Who We Are

“When innovation is led by individuals, families, and communities who are closest to the issues, I see powerful glimpses of a just future - and my hope is renewed.”

“I truly feel energized by our work because when we listen to the needs of communities and center our work in supporting them to develop solutions that address the problems they face, we cede power in a meaningful way that has the potential to actually break down the structural and racist barriers that impact their well-being and dignity."

“I am excited to extend human dignity into our understanding of health and well-being using tools from public health and technology.”

"Racial equity, justice, and liberation are consistently core passions in my life, centering on the belief that self-actualization is a human right, achieved through continuous scrutiny and interrogation of the self, community, and the systems of power that influence their destiny and the unending work of restoring power to the disempowered. This work is my daily contribution to manifesting that belief."

"No one alive has experienced an anti-racist and equitable world. We cannot assert what it will look like but my experience nurturing the visions of communities has shown me that it will exist. Only community-led innovation can give shape and color to this future. It is my privilege to till the soil."

“As a woman of color and family caregiver, I feel propelled to do this work because I have experienced firsthand what it means to navigate inequitable systems; what is the point of this data and research if we don’t apply it towards systemic change, which requires shifting power back to communities and those who have been disenfranchised by centering on their voices, needs, and lived experiences?”