Meet Our Fellows

Since 2009, GHC has trained, supported, and amplified the impact of over 1,000 health equity leaders through our leadership development programs. Get to know the diverse changemakers who are part of our powerful, growing network.

 

Irene

Irene Nakakande

Irene Nakakande was born in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Makerere University. She was inspired to study...

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Jaimee

Jaimee Swift

Jaimee Swift is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Temple University where she majored in communications and was editor-in-chief of Temple University’s branch...

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Jamee

Jamee Kuznicki

Jamee Kuznicki was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an intern in Nairobi, Kenya, she organized a grassroots NGO called Lisha Mtoto Initiative,...

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James

James Cauthen

James Cauthen was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Recently, James has primarily worked in community and hospital pharmacies in various capacities....

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Jasmine

Jasmine Burton

Jasmine Burton was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2014, her senior design team won the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize competition...

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Jenala

Jenala Nyangu

Jenala Nyangu is from Lusaka, Zambia. Jenala has interned with both governmental and non-governmental organizations focusing on topics including water supply and...

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Jillian

Jillian Dunning

Jillian Dunning is from Somerville, Massachusetts. Prior to joining GHC, she lived in Washington DC where she worked with the analytics team...

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John

John Lichenya

John Lichenya currently lives in Malawi. He has extensive experience working in the non-profit sector including serving as the Director of Programs...

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John Reuben

John Reuben Ngoma

John Reuben Ngoma was born in Solwezi, Zambia. John was a part of a team that completed a gender mainstreaming project at...

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John

John Spangler

John Spangler grew up on an organic vegetable farm in West Virginia. Since 2011, he has worked in the Office of Global...

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Joviah

Joviah Tuhaise

Joviah Tuhaise was born in Fort Portal, Uganda. She was a member of the Al and Data Science research group of Makerere...

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Juliet

Juliet Nandawula

Juliet Nandawula was born in Kampala, Uganda. She completed her undergraduate studies in nursing and received her master’s degree in clinical epidemiology...

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Kaila

Kaila Clarke

Kaila Clarke is originally from the metro-Detroit area in Michigan. After completing her undergraduate education, Kaila spent two years in Senegal conducting...

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Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn Maloney

Kaitlyn Maloney is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2013, she has worked at Uganda Village Project in Iganga, Uganda where she...

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Kalin

Kalin Werner

Kalin Werner was born and raised in California’s bay area. Since 2014, she has worked as a Public Health Associate for the...

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Karolina

Karolina Schantz

Karolina Schantz was born in Champaign, Illinois. She recently received her Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan. During that...

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Kathryn

Kathryn Beck

Kathryn (Katie) Beck grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. She majored in nutrition and food studies at New York University and...

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Kenya

Kenya Murray

Kenya Murray was born in Metcalfe, Mississippi. Prior to joining GHC, she worked at the New York City Department of Health and...

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Keoshia

Keoshia Banks

Keoshia Banks was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wanting to remain close to home, she attended the...

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Kim

Kim Morgan

Kim Morgan hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While receiving her Master of Public Health from Boston University, Kim traveled to Ethiopia where she...

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Lara

Lara Heskestad

Lara Heskestad is from Carmel, New York. She attended Drew University where she studied psychology and French. After graduating, Lara moved to...

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Laura

Laura Bishop

Laura Bishop is from Melbourne, Australia. Since completing her undergraduate degree, she has been the National Manager of the Ethiopiaid Australia Foundation...

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Lena

Lena Derisavifard

Lena Derisavifard was born and raised in Arlington, Texas. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she studied math and engineering....

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Lindiwe

Lindiwe Bandazi

Lindiwe Bandazi was born in Blantyre, Malawi. She graduated from the University of Malawi in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree...

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