Colin H. Mincy is a global Talent and DEI leader whose career spans both the private sector (financial services, Software-As-A-Service (SaaS), and mission-driven space having worked for both philanthropy and international NGO organizations as an in-house leader and most recently as a Principal Consultant, for Going Beyond the

Work, LLC. The Consultancy partnered with leaders and staff of companies across a myriad of industries strengthen and center equity, safety, cultural consciousness and collaboration, developing strategies to build commitment, implement new processes

and tools to sustain change to build thriving and healthy spaces for community and collaboration.

Qiana L. Cressman is an award-winning, highly respected philanthropy executive, thought leader, and advocate for health equity, with more than two decades of experience leading high-impact nonprofit and healthcare initiatives. As Chief Development Officer at the Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI), Qiana oversees all facets of Business Development, Marketing, Communications & External Engagement, and Philanthropic Development. In this pivotal role, she is responsible for expanding CHI’s renowned CenteringPregnancy® program, which aims to improve maternal and child health outcomes on a national scale by reducing disparities, particularly along racial lines, and ensuring equitable access to prenatal care for all mothers and birthing individuals.

Throughout her extensive career, Qiana has demonstrated the ability to drive organizational growth and foster innovation in nonprofit and healthcare sectors. Her leadership has been instrumental in raising over $75 million across a wide range of fundraising strategies, including Planned Giving and Annual Giving campaigns. Known for building and sustaining deep, impactful relationships with stakeholders, donors, and healthcare partners at both national and local levels, Qiana’s strategic initiatives resulted in significant revenue boosts, such as a $1.4 million increase during her first year as Executive Director/Market Vice President at the American Heart Association (AHA) in the Greater Tampa Bay Division. Before joining CHI, Qiana served in several prominent leadership roles. As Vice President of Community Impact at the American Heart Association, she spearheaded initiatives that led to a remarkable 75% reduction in blood pressure among some Tampa Bay residents. She also advocated for the successful ban on cigarette smoking and vaping on St. Petersburg beaches, showcasing her commitment to public health advocacy. Prior to this, she served as the youngest female Executive Director at Miller-Keystone Blood Center, overseeing blood supply to 27 hospitals and launching the Convalescent Plasma Program during the pandemic.

Qiana’s leadership extends beyond her professional responsibilities. She is an active mentor, coach, and speaker, frequently addressing panels and conferences on topics such as nonprofit leadership, fundraising strategies, health equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). Her thought leadership is widely recognized as she has published numerous articles on these topics, contributing her expertise to industry publications and thought forums. Qiana is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders, coaching emerging professionals and established executives alike, helping them navigate their careers and achieve personal and professional growth.

Her dedication to community service is further reflected in her involvement with several prestigious boards. Qiana currently holds board positions with Dress for Success Tampa Bay, the Health Equity Committee at St. Petersburg Free Clinic, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, and the African American Business Leaders Council. Additionally, she serves on the board of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., where her work supports efforts to increase blood donations and improve transfusion outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease.

Qiana holds a B.S. in Management from Shorter University, an Executive Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, and certifications in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace, Personal & Professional Coaching, and Organizational Leadership from various reputable institutions.

Dr. Denalerie Johnson-Faniel (Denalerie sounds like Valerie / Faniel sounds like Fah-nell) is CHI’s consulting health equity officer. She directed the equity and inclusion department for the State Hospital of New Jersey’s 4,000 employees, as a member of the strategic integration and wellness leadership team with an intersectional health equity and maternal child health and patient engagement focus. She was the inaugural chief of outreach and community relations of the Attorney General’s Public Safety and Health NJ Division on Civil Rights. She leads environmental justice and maternal child health initiatives with the State’s Department of Environmental Protection and she is the Lean 6 Sigma Greenbelt Human Resources certified CEO of 3D Management Consulting, LLC, a boutique management consulting firm focused on nonprofit program management. She has over 20 years of international human resources, EDIB, and workforce development experience centering on people, talent and culture, organizational development, culture change, technology design strategy, health equity regulatory compliance, partnership, and board governance.

