H2HC 2025 Fall Summit: Advancing Health Equity through Innovation and Partnerships

Nutrition and Health Equity: Framing the Landscape

• Priscilla Wang, MD, Associate Medical Director of Primary Care Health Equity, Mass General Brigham

Shifting the Landscape of Nutrition and Health Equity

• Moderator: Priscilla Wang, MD, Mass General Brigham
• Natalie Haynes, Executive Director, Vitamix Foundation
• Gina Plata-Nino, SNAP Director, Food Research & Action Center
• Richard Sheward, Director of System Implementation Strategies, Children’s HealthWatch

Innovative Cross-Sector Solutions

• Moderator: Julie Meyer, Founder, Connection151
• Melissa Monbouquette, Executive Director, The BUILD Health Challenge
• Kim Prendergast, Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Community Care Cooperative (C3)
• Daniel Riff, Head of Government and Nonprofit Operations, DoorDash Project DASH

Policy Notes from the Field

• Moderator: Nicolene Hengen, Executive Director, H2HC
• Emily Bell McCormick, Executive Director, The Policy Project
• Abbie Watts, Director of School Food Advocacy, Community Food Advocates

The BMC StreetCred Client Experience

• Moderator: Rachel Sagor, MD, Boston Medical Center and Medical Director at StreetCred
• Yvenord and Lourdia Beauvoir with children Elohimson and Jehohwehkim

Combating Wealth Inequality for National Well-Being

• Moderator: Erika Hanson, Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI), Harvard Law School
• Katy Crosby, Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
• Priya Fielding-Singh, Director of Policy and Programs, Global Food Initiative, George Washington University
• Angela Odoms-Young, Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Cornell University

Health Equity in Action

• Moderator: Emily Yu, Chief Partnerships and Program Officer, Newman’s Own Foundation
• Kelley Lê, Executive Director, Grades of Green
• Mackenzie Sehlke, Executive Director, Boulder County Farmers Markets
• Neely Snyder, Executive Director, Dream of Wild Health
• Ralph Wolfe, Director of Indigenous Stewardship, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska