The 2022 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellows are a group of leaders from more than 25 states in the United States and five 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 directly funds 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.
2022 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellows
Sahee Abdelmomin, Associate, Virtual Health, Tulsa Innovation Labs
Nellie Afshar, Chief of Staff, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Katie Albright, President and Chief Executive Officer, Safe & Sound
Murphy Anderson, Communications Project Manager, Center for Immunization Research and Education, North Dakota State University
Ivelyse Andino, CEO and Founder, Radical Health
Germán Áñez, Executive Director, Clinical Development, Novavax
Larissa Applegate, Pediatrician, Pediatrics West
Nana Asare, Senior Research Manager, University of Chicago Health Lab
Erin Athey, Founder, Community Concierge Care
Neale Batra, President, Applied Epi
Laura Bellis, Executive Director, Take Control Initiative
Cooper Blackwell, Resource Development Manager, OIC of Rocky Mount
Sheyda Brown, Deputy Director, Terence Crutcher Foundation
Zamir Brown, Senior Program Associate, de Beaumont Foundation
Elizabeth Bruyere, Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Envision Healthcare
Allie Burns, CEO, Village Capital
Nicole Cardoza, CEO, Reclamation Ventures
Nicci Cheatham, Video Studio Manager, Mount Sinai Health System
Félix Manuel Chinea, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Doximity
Callahan Clark, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Optum Labs
Kenneth Cook, Artist, Split Sun Creations
Marco Costanza, J.K Watson Fellow, Watson Foundation
Candice Creecy, Emergency Medicine PA and MBA Candidate, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sneha Dave, Executive Director, Generation Patient
Daphne Delgado, Project Director, Brain Health Partnerships, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Amanda Demarest, Senior Director, Communications, Envision Healthcare
Maryama Diaw, Development Program Officer, Integrate Health
Ram Dixit, Research Scientist, MedStar Health
Eleanor Floyd, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Andrew Foley, Family Medicine Physician, Penn Medicine, Lancaster General Health
Danielle Fredericks, Director, Government Affairs, Novavax
Ionut Galatanu, Pharmacy Sales Director, Alliance Healthcare Romania
Marjory Givens, Associate Director, Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin
Suhas Gondi, MD Student, Harvard Medical School; MBA Student, Harvard Business School
Justin Gunn, Videographer, Editor, and Producer, Mount Sinai Health System
Zoe Guttendorf, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations, ARTIS Ventures
Ian Hamilton, Advancement Officer, CDC Foundation
KK Hamilton, Senior Manager, Global Medical Information, Novavax
Christine Harhaj, Senior Director, PhRMA
Lucy He, 2021 Fellow, Aspen Tech Policy Hub
Leni Hirsch, US Digital Service
Jakub Hlavka, Research Assistant Professor, Executive Director, Healthcare Markets Initiative, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
Tsahia Hobson, Innovation Strategist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kelsey Hoontis, Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs - CMC Biological Vaccines, Novavax
Reggie Ivey, Chief Operating Officer, Tulsa Health Department
Aaron Johnson, CEO, Oasis Fresh Market
Jerry Kalangara, Division Chief of Pain Medicine, AVAHCS, Emory University
Nyala Khan, Vice President of People, Eden Health
Priti Krishtel, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Initiative for Medicines, Access and Knowledge (I-MAK)
Kwamane Liddell, Founder and CEO, Nutrible
Sonia Malik, Director, Health Equity Strategies, American Hospital Association
Anthony Marchese, Medical Affairs Operations Manager, Novavax
Lea Kilenga Masamo Bey, CEO, Africa Sickle Cell Organization
Tess McCutcheon, Graduate Student, University of Toronto
Alexa Mieses Malchuk, Assistant Professor, Family Physician, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Kistein Monkhouse, Founder and CEO, Patient Orator
Vivian Nabeta, Founder and Executive Director, Sonia Nabeta Foundation
Jessica Nagro, Deputy Vice President, Advocacy and Strategic Alliances, PhRMA
Michael Niyompong, Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer, WellPower
Ewoma Ogbaudu, Medical Student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Chikodi Ohaya, Medical Student, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Jabraan Pasha, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Oklahoma University School of Community Medicine
Katie Jeanne Krafthefer Peck, RN Care Navigator, Wilderness Health
Erica Plybeah, Founder and CEO, MedHaul
Jalisa Powell, Lead Portfolio Advisor, American Heart Association
Lauren Powell, Vice President, US Health Equity and Community Wellness, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Suzy Qiu, Social Media Coordinator, Mount Sinai Health System
Camille Range, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Martha's Table
Brian Rivera, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Hazel Rogers, Administrative Fellow, Mount Sinai Health System
Fran Ruth, Senior Manager, Ambulatory Operations, Mount Sinai Hospital
Aisha Salman, Program Officer, National Academy of Medicine
Sarah Schenck, Medical Director, Virtualist Medicine, ChristianaCare Center for Virtual Health
Anjin Singh, Epidemiologist, CDC Foundation
Camryn Smith, Founding Executive Director, Communities In Partnership
Monique Antoinette Smith, Executive Director, Health DesignED: The Acute Care Design and Innovation Center at Emory University
John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
Zuri Tau, CEO, Social Insights Research
Leah Thomas, Founder, Intersectional Environmentalist; Author, The Intersectional Environmentalist
Georgia Thompson, Senior Program and Policy Analyst, Nemours Children's Health
Solome Tibebu, Founder and CEO, Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech
Sophie Trainor Khanahmadi, Chief of Staff, Representative Brett Guthrie, House of Representatives
Leah Upton, Medical Director, Community Health Connection
Meredith Upton, Senior Advancement Officer, CDC Foundation
Patrick Velliky, Vice President, Government Affairs, Envision Healthcare
Naya Villarreal, Global Health Associate Director, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Katrina Wachter, Resident Physician, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Sophie Wallerstedt, Grassroots Campaign Manager, Be The Match, National Marrow Donor Program
Mary Willoughby, Senior Director, Payer Strategy and Growth, Evolent Health
Ashlee Wisdom, CEO and Co-Founder, Health In Her HUE
Deonta Wortham, Chief of Staff, RockHealth.org
Colorado Health Foundation Fellows
Bryan Alvarez Terrazas, Manager, Equity Action Project, MANAUS
Stephanie Cole, Executive Director, Full Circle of Lake County
Stephanie Gravenor, Co-Founder and CEO, Medecipher Solutions
Tamara Keeney, Research and Analysis Manager, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Demetria McNeal, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mary Medellin-Sims, Executive Director, Guided By Humanity
Ryan Mockabee, Director of Programs, Clinica Colorado
Abi Ocampo Zapien, Bilingual Advocate Supervisor, Sister Carmen Community Center
Sarah Tillema, Physician Assistant, Children's Hospital Colorado
Monica VanBuskirk, Chief Policy and Relationships Officer, Connect for Health Colorado
Ifill Fellows, in Memory of Gwen Ifill
Jessica Glenza, Senior Health Reporter, The Guardian
Keren Landman, Senior Reporter, Health and Science, Vox.com
Rachana Pradhan, Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
