About ETR
ETR is a national organization that envisions a world where all individuals and communities achieve their best health. We are driven by our mission to improve health and well-being for youth and communities by championing science.
Our Values
Partners in the Fight for Health Equity
We are part of a movement to improve health and education outcomes for all communities.
Science Is Foundational
We believe in grounding our work in science that is transdisciplinary and rigorous.
Diversity + Inclusion
We believe everyone should have the same access and opportunities in life.
Integrity + Excellence
We don’t take the easy way out; our science-based solutions are tested and vetted.
Responsive to Emerging Needs + Trends
We innovate and respond with new and tailored products and services.
Enthusiasm for What Lies Ahead
We focus forward, not rest on the body of our current work.
ETR Leadership Team
Vignetta Charles
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Blanke
Chief Operating Officer
Coleen Cantwell
Vice President, Business Development
Dana Hawkins
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Everett
Chief People & Culture Officer
Gabrielle Chew
Vice President of Public Affairs
Karin Coyle
Chief Science Officer
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors come from across the nation to provide assistance and oversight to ETR's mission and work. Board members reflect diverse professional expertise, as well as ETR's diverse constituencies.
ETR Board Chair
Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
ETR Board Vice Chair
Colleen Z. Gregerson
Three Valleys Communities Foundation
ETR Board Treasurer
Douglas Call
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ETR Board Secretary
Pedro Arista, MPH
Vice-President
Third Plateau
Andrew D. Forsyth, PhD
Independent Consultant
Anthony Sis, MEd
Senior Manager, DEI & People Business Partner
GoHealth
Camila Rodriguez-Rojas, MPH
Dafina M. Ward, JD
Executive Director
Southern AIDS Coalition
Donna Sherard
Founder/Chief Changer
Changeable
Gregg Alton
Karen Rayne, PhD
Executive Director
UN|HUSHED
Mike Parent
Principle Researcher
Hopelab
Miriam Warren
Chief Culture Officer
Yelp
Morey Riordan
Chief Executive Officer
Mind Share Partners
Paurvi Bhatt, MPH
ThirdEyeFocus, Founder & CEO;
Interim CEO Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI)
ETR is a 501 (c) 3 EIN #94-2760764
