEO, Jackson West Medical Center, Jackson Health System
Shameca Brown, Director, Integrated Mental Health
Marcia Bruno-Todd, Executive Director, Leadership Tulsa
Dorian Burton, Managing Partner, SRF Capital
Dieter Cantu, Executive Director, Juvenile Rights
Krystal Castillo, Application Analyst, Memorial Healthcare System
Melissa Castillo-Bustamante, Chief Operating Officer, The Latin American Vertigo Academy (La Academia del Vértigo)
Shayla Compton, Senior Program Manager, The Center for Black Health & Equity
Corey Crockett, Director, Programming, Audacy
Naana Dei, Graduate Student, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Aicha Diallo, Vice President of Programs, Patient Empowerment Network
Cordell Downes, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Katie Dukes, Policy Analyst, EdNC
Georgina Dukes-Harris, Founder and CEO, Swishvo
Sonia Eden, Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Semmes Murphey Clinic
Ovie Embu, Registered Nurse, Mayo Clinic
Arnaud Favry, Senior Director, Public and Governmental Affairs, bioMérieux
Nina Finley, Research Manager, Health In Harmony
Theodora Fontas, Managing Director, Chefs for Impact
Seth Gold, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives
Louise Goldberg, Director, Budget and Planning, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dora Green, Director US Health Equity, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Cierra Gromoff, CEO and Co-Founder, Kismet Health
Robert Harvey, President and Co-CEO, FoodCorps
Mike Hatch, Physician Anesthesiologist, Chief Operating Officer, Bend Anesthesiology Group
Kweku Hazel, Health Impact Director, Gyedi Project
Cody Henry, Research Coordinator, Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
Ruey Hu, Clinical Fellow, Yale School of Medicine
Madelyn Hunt, Manager of Case Management, Optum Serving Boulder Community Health
Annah Jamison, Director, General Atlantic
Christian Jocelyn, Vice President, Enterprise Digital Operations, Northwell Health
Arnold Kang, Analyst, Nuveen
Kasley Killam, Author, The Art and Science of Connection
Lachelle King, Program Administrator, City of Tulsa
Lesley Krien, Advancement Associate, Public-Private Partnerships, CDC Foundation
Aria Kumar, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Charisma Lambert, Graduate Student, University of Chicago
Aria Lee, Vice President, Service Excellence, Hazel Health
Samantha Liang, Director, Alliances and Collaborations, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Samantha Lilly, Suicidologist and Medical Anthropologist, Fulbright Program, Watson Foundation
Hillary Lin, Founder and CEO, Livora Health
Elizabeth Lutz, CEO, The Health Collaborative
Zoe Marinello-Kohn, Artist, Ballet Dancer and Actor, San Diego Ballet and Journey Through the Senses
Rachel Mayer Ediger, Health Strategies Principal, The MITRE Corporation
Usha McFarling, National Science Correspondent, STAT
Kelsey Mellard, Founder and CEO, The Springs Living
Ar'Sheill Monsanto, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, Link Health
Yadira Montoya, Programs Director, National Alliance for Caregiving
Quentin Moon, Engagement Manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tyler Niemack, Owner, ToeTouch PT
Byron Ninham, Program Director, We Are Healers
Omar Njie, Principal, AlleyCorp
Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health
Toba Osagie, Doctoral Candidate, Queens University, Belfast
Quatia Osorio, Executive Director, Urban Perinatal Education Center
Mary Oxendine, Fellow, Potlikker Capital
LaKedra Pam, Medical Director, Inpatient Obstetrics, Boston Medical Center
Yaritza Peña, Senior Program Manager, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Bharat Rai, President and CEO, Ethos
Angela Ramirez, Deputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Health and Human Services
Pavel Reppo, Executive Director, Finemind
Estefania Rodriguez, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Sophia Romeo, Director of Operations, Teal Health Care
Helen Russette, Assistant Scientist, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Santiago Salazar, Hand Surgeon, Fundación Tatamá
Danielle Sang, Public Health Team, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ashley Sealy, Administrative Fellow II, Mount Sinai Health System
Alex Sheehan, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Washington State Health Care Authority
Carmelita Shouldis, Educator
Noor Siddiqui, CEO, Orchid
Erin Sietstra, Head of Investments, Hopelab
Courtney Smith, Director, Culinary Femme Collective, Communities in Partnership
Kripa Sreepada, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Finance Committee, US Senate
Allee Torres, Family Medicine Resident, Poudre Valley Hospital and Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Leonora Walker, CEO, FREED Texas
Jonathan Webb, CEO, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Irene Wei, Engagement Manager, Oliver Wyman
Leseliey Welch, Co-Founder and CEO, Birth Detroit and Birth Center Equity
Evan White, Principal Investigator, Director, Native American Research, Director, Electroencephalography, Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Monique Woodard, Managing Director, Cake Ventures
Tyler Yarbrough, Manager, MS Delta Programs, Partnership for a Healthier America
Minmin Yen, CEO and Co-Founder, PhagePro, PBC
Hallie Young, Outreach and Engagement Manager, UCLA Health
Cristin Young, Epidemiologist and Data Scientist, Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, Medical Director and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Pinnacle Medical Services Limited
Alice Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO, Anise Health
Ifill Fellows, Established in Memory of Gwen Ifill
Pien Huang, Health Correspondent, NPR
Richard Sima, Brain Matters Columnist, The Washington Post
Sandhya Raman, Health Care Reporter, CQ Roll Call
