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Research and Development (R&D) for Sustained Anti-Racism Practices and the Advancement of Racial Equity

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Senior Director of Innovation Strategy

Sarika

Sarika, the Senior Director of Innovation Strategy on the Research and Development team at Health Leads, is new to the team but excited to be a part of a team and to explore innovative, community-driven solutions to address systemic racism and reduce disparities in health outcomes. Prior to Health Leads, she has worked for more than 15 years to support the economic security and mobility of all individuals, their families and their communities, working internationally and domestically in academic institutes, non-profits and local government. While new to the field of public health she is looking forward to utilizing her skills and expertise at an organization whose north star aligns with her passion and commitment to ensuring the overall well-being and dignity of all.

Research Associate

Manisha

Manisha [Ma-Knee-Sha] assist with all things research related, from doing literature reviews, conducting ethnographic interviews, testing new ideas, creating study reports, and contributing to research designs. She’s passionate about understanding people, social systems, and how interactions within these systems impact our lives. She’s dedicated to using applied sociology and interdisciplinary research methods for the betterment of communities and those who have been historically underserved.

Innovation Manager

Arantxa

Arantxa creates paths for interdependence : of fields (art & science) of relatives (flora, fauna, people) of imagination styles ( messy & precise). In this way she guides creative visions to achieve racial health equity while leveraging the strengths of her team. She earned her B.A. in Biological Anthropology from
Boston University.

Health is everything. One day it will be achievable for all.

Director of Informatics

Scott

Scott joined Health Leads' Research and Development team in 2021 as the Director of Informatics, supporting the Analytics and Software Development teams. Most recently, Scott served on the Research and Evaluation team as the first Director of Informatics at the Boston Public Health Commission, developing an informatics strategy for the agency and their cluster identification strategy when the COVID-19 pandemic landed. Scott holds a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, a Bachelor's of Science in Biology, and spent his years before joining public health as a process improvement engineer in large molecule GMP manufacturing.

Manager of Software Development

Ebonie

Ebonie has been with Health Leads for 5 years, working in various software development roles. Racial equity and justice have always been central passions in her life, and she constantly seeks to put her available energy towards those goals. She believes that self-actualization is a human right, which can only be achieved through continuous scrutiny and interrogation of the self, community, and the systems of power that influence their destiny and the never-ending work towards restoring power to the disempowered.

Vice President of Research & Development

Sheena

Sheena (she/her) is Vice President of Research & Development. She draws from a background in sociocultural anthropology and public health, with experience in community-driven research and innovation.