Adrienne Ammerman is a health communications professional with 18 years of experience at the local, regional, state, & national levels. She has dedicated her career to empowering health communicators to support their communities with evidence-based, culturally competent, and measurable health information.

In 2019, through her work with WNC Health Network, Adrienne initiated the creation of a collective impact collaborative that has grown to include health communicators representing public health agencies, hospitals, and community-based partners across the 18 counties of western North Carolina. During the pandemic, Adrienne coordinated a customizable regional communications campaign to build local communicators’ capacity to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. Highlighted by the CDC as a model strategy, this approach is now being adapted in WNC for use with other priority health issues.

Adrienne holds an MA in communications with a concentration in health communication from Johns Hopkins University and was a 2023 Information Futures Fellow at Brown University School of Public Health.

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Chris Appleton is the Founder and CEO of Art Pharmacy, a healthcare-grade social prescribing company. Art Pharmacy works nationally with health systems, payers, and community-based organizations to support individuals struggling with mental health, loneliness, and chronic disease.

Prior to founding Art Pharmacy, Appleton co-founded two nonprofit organizations, where he became a national leader in cross-sector collaboration. Appleton and his work have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, Fast Company, and more. He is a frequent public speaker with recent engagements including SXSW, EQTY, and AAM.

He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Appleton’s strong commitment to servant leadership and civic engagement has led to numerous awards and honors, including Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Healthcare Champion Award, Americans for the Arts National Emerging Leader Award, Emory Center for Creativity and the Arts Community Impact Award, and New Leaders Council Alumni Award, 2019 Class of Leadership Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40, Georgia Trend’s 100 Notable Georgians, Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2014, and World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers. Appleton and his wife, Annie, who works for the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, live in Atlanta with their two young children.

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Quisha Umemba is the CEO of Umemba Health, Quisha helps public health organizations and healthcare systems to educate their workforce, empower their leadership, and expand their community presence. She has more than 20 years of diverse experience including roles such as Registered Nurse, Public Health Practitioner, and Entrepreneur. A visionary in the field of public health entrepreneurship, Quisha believes that public health professionals are uniquely positioned to serve the field of Public Health through entrepreneurship leading the way for public health innovation. Her goal is to shed light on the pivotal role public health and healthcare professionals have in fostering innovation within the entrepreneurial landscape.

Quisha teaches helping professionals to leverage their expertise, package their genius, and monetize their skillset so they can start, grow, and scale a profitable public health consulting business that makes an impact and an income. She also advises organizations on how to innovate workplace culture by nurturing the intrapreneurs within their team.

Quisha is a curriculum designer, expert facilitator, and highly qualified and experienced corporate trainer specializing in training of trainers, leadership development, and a range of personal and professional development topics. She is a sought-after presenter with a dynamic speaking style and an expert at engaging audiences virtually and in person. Quisha serves as a subject matter expert in public health and population health strategies that support individual development and organizational performance.

Whether it's shedding light on pressing public health issues or empowering individuals to harness their full potential, Quisha’s goal is to spark change and inspire action, her life’s mission is to empower, educate, and transform the lives of others. She prides herself on being a "change-maker on a mission" to ignite conversations that matter. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, son, and a fur baby.

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Dr. Chandria D. Jones is a Principal Research Scientist in Public Health and Affiliate Staff at the Center on Equity Research at NORC at the University of Chicago. Dr. Jones works in the areas of behavioral health, health equity, and health communications. She leads equity-focused projects that leverage community engagement and participatory methods, emphasizing culturally responsive and equitable evaluation and research. Her research examines social and environmental determinants of health for historically marginalized populations such as people from racial and ethnic minority groups, youth and families with lower incomes, and persons with mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. Jones’ work has a strong racial equity and systems change focus emphasizing the need to understand the complex social, cultural, and historical factors necessary to transform policies and practices. Dr. Jones earned her Ph.D. in Behavioral and Community Health from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her M.P.H. from Florida International University.

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Solveiga Jaskunas is an HR Consultant, Career Coach, Connector and Speaker. Her passion lies in helping immigrants thrive professionally in the United States, and in working with employers to make their workplace culture more inclusive. Her consultancy focuses on HR consulting, career coaching, training, speaking, and network referral services for organizations and individuals. Her recent speaking event at the Expat Women Summit and HR Global Summit reached participants from more than 50 countries. Solveiga was recently featured in Security Magazine, as one of three leaders with distinct LinkedIn communication styles and in the magazine in France.

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Ashani Johnson-Turbes, Ph.D. is the Vice President & Director of the Center on Equity Research, a multi-disciplinary Center in The Bridge at NORC at the University of Chicago. The Center advances equity through the development, implementation, and dissemination of high-quality inclusive, and equitable social science research and methods. Johnson-Turbes leads the Center, focused on scientifically rigorous, social science research, expanding culturally responsive research, engaging the community, building partnerships, and embedding equity principles in research across a range of activities and departments. She is an experienced and award-winning social scientist with over 20 years of conducting communication, social marketing, public health, and public policy research, including rigorous measurement of communication messages, materials, and campaigns to promote equity. Johnson-Turbes blends her academic background in political science, political behavior, and public policy with years of work in public health, health communication, and evaluation. She received her BA at Hampton University, MA, and PhD at Purdue University with continued studies in political science and quantitative methods at Leiden University and the University of Chicago. Johnson-Turbes serves on the Board for BLKHLTH, as an Adjunct Professor at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, and the Vice President for the Society for Health Communication.

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Dr. Nicole F. Roberts is the author of Generosity Wins: How and Why this Game-Changing Superpower Drives Our Success and is the founder of Health & Human Rights Strategies, a health care and human rights-focused advising firm in Washington, D.C. Roberts is also the Executive Director of Feed A Billion, an international nonprofit that feeds girls in need, and the host of The Global Good Podcast. She contributes to Forbes, contextualizing health, and highlighting ideas, companies, and people changing the health landscape. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals and publications, and her talks can be found on the United Nations website and various news and sports outlets. Roberts holds a doctorate in public health from the University of North Carolina, a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri. She sits on several boards including the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Foundation Board of Directors.

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Steve Bollar, a.k.a. Stand Tall Steve, is driven to help schools, associations, and organizations create a better culture and climate through creative innovations and encouragement. His books, Stand Tall Leadership and Ideas, Ideas, Ideas! has been a jumping point for hundreds of organizations on how to increase morale, change the culture and improve the climate for their students and staff.

In 2023 Steve was identified as one of the Top 30 Global Gurus In Education. In 2014 Steve was awarded the Burlington County Principals and Supervisors Association Visionary Leadership Award. In 2011 Steve was recognized by South Jersey Magazine as South Jersey’s top 20 Men of the Year. Additionally, Steve was chosen by Suburban Family Magazine Top 20 Citizen of the Year for 2012. Steve is also a member of the Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame. Renaissance is a program that focuses on recognizing students and staff while developing a positive school culture.

Steve served on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association and currently sits as a board member on the Garden State Council of the Boy Scouts.

Steve has a long history in the education system, from art teacher to principal to Superintendent of Schools. His 25+ year career has shown him firsthand how to face the challenges that any organization can encounter and how to overcome them with creativity and communication.

It’s this insight that he brings to the stage during his keynotes, breakouts, and workshops - training administration, teachers, organizations and staff on how to create a better atmosphere for students and staff alike.

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