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New Life ChallengeExpert Advisory

Panel

Meet our Advisors

Ever wish you had access to mentors or experts in the field as you design and test an innovation? Wonder how much further your concept could go with insights and support from someone who has spent years in the field?

Our advisors for the New Life Challenge will play a key role in guiding and shaping the outcomes of this global initiative by providing expert feedback and mentorship to our shortlisted Challenge teams.

The Advisory team, made up of experts and thought leaders in maternal health, innovation, and design, will serve as mentors to shortlisted proposals, helping and challenging teams take their innovations further. They will answer questions, provide feedback, and guide the direction of innovators via mentorship calls and idea evaluation.

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Robert AltmanChair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gould Medical

Group

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Stefanie BoltzSenior Manager, The Bixby Center for

Global Reproductive Health, UCSF

Laura AndreoliMedical Doctor specialized in Rheumatology, University of

Brescia

Dewi BurtonDirector, Strategy and Business Development, Sutter Health

Juli FragaPsychologist and Health Educator,

Postpartum Depression, UCSF

Molly EaganVice President, Patient Experience,

Planned Parenthood

Theresa FreiCEO, Sutter Medical Foundation

Helena HarnikOperational Director, The Synergist

Eleni GreenwoodPhysician, UCSF

Brynn HarringtonDirector, People Growth,

Facebook

Cassi JanakosCofounder, Healthy Horizons

Balungile BelzDirector of Communications,

GlobeMed

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Hege KoksvikHead, Norwegian National

Advisory unit for Pregnancy and Rheumatic diseases

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Cynthia PerazzoSVP, AVIA Health Innovation

Cara OsborneChief Clinical Officer, Baby+Co.

Marci ReissPresident, IBD Support Foundation

Bina ShrimaliHealth Equity Innovation

Consultant, CA

Ruth ShaberFounder, Tara Health Foundation

Kendra SmithEditor, Healthline Media

Melissa WhippoClinical Social Worker, UCSF

Natalia TsymbalenkoDesigner, Maternal Mental Health

Innovation

Steve WimmerSenior Director, Providence

Healthcare System

Karin WoodSVP Director of Planning, Arnold

Worldwide

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Kay MatthewsFounder, Shades of Blue Project

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Jodie ReisRheumatologist, Rheumatology

Associates of Saskatoon

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Satoshi ItoMD, Niigata Rheumatic Center

Becky MichelsonMIT Media Lab, Make the

BreastPump Not Suck

Our Expert Advisors