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We’re on a mission to enhance the sexual and reproductive health of all young people. To do this, we’re cultivating teams who’ll use participatory research and design to sow and scatter the seeds of innovative, equity-focused solutions to real-world challenges.
We believe in uplifting doers, dreamers, and change–makers with diverse backgrounds and wide-ranging lived experiences—particularly those prepared to get their hands dirty, try new things, and adapt to evolving conditions on the ground.
Our Vibrant Ecosystem
A blend of human-centered design and liberatory design principles grounds creativity and imagination in equity and justice
Hand-in-hand collaboration with the people you’re designing for
A nurturing and encouraging environment with coaching and mentorship from experts in health, design, and equity
A connection to other Innovation Hubs, including Accelerators to test, refine, and package what’s promising
Our Team
Emily Rose Connor, MPH
Design Coach, Innovation & Research
Healthy Teen Network
Arianna de la Mancha
Designer, Communications
Healthy Teen Network
Gina Desiderio, MA
Director, Communications
Healthy Teen Network
Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP
Director, Innovation & Research
Healthy Teen Network
Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW
Project Coordinator, Innovation & Research
Healthy Teen Network
April "Kayuri" Lat, MS, MPP
Senior Project Manager, Innovation & Research
Healthy Teen Network
Laura Lloyd, MS, MPH
Design Research Consultant
L.V.Lloyd Consulting
Nick Sufrinko
Creative Direction & Product Design Manager, Communications
Healthy Teen Network
Allison Tomai Felsen
Manager, Communications
Healthy Teen Network
Brittany Wearing
Community Investment Manager
Fact Forward
Equity Accountablity Board
Rena P. Dixon, PhD, MPH, MCHES
Interim CEO
Fact Forward
Trishala Deb
Director, National Programs
Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity
Preston D. Mitchum, Esq, LLM
Chief Executive Officer
PDM Consulting LLC
Kendra King Bowes, MPA, PMP
General Manager
Miami Nation Enterprises
Katherine McLaughlin, MEd
Founder, CEO, Lead Trainer
Elevatus Training
Subject Matter Experts
Sarah Axelson, DrPH(c), MSW
Senior Director, Innovation, Training, & Technical Assistance
Power to Decide
Mary Foyder
Designer, Strategist, Founder
MF Design Collaborative
Maria Isabel Garcia Diaz
Freelance Designer
Jenn Maer
Co-Founder and Creative Director
Harmonic 55
Denise Shanté Brown, MA
Care Pod Lead
Design Justice Network
Arielle Simoncelli, MPH
Senior Consultant
Arielle Simoncelli Consulting
Evaluators
Lisa Kim
Senior Research Analyst
Child Trends
Hannah Rackers, MPH
Research Scientist
Child Trends
Jenn Rogers, MPH
Program Area Director & Senior Research Scholar
Child Trends
Julia Tallant
Research Analyst
Child Trends
The Healthy Teen Network In/Tend Incubator Innovation Hub is supported by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,886,783 with 100 percent funded by OPA/OASH/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, OPA/OASH/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit opa.hhs.gov.
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