Our Staff

In 2003, Louise Davis co-founded Peer Health Exchange, Inc. (PHE) in order to help fill a gap left by underfunded, understaffed health education programs in public high schools nationwide. As Chief Executive Officer, Louise is primarily responsible for leading PHE’s national growth plan, building and managing the PHE Staff and Boards, raising funds, and providing fiscal and organizational oversight. Louise graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History. While at Yale, she co-founded and directed Community Health Educators, the student volunteer program out of which PHE grew. Louise was selected as a member of the 2011 class of Aspen Entrepreneurial Education Fellows, and was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2012. Louise sits on the Board of Directors of Generation Citizen and America Achieves, and is actively involved with Dwight Hall at Yale-Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice.

Yunmi joined Peer Health Exchange in March 2012. As the HR Generalist, Yunmi is responsible for the day-to-day adminstration of HR services and policies, as well as assisting with talent management. Prior to Peer Health Exchange, her recent positions included Client Manager at Sequoia Benefits, where she designed, implemented, and managed benefit programs for forty early-stage tech start-ups and mid-sized firms in Silicon Valley, and Campus Relations Specialist at VMware, where she recruited university students from top computer science programs across the country and managed their hiring and on-boarding process at the company. Yunmi has also served as a Program Assistant and Volunteer Tutor at Jose Valdes Summer Math Institute, a Bay Area nonprofit whose mission is to improve student’s skills in math and close the achievement gap in San Jose and Silicon Valley. Yunmi graduated from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, with a M.B.A. in Management, and San Jose State University with a B.S. in Business Administration

Louisa joined Peer Health Exchange in November 2011. As National Communications and Engagement Manager, Louisa is primarily responsible for providing communications, material design, and event support to the External Affairs Team and playing a leading role in designing and managing PHE’™s events and stakeholder engagement strategies. Prior to joining the PHE team, Louisa served as Manager of Corporate Affairs at BELL, a national nonprofit that operates high-quality summer and after school learning programs in urban schools. In this role, Louisa was responsible for developing and managing partnerships with BELL’s corporate donors and volunteers. Louisa spent her first year at BELL as a New Sector Alliance Resident in Social Enterprise, a residency program that places and supports early career professionals in capacity-building roles at nonprofit organizations. Louisa graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE).

Zena joined Peer Health Exchange in September 2012. As Executive Assistant, Zena is primarily responsible for providing high-level executive support to the CEO and COO, as well as supporting the External Affairs team. Prior to joining PHE, Zena was the Executive Assistant at Delicious Monster Software, a small software development start-up in San Francisco. In this role, Zena provided support to the CEO and managed the accounting, event planning, human resources, and project management responsibilities for the small company. Zena also currently serves as volunteer Event Manager with One Brick, which provides support to local non-profit and community organizations by creating a unique, social, and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a concrete difference in the community. She recently began mentoring incarcerated youth in San Francisco with Youth Justice Institute. Zena graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in International Relations.

Joe joined PHE in November, 2011. As VP of Programs, he is responsible for the development, management, growth, and evaluation of PHE’s program, as well as the oversight of the strategic programmatic investments that will deepen the organization’s impact. For nearly 20 years, Joe has worked to improve public education opportunities, particularly for historically underserved students. He taught in Atlanta Public Schools, was an Assistant Principal in New York City, and was the founding principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School in Washington, D.C. He has been a fellow for the U.S. Department of Education as well as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, was the Director of Charter School Development for the New York City Department of Education, and most recently was the Director of K-12 Instructional Programs for the New Haven Unified School District. Joe is the author of the book Teaching Without Bells: What We Can Learn from Powerful Practice in Small Schools, and is a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard School of Education, and NYU Law School.

Abby joined Peer Health Exchange in October 2011. As Chief of Staff, Abby is primarily responsible for providing critical, high-level support to the CEO and the National Management Team. Prior to joining PHE, Abby was an Education Pioneers Analyst Fellow with Bellwether Education Partners. The Fellowship is a ten-month program that places early career professionals with private sector experience into analytical roles in the education reform space. Prior to the Fellowship, Abby was a consultant in Huron Consulting Group’s healthcare practice, where she worked with hospitals and health systems to maximize their financial and operational performance. Before consulting, Abby taught elementary school as a Teach For America corps member in Brooklyn, New York. Abby graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in International Studies.

Rebecca joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2011. As the Volunteer and Alumni Development Associate, Rebecca is primarily responsible for supporting the development, management, and evaluation of strategic investments to deepen volunteer commitment, increase engagement among volunteer and alumni, connect volunteers and alumni to opportunities in fields that further the mission of PHE, and to support alumni in efforts to affect change in health education and teen access to health resources. Prior to joining the National program team, she was a PHE Boston Program Associate. Previously, Rebecca served as a Fellow for an international non-profit in Washington, D.C., where she developed the President’s strategic communications and staffed the organization’s strategic planning process. She graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Government and was a recognized student leader in community service and interfaith relations. While a student, Rebecca also worked for several non-profits focused on youth and young adult populations.

Molly joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2007. As the Managing Director of Teaching and Learning, Molly is primarily responsible for supervising and managing all aspects of the PHE Program Model related to Volunteer Teaching and Learning (VTL) and Teen Teaching and Learning (TTL), and to lead the design, execution, review, and revision of all strategic investments in both areas. Before joining the National staff in July 2010, Molly was PHE’s Boston Executive Director for three years. Molly graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a M.Ed. in Higher Education, where she was a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow for Social Entrepreneurship, and Amherst College with a B.A. in American Studies. Prior to joining PHE, Molly spent five years working with WorldTeach; first as a volunteer teacher in Ecuador, next as the Marketing, Admissions and Alumni Director in the headquarters office in Cambridge, MA, and finally as the National Field Director in Ecuador in charge of training and supporting over one hundred volunteer teachers.

Braden joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2010. Before joining the National staff in July 2012, Braden was a PHE Bay Area Program Associate for two years. Braden’s responsibilities as the Teen Teaching and Learning Associate are to assist with the development of the current PHE Program Model, and the creation, revision and evaluation of strategic investments in the TTL area. Braden graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Human Biology, concentrating in Global Health and Human Rights. Prior to joining PHE, Braden worked as the Fellowship Program Director for the Global Health Corps. She also served as an event coordinator for Face AIDS, interned at the National Institutes of Health, and conducted research for the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

Caroline joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2010. As the Organizational Learning and Support Manager, Caroline’s primary responsibilities are to manage PHE’s future formative and current summative evaluation work as we invest in more robust program evaluation. She does this by training staff on appropriate data collection measures, building a culture of data-driven decision-making, and coordinating evaluation needs across the National Program Team and local sites. Caroline graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Brazilian history, and from 2009 to 2010, Caroline conducted a Fulbright project in Brazil on the collective memory of AIDS activism.

Alexandra joined Peer Health Exchange in July 2009. As the Volunteer Teaching and Learning Manager, Alexandra’s responsibilities are to manage the development of the components of the PHE Program Model within the VTL area and lead the design, revision and evaluation of the VTL strategic investments. Prior to this role, Alexandra served as the Chicago Program Manager. Alexandra graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in History. While a student, Alexandra taught public speaking to Penn undergraduates with the campus program Communication Within the Curriculum. Prior to joining PHE, Alexandra was a field organizer with the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, conducting media work, coalition building, and lobbying to pass public interest legislation at the state and federal level.

Glenn joined Peer Health Exchange in