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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 (Skywark) 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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