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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Samantha Swisher

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Results-driven public health professional with 5 years of experience in epidemiology, One Health, project management, and scientific communication.

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Jason is a Director for Large Bank Licensing with the Office of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), US Treasury Department. Jason has more than a decade of experience with safety and soundness and risk management matters involving financial institutions. He has a strong background in legal and regulatory matters involving federal prudential safety and soundness and compliance banking laws and regulations, including supervisory, enforcement, licensing, and receivership matters. Jason has previously worked with the OCC in its Northeastern District Counsel’s Office and Southern District Counsel’s Office and with the Regulatory Risk/Safety and Soundness Advisory Practice of KPMG US, LLP.

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, MPH, Ph.D.

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Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Ph.D., MPH, Principal of TERSHA LLC, is first and foremost grounded in her cultural identity as a Ghanaian-American and embraces her other intersectional facets of being a wife and mom in her work. She is a former board member and sits on the Education Council of AcademyHealth, author of a children’s book, designer, poet, award-winning consultant, and an inaugural member of the Global South Arts and Health Envoy. Dr. Attipoe-Dorcoo is a member of the Advancing Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation Network. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Texas Women’s University, a 2022 Public Voices fellow of AcademyHealth in partnership with TheOpEdProject, and worked previously at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a community scholar-activist, she found her path from engineering to public health and her work involves engaging national mobile clinic programs. She has almost two decades of experience engaging in a number of projects focused on co-designing culturally responsive and equitable tools for research and evaluation initiatives with communities. As a speaker and facilitator, Dr. Attipoe-Dorcoo has also presented at several conferences, published articles, and book chapters, chairs and serves as an advisor for a number of entities, and facilitated trainings. She is a polyglot, visionary, strategist, builder, leader, and weaver who disrupts dominant narratives by encouraging thought leadership that centers the margins and embraces authentic purpose-driven being.

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MSW Candidate at UC Berkeley

Lilia Calleros, MPH

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Public Health Program Manager

Claudia Parvanta

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Professor at University of South Florida, College of Public Health

Fiona Harvey, MPH

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Fiona Harvey is a public health and wellness professional from New York City. Harvey has 10+ years' experience in the field of public health, including but not limited to the federal, city, higher education and non-profit level. Harvey has served in a variety of capacities in her public health career. Currently, she is the Assistant Director of Student Health and Wellness Support at the prestigious, Union Theological Seminary on the Columbia University campus. In the past, Fiona served as the Community Health Educator and Coordinator for the Queens Library, an organization that serves 2.3 million people across 66 locations. Fiona's Wellness Wednesday programs were presented LIVE weekly via social media on the Queens Public Library Instagram Page, reaching over 20,000 participants weekly. Harvey also served as the Wellness Program Manager for the 501 (c) 3 non-profit Active Plus. Active Plus is an organization that promotes healthy lifestyle choices through increased physical activity,and health education to improve the health of students. Fiona's educational background focuses on English Literature, Black Studies and Community/Global Health. She obtained her Masters of Public Health (MPH) from New York University, with a concentration in Community and International Health. She graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a dual degree in English Literature and Black Studies. Having studied abroad in Ghana and South Africa, Fiona recognizes the importance of cultural competency and the various narratives that we all have. Previously, Fiona served as a contractor and Public Health Associate for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working in the field of health communications, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, immunizations and refugee health. Fiona also served as a member of the Public Health Associate Program Steering committee and served as the news reporter. At the center of Fiona's work is human connection.

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Public Health Professional

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Susan Lindner is the Founder and CEO of Innovation Storytellers, a leading innovation storytelling consulting firm. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, workshop leader, messaging strategist, storytelling coach, and the world’s leading expert on innovation storytelling. Susan draws from her initial experiences as an anthropologist and international aid worker in rural Thailand in the 1990s, where she shared stories that helped at-risk populations disproportionately affected by AIDS to slow the virus’ spread. Today, as a 20-year communications expert, she is committed to using those same storytelling skills to inspire innovation leaders everywhere to become incredible storytellers and ensure that their innovations get the resources, runway, and recognition they deserve. Susan is the host of Innovation Storytellers, a weekly podcast that takes the mystery out of how to communicate breakthrough ideas to the people who matter most. Every week, Susan interviews top global innovation leaders from companies like Amazon, Bloomberg, Cisco, Corning, and Tesla about the stories that moved their innovations past the boardroom, lab, and production line and into our everyday lives. Susan speaks at global conferences, consulates, and trade organizations. She has worked with C-level leaders and teams from over 60 countries at Fortune 100 companies like GE, Corning, Citi, AT&T, Arm & Hammer on their innovation storytelling strategies. The result? Those innovation leaders become incredible storytellers who go on to change the world. Susan is driven to ensure every breakthrough idea reaches its finish line through powerful stories that connect to every listener and power that brilliant idea forward.

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As an Associate at Holland & Knight LLP, I advise healthcare clients on federal and state compliance in connection with transactional, corporate, and regulatory matters. I have over 5 years of experience in this role, during which I have analyzed and reported on the impact of new legal requirements on client operations, particularly in relation to COVID-19 emergency orders and legislation. I also have a strong background in antitrust law, having worked as an Antitrust Associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner for over 2.5 years. There, I represented clients in mergers and acquisitions and defended a major pharmaceutical company in several federal and state class action lawsuits. Additionally, I have a Master of Science in Health Care Administration/Management from Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, which complements my legal expertise. My goal is to leverage my skills and knowledge to provide effective and innovative solutions for my clients.

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