JHHS Health Equity Operations
JHHS Health Equity Team
Risha Irvin, M.D., M.P.H.
Program Director, Health Equity
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity
Vice Chair for
Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor,
Division of Infectious Diseases, JHU School of Medicine
Alaysia Phillips, M.P.H.
Program Director, Health Equity Operations
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
Paula Neira, J.D., M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N.
Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
Marcia Offin
Project Administrator
Armstrong Institute
Hessam Sadatsafavi, Ph.D.
Business Intelligence Developer
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.
SDOH and Health Equity SME
Associate Professor of Medicine, JHU School of Medicine
Charles Harris
Senior Administrative Coordinator
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
JHHS Executive Champions
Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Population Health Officer and Vice President of Population Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Angela Green, PH.D., R.N.
Vice President of Quality & Safety
Armstrong Institute
Lisa Ishii, M.D., M.H.S.
Senior Vice President, Operations
Johns Hopkins Health System
Health Equity Representatives by Entity
We are excited to announce our health equity leadership representatives for each entity. These individuals will be known as the Health Equity Leads of their respective entity. Health Equity leads will be representatives to the centralized JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee and will be responsible for overseeing implementation of the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee’s centralized initiatives and projects at their entities.
The Health Equity Leads will be responsible for:
- Recommending to the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee policies, programs and other initiatives that will improve health equity, and participating in centralized strategy planning for health equity initiatives
- Examining formal and informal structures and processes that increase health inequities and disparities
- Supporting the promotion of health equity education across the Johns Hopkins Health System
- Overseeing implementation of the centralized health equity strategy at their entities
| Name | Title | Entity |
|---|---|---|
| Mysha Allen | Director Case Management & Utilization Review | HCMC |
| Badia Faddoul | Sr. Director of Quality & Safety | JHHC |
| Kendrick Gwynn | Assistant Professor Associate Director of Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute |
JHCP |
| Raena Hariharan | Physician | BMC |
| Raquel Hernandez, M.D. | Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Center for Pediatric Health Equity Research | ACH |
| S. Diane Iverson, B.S.N. | Nurse Case Manager | JHH |
| Ann Kane, M.D. | Medical Director of Quality | JHU SOM |
| Dawn Hohl | Sr. Director of Transitions & Relationship Management | JHAH |
| Julia Kim, M.D., M.P.H. | Associate Professor of Pediatrics /Director, Center for Pediatric Health Equity Research | SOM |
| Aisha Rahim, M.D. | Medical Director | JHHP |
| Monique Sanfuentes | Admin Director of Community Affairs Population Health | Suburban Hospital |
| Kai Shea, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C | Executive Director of Care Management & Social Work | BMC |
| Tarleen (Tina) Singh | Assistant Professor/Emergency Medicine | JHAH |
| Alexis White | Director of Women & Infant Services | SMH |
The Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Equity Advisory Committee
In January 2020, the Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Equity Advisory Committee launched and includes health equity leaders and stakeholders from across the organization with representation from the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, Language Services, Center for Health Equity, Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Urban Health Institute, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Nurse Case Management, Population Health, Disability Services and JHHS Quality, Integration & Operations.
The goals of the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee are:
| Name | Title | Entity |
|---|---|---|
| Anushree Ahluwalia, M.S.N. | Manager of QI | JHH |
| Mysha Allen | Director Case Management Utilization Review |
JHH |
| Cathie Axe, M.E.d. | Disability Officer | JHU |
| Tom Bauer, MBA | Sr Director of Patient Family and Education | JHHS |
| Joanne Benica | Director of Disability Services, Student Disability Services & Utilization Review | JHU |
| Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A. | VP of Population Health | OPH |
| Renee Blanding, M.D. | Vice President of Medical Affairs, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | BMC |
| Marti Brown Bailey, M.S. | Director SSA, Community Health | Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| A.J. Browne, M.F.P., M.A. | Director of Economic Inclusion | Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| Annie Coble | Assistant Director, State Relations | JHU |
| Katie Dietz, M.P.H. | Program Director, The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute | JHH |
| Wardi Donnelly | Director of Access Partnership | JHH |
| Badia Faddoul, D.N.P. | Executive Director of Quality & Safety | JHAH |
| Hanae Fujii-Rios, M.D. M.P.H. | Associate Professor, Pediatric SOM | JHCC |
| Darrell Gaskins, Ph.D. | Director, Center for Health Disparities Solutions | JHU SOPH |
| Angela Green, P.h.D. | VP of Quality and Safety Armstrong Institute | |
| Kendrick Gywnn, M.D. M.P.H. | Physician | JHCP |
| Raena Hariharan, M.D. | Physician | BMC |
| Raquel Hernandez, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. | Co-Lead, Program in Health Equity Research | All Children's Hospital |
| uzanne Hoffman, M.S., M.A.T.H. | Patient & Family Advisory Council Representative | PFAC |
| Dawn Hohl, P.h.D. | Sr. Director of Transitions & Transportation Management | JHAH |
| Michael Huber | Director of Government Affairs, State Relations | GCA |
| Lisa Ishii, M.D. | Senior Vice President for JHHS Integration | JHHS |
| S. Diane Iverson, B.S.N. | Nurse Case Manager, Johns Hopkins Hospital | JHH |
| Marissa McKeever | Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives | JHM |
| Jessica Melton, M.H.A. | Vice President of Strategic Initiatives | JHHS |
| Margaret Moon, M.D. | Director, Department of Pediatrics JHCC Co-Director | The Johns Hopkins Children's Center |
| Amber Murphy | Access JHU Student Disability Services | JHU |
| Diane O'Connor, M.B.A. | Executive Director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | JHHS |
| Jeanette Ortiz, J.D. | Associate Director of Government Affairs, State Relations | GCA |
| Kathleen Page, M.D. | Associate Professor of Medicine Director, The Access Partnership (TAP) Co-Director, Centro SOL |
JHH |
| Aisha Rahim, M.D. | Medical Director | JHHP |
| Monique Sanfuentes, M.B.A., M.A. | Director of Community Affairs & Population Health | |
| Kai Shea, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C | Senior Director for Care Management, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | BMC |
| Erica Shelton, M.D. | SOM Em Med Clinical Programs SOM ED | JHH |
| Tina Singh, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M. | Medical Director | JHAH |
| Michelle Spencer, M.S. | Associate Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative, School of Public Health | JHU SOPH |
| April Taylor, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB | VP- Chief Operating Officer | JHH |
| Tina Tolson, R.N., M.S.N, NE-BC | Senior Director of Operations, JHM Language Services | JHHS |
| Maria Trent, M.D. | Director Pediatric Medicine | JHCC |
| Alexis White, MS.N., R.N. | Director of Women's and Infant Services | SMH |
| Rebecca Wright, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, JHU School of Nursing | JHU SON |
COVID-19 pandemic Support and Resources
During the COVID-19 Pandemic our health equity team implemented several operational strategies to support the most vulnerable populations. COVID-19 Community Education Task Force we partnered with JHM/JHU Government and Community Affairs, JHM Marketing and Communications, the Center for Health Equity, Centro SOL, the Urban Health Institute, and other JHU partners to delivery culturally tailored community COVID-19 vaccine education across the Baltimore and National Capitol Regions.