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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 Focus

Our multidisciplinary team works to transform outcomes in three areas:

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
Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisition

Coleen Cantwell
Chief Revenue Officer

Dana Hawkins
Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Michael Everett
Chief Culture Officer

Olivia Velez.

Olivia Velez
Chief Science Officer

Kyle MacDonald.

Kyle MacDonald
Chief Impact 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

Miriam Warren
Chief Culture Officer
Yelp

ETR Board Treasurer

Douglas Call
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

ETR Board Secretary

Colleen Z. Gregerson
Three Valleys Communities Foundation

Andrew D. Forsyth, PhD
Independent Consultant

Anthony Sis, MEd
Senior Manager, DEI & People Business Partner
GoHealth

Camila Rodriguez-Rojas, MPH

Cynthia A. Gómez, PhD
Professor Emeritus & Founder Emeritus
SFSU Health Equity Institute

Dafina M. Ward, JD
Consultant and Non-Profit Strategist

Donna Sherard
Founder/Chief Changer
Changeable

Gregg Alton

Jesseca Boyer
Vice President, Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Karen Rayne, PhD
Executive Director
UN|HUSHED

Mike Parent
Principal Researcher
Hopelab

Morey Riordan
Chief Executive Officer
Mind Share Partners

Paurvi Bhatt, MPH
ThirdEyeFocus, Founder & CEO;
Interim CEO Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI)

Pedro Arista, MPH
Vice President
Third Plateau

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