As Senior Vice President of Programs, Shannon works to ensure CHI provides high quality experiences and support to our healthcare partners so they have everything they need to implement and expand access to Centering care. Her primary area of responsibility is to oversee the implementation, training and support services offered by CHI. Since joining the organization in 2015, Shannon has continuously worked to enhance the quality of services offered, evolve CHI's service delivery workforce structure and capacity and build new workstreams to complement standard service offerings. Early in her career, Shannon was inspired by her opportunity to work as a Centering Coordinator in a New York City health center and experienced first hand the impact Centering can have in participants' lives. Working at CHI brings Shannon's passions for maternal and child health and health equity full circle.

Edward Wu (he/him) born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, is married and has one child. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys cooking and traveling. Ed is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience adept in digital product development, IT governance, and digital transformation. Expertise spans guiding organizations through technological advancements, optimizing digital strategies, and ensuring effective governance frameworks. Skilled in navigating complex digital landscapes to drive innovation and maximize operational efficiency.

Katherine oversees the delivery of Centering Healthcare Institute's services to healthcare partners across the country, including leadership of program implementation, sustainability, quality assurance and improvement, training, and customer service teams. Since coming to CHI in 2019, Katherines work has spanned direct client engagement through training and consulting service to leadership over diversifying our training offerings. Katherine brings nearly two decades of organizational leadership, program development and capacity building through experience in non-profits, governmental public health and social justice/change movements. She is galvanized by working to create a world where people get the care they need, in ways that affirm who they are, that leads to healthier communities.

As the Vice President of Business Development, Lisa is responsible for leading the Business Development team through growth and expansion of Insurance Payer Relationships and Philanthropy across the United States. Lisa comes to CHI with over 25 years of experience in healthcare working with independent physician practices, hospitals and health insurance payers. She has a strong background and understanding of Healthcare systems, Physician practice management, revenue cycle management, government reporting for outcome measures, Insurance Payer relationships and Government Entity relationships. Lisa is passionate about helping practices to promote health equity and cultivate communities by bringing solutions to access to care for their patients and disrupting inequitable healthcare systems through the Centering Model of care.

José’s impressive career includes serving as Senior Director of Labor Relations for the National Women's Law Center and Assistant General Counsel for the League of Conservation Voters. He has also clerked for the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, worked in the legal department of Communications Workers of America, and served with Puerto Rico’s Labor Relations Board. He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master’s in Human Resources Juris Doctor, and two Master of Laws—one in Alternative Methods for Dispute Resolution with a focus on employment contexts, and another concentrated on labor and employment law from Georgetown University Law Center.

Dr. Darby-Stewart is an experienced clinician-leader with skills in transformational healthcare redesign, primary care/specialty integration, and medical education. She is currently Associate Program Director at HonorHealth Family Medicine Residency in Scottsdale, Arizona, and recently served as Clinical Department Chair of Family Medicine and Medical Director for Chronic Care TTRIaD at Banner Health. Dr. Darby-Stewart brings a skill for connecting population health management with personalized healthcare to the Centering Healthcare Board. She has a true passion for excellence in patient care and medical education.

As the eldest child of retired physicians, it is no accident that Arianne Graham has spent her entire career in healthcare. She is currently Director of Innovation for Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield. In this role, she and her team aim to solve the most pressing problems in the sector while expanding and transforming CareFirst's core health insurance business. Prior to Healthworx, Arianne held numerous strategy and commercial leadership roles spanning the non-profit and for-profit sector, including positions at March of Dimes, Peer Health Exchange, Quartet Health, Kyruus, and patientslikeme. She has co-founded nonprofits Not One More Life and Samara Collective, a worker-owned consultancy that specializes in empowering organizations and movements such as labor unions and progressive community coalitions through digital organizing, web development, press and training.

Eva is the Chief Financial Officer for GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) a non-profit legal organization and is responsible for operations and finance. She has over 25 years of combined experience in public accounting and non-profit management in wide-ranging capacities including: CFO, controller, treasurer, consultant, auditor, trainer, manager and coach. Eva is a Rockwood Leadership alumnus and participated in the inaugural cohort of the 21st Century Pipeline project; a year-long leadership training program designed to retain & support leaders of color in the LGBT movement. She has also served as a volunteer board member of the Provincetown Film Society, The Theatre Offensive, Elizabeth Stone House, Victory Programs, and Casa Myrna Vasquez.

