Teaching and Talks
Highly-effective and enthusiastic curriculum developer, educator, and mentor.
Frequent speaker on issues of health equity.
Engaging facilitator of complex conversations.
Highly-effective and enthusiastic curriculum developer, educator, and mentor.
Frequent speaker on issues of health equity.
Engaging facilitator of complex conversations.
Recent Talks and Facilitation
Thriving Together Summit | Boston Medical Center and BU School of Medicine
04/2025
Moderated Innovation, Collaboration and Possibility panel at Summit Advancing Health, Cultivating Leaders and Collaborating on Community Solutions.
Tufts University Global Month | Tufts University
03/2025
Co-panelist with Dr. Anatole Manzi (Partners In Health) and Melissa Hector (Boston Public Health Commission) and student facilitators. Topic: All Health is Global - Lessons from the Past and Our Path Forward.
The Big Read | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
02/2025
Facilitated student/staff faculty community discussion of "Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History" by Vidya Krishnan.
World Salon | Columbia Global Dialogue
02/2025
Panelist on "Healthcare and the New US-Administration Fireside Talk Series."
Kazakhstan Republican Forum of Healthcare Managers Annual Conference
11/2024
Delivered virtual presentation on the topic of "Leadership Qualities and Managerial Competencies of Healthcare Managers to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals."
Tufts Health Equity Club
10/2024
Lectured on non-profit funding environment and opportunities to vibrant undergraduate club.
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health: Leadership Innovation Dinner
09/2024
Moderated fireside chat with Darshak Sanghavi, ARPA-H leader, for audience of doctoral students in public health.
Beacon Academy: Why The Beacon Model Works (Video)
05/2024
Beacon Academy: Supporting the Beacon Model for Student Success
05/2024
Participated on video panel of volunteers and donors describing this 10-year program that prepares highly motivated students from communities with limited resources to succeed in competitive high schools, colleges, and careers.
Rx Foundation: Trust, Transparency, andTransformation Funder
Panel (Video)
03/2024
Moderated panel including RWJF, Healing Trust, Carequest Institute and Rx Foundation exploring emerging partnership practices in the funder landscape.
Beacon Academy: Workplace Readiness Workshop
01/2024
Conceptualized, designed, and co-facilitated program for Beacon Academy's first generation college students.
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Region
11/2023
Leadership Forum, Panelist on Reimagining Health Care
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health DrPH Leadership Series
10/2023
Fireside chat on leadership with Sarah Iselin, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Massachusetts
Ireme Education for Social Impact | Musanze, Rwanda
06/2023
Theory of Change Workshop for Program Leadership (English and French)
HealthBegins National Webinar (Video)
05/2023
Examining the Groundwater: Understanding History as a Context for
Upstream Structural Interventions to Advance Health Equity.
Harvard Medical School Continuing Medical Education
01/2023
Advancing Health Equity: Skills for Health Care Providers
Groundwater Institute
12/2022
The Groundwater Case for Health Equity. Various national clients.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Fellowship Spring Symposium 06/2022
Equity, Evolution, and Blind Spots
Fairlawn Alumni and Akron Community
06/2022
Empire of Rubber: A Conversation with Gregg Mittman on Firestone's Legacy in Liberia and Akron
American Hospital Association: Accelerating Health Equity Conference
05/2022
Health Equity Influencers Roundtable: National Initiative for Health Equity
Health Resources and Services Administration Spring Symposium
05/2022
Health Equity: Readiness, Collaboration, and Co-design
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
04/2022
Practical Scientific Methods for Improving Health and Heath Care - Guest Speaker
Jewish Teen Foundation of Greater Boston
03/2022
Understanding Medical Access and Equity
Health Resources and Services Administration
02/2022
Improving Quality of Care through Equity
Institute for Healthcare Improvement European Advisory Council
12/2021
Health Equity in System Improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Latin American Forum 11/2021
Equity as a Key Driver in Health Care Delivery
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
03/2021
Promoting Health Equity in Healthcare Systems and Beyond
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
03/2021
Health Equity, Racial Justice & Organizational Change - Guest Lecturer
Brigham and Women's Hospital Health Equity Summit
05/2019 & 10/2020
Program developer and moderator to on-line audience of 700+
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Grantees Symposium
09/2020
Actionable Ideas for Advancing Equity delivered to grantee audience
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum
12/2018
Pursuing Equity: The Role of Healthcare Organizations in Driving Change
Hadassah Foundation Board Finance Training
05/2018
Introduced key concept of non-profit finance and planning to non-profit leadership board.
Islamic Society of Boston and Temple Israel
12/2017
Moderated "teach-in" drawing more than 400 attendees strengthening community between Boston's Muslim and Jewish communities
Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE), Navajo Nation 06/2017
Introduction to non-profit finance and program planning lecture and workshop
Teaching and Mentoring
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health | Instructor
2023 - present
Instructor and leadership team core for HSPH Doctorate in Public Health Program, mentoring students, overseeing course competencies, and serving as faculty. Teach Introduction to Public Health (DrPH 201), Case Development Immersion: Dynamics of Teams in Systems (DrPH 255), and co-teach Enabling Teams (DrPH 250), and Enabling Large Scale Change (DrPH 251).
Tufts University |Visiting Lecturer
2018 - present
Co-teach A Practical Introduction to Global Health, a highly rated weekly undergraduate seminar with Anatole Manzi, PhD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Partners in Health. Mentor and support numerous students and alumni.
2025 - present
Co-teach Public Health and Community Power: Strategies and Implementation for Health with Melissa Hector, Director of Equitable and Strategic Initiatives Boston Public Health Commission.
Awarded the Distler Family Foundation grant in recognition of mission and excellence in teaching.
Rx Foundation | Program Developer
March 2024
Developed and taught five modules for non-profit leaders on topics including: Logic Models, Theories of Change, Finance 101, grant processes and AI, board engagement, and funder communication and strategy.
University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda | Visiting Faculty
2023 - present
Guest lecturer in Global Health Delivery Leadership Program for leaders in national Malaria, TB and HIV programs.
Focus: Philanthropy and Multilateralism in Global Health.
Boston University School of Public Health | Guest Lecturer
2018 - present
Teach in "An Introduction to Project Management" and "Planning and Managing Maternal and Child Health Programs in Developing Countries." Cover content on aimsetting, quality improvement, goalsetting, funding non-profits, and financial analysis.
Brown University Summer Institute | Guest Lecturer
Summer 2020
Invited faculty leading summer program intensive curriculum on global health equity.
Harvard Global Health Delivery Intensive Program | Course Leader
Summers 2017-2021
Created and taught supplemental curriculum and provided individual student support.
Beacon Academy | Mentor
2016 - present
Serve as 1:1 mentor to first generation college students navigating workforce entry including research on career paths and positions, resumes, cover letters, interview techniques, negotiation, and workplace entry.
Brigham and Women's Hospital | Employee Institute Faculty
2001-2004
Taught recurring Finance 101 course to employees in variety of roles.
Covered basics of P&Ls, introduction to payor mechanisms, and related cost incentives.