Michelle Proser is currently Vice President of Research, Quality and Performance at Medicaid Health Plans of America, where she is responsible for developing, overseeing, and implementing MHPA’s research and analytics strategy to inform policy and drive quality. Previously, Michelle worked at the Financial Health Network, where she worked with payers, providers, and financial services partners to improve health by improving financial wellbeing. As part of her role, she provided subject matter expertise in social drivers of health and cross sector collaboration. Michelle also worked at National Association of Community Health Centers where she was Director of Research and the National Project Director for PRAPARE, a multi-organization effort to implement and scale social risk screening for action. She earned both a Doctorate and a Master of Public Policy degree in health policy from The George Washington University.

LaTese Briggs, Ph.D., is the chief philanthropy officer of The Raben Group, where she brings her analytical thinking and rigorous methodology to the world of philanthropy to create strategic,effective, and sustainable giving strategies.

LaTese has served as a trusted advisor to an array of philanthropists and foundations and has helped partners channel their wealth, talent, network and influence to create positive social impact. She began her career as a leading scientist at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. LaTese then co-founded a highly successful philanthropic advising practice at the Milken Institute, which later became the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP). For over eight years, she managed CSP’s overall growth, operations, strategic direction, and human talent. LaTese also led the expansion of CSP’s consulting services and expertise to markets in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

After earning her doctorate in Biochemistry and Structural Biology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, LaTese completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard University, where her work focused on early drug discovery.

Dr. Strickland is an Associate Professor at Wake Forest Department of Family and Community Medicine where she practices the full scope of family medicine including both inpatient and maternity care. She earned a Master’s of Public Health degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and is an active member of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. She has been a long time advocate of Centering, joining the CHI Board of Directors in 2008. She has experience as a Centering provider and has implemented group visit programs in several residency programs. Locally, Dr. Strickland leads the North Carolina CenteringPregnancy Consortium in partnership with Northwest Community Care Network of Community Care of North Carolina.

Crysta Meekins is a Program Manager for the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) at the American Hospital Association (AHA), where she supports hospitals and health systems at the national level on their health equity journey. She earned a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from Tulane University and is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Mercer University’s DrPH program, with a concentration in Diverse Populations & Health Equity. Her public health interests include maternal and infant mortality, reproductive health, and health equity. Her future aspirations are to contribute to existing work to dismantle the structural and institutional barriers contributing to the ongoing maternal health crisis.

Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew, is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Allegheny Health Network. An internationally respected expert in cultural competency within the health care field, she has spent her career engaging marginalized communities and building programs that focus on promoting outcomes equity for vulnerable patients and mitigating socio-political barriers to care. She has a special interest in educating and empowering women, especially those pursuing careers in medicine. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew’s clinical practice focuses on providing care to women living in low- to middle-resource communities, with a clinical focus in the care of women living with HIV. She also served as Chair & Director of the Center for Clinical Excellence and Diversity at University Hospitals as well as Dean of Students for Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew is the founder of W.O.N.D.O.O.R. (one door), Women and Newborns, Diversity, Outreach, Opportunity and Research, a program that aims to educate global medical providers through local and international health care collaborations. She lectures frequently, regionally and internationally, on health issues relating to the wellness of women. She is also the author of “The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My Blackness with History, Family, Fear and Faith,” a recently published autobiography. 

Jen is a nonprofit leader and strategic innovator for NGOs, start-ups and banks. She has a progressive background in business, financial management, human relations and information technology systems.

A take-charge, action-oriented team leader strong in community relations, inspiring others to see her point of view. A financial and investment manager specializing in organization performance for over 25 years.

During the last several years, Jen has implemented various systems to streamline financial reporting to comply with regulator's directives and has served in various finance and accounting-related roles.

Christine's work experience has mainly been derived within the higher education sector and for mission-based organizations throughout her career. With over twenty years of extensive and diverse business administration, management, finance, and accounting experience, she has leveraged this experience to aid organizations through change and transformation. Distinct expertise includes strategic planning, leadership development, process improvement, team building, and change management. Additional expertise includes financial oversight and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management of grants and contracts, compliance, and professional education program design and development.

She has experience analyzing and assessing departmental workflow designs and assisting with programming software and systems to ensure efficiency. She has supported team direction during programmatic and technology rollouts and engaged in training design and development. She has assisted in data-driven decision-making through systems, processes, and metrics to support planning, forecasting, reporting, evaluation, and assessment.

Christine is passionate about serving and supporting the growth of all individuals by creating opportunities for dialogue. Her experience in leading interventions to support organizational alignment has expanded her philosophy and methodologies for aiding organizations in reaching their goals. She respects the need for diverse thought and is skilled in conflict resolution. Christine plans to continue researching and pursuing different technics and models to support organizational alignment and cohesion. In addition, seeking new ways to engage with conflict and friction.

In 2021, Christine started Farmstead Heights, LLC. because she is passionate about the future of our survival and understands that agriculture and food systems play a significant role in sustaining and growing our communities. Her organization's mission is to support BIPOC farmers and individuals in urban, suburban, and rural spaces through outreach, education, awareness, and consultation.

Sonya Williams-Stanton is a finance professional with over 25 years of experience in the private sector and higher education. She currently serves as a teaching professor at Villanova University where she teaches Corporate Finance to both undergraduate and graduate students and sits on the University’s Budget Committee.

She also serves as a consultant to small businesses and nonprofits. Previously she studied the impact of bank regulation on bank lending policies, consulted with the International Monetary Fund, and served on the audit committee of a credit card bank. Her finance career started in commercial lending in NYC. She first joined CHI as a member of the Finance Committee.

Dr. Williams-Stanton earned her bachelor’s degree from Brown University in Mathematical Economics and MBA and PhD from the University of Michigan.

Digital Solutions Director, Enterprise Data and Analytics

Carelon Digital Platforms, Elevance Health

Tracy I. Wang, MPH serves as Digital Solutions Director for Enterprise Data and Analytics of Carelon Digital Platforms at Elevance Health. In this role, she is responsible for the delivery of

whole health management analytics that aggregate public and member data to provide insights on members’ clinical risks and health related social needs, as well as the community they live in,

to inform health disparities. Prior to her current role, Tracy served as Clinical Programs Director for Clinical Quality Strategy, where she was responsible for directing member and community health programs that measure and improve patient safety and population health. She works closely with key business units and collaborates with industry leaders to advance health care initiatives, including award winning Patient Safety First…a California Partnership for Health program.

Tracy currently serves on the Gravity Project Operating Committee and Family Keepers International Board. She also serves on the University of California at Riverside (UCR) Foundation Board of Trustees and Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Previously she served on the Patient Safety Committee for the National

Quality Forum (NQF), as well as California Maternal Data Center Steering Committee for the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC). Tracy received BS and MPH degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). She completed America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Minority Management Development (MMD) Program and Harvard University Health Equity by Design Certificate Program.

Evelyn Gallego, MBA, MPH, CPHIMS, is the CEO and Founder of EMI Advisors LLC, an 8(a) certified Small Minority-Owned Business dedicated to human-centered digital transformation across the government and commercial sectors. Evelyn launched EMI to deliver innovative and value-driven advisory services in digital health interoperability and health IT policy.

Evelyn brings specialized expertise in aligning regulatory, technical, and business requirements to facilitate the effective adoption and utilization of cutting-edge technology. She is a recognized thought leader in critical domains such as care coordination, social care integration, health IT policy analysis and development, health information exchange, interoperability, and standards development.

Evelyn co-founded the Gravity Project, a leading national public collaborative focused on developing data standards for Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). She also serves as a Subject Matter Expert on numerous national and state-level data interoperability initiatives, contributing her insights and leadership to advance health IT. Evelyn’s commitment to driving systemic change extends to her volunteer leadership in mission-driven, non-profit organizations, including IHE USA, United Community, and the Centering Healthcare Institute. Evelyn holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Schulich School of Business and a Master in Public Health (MPH) from George Washington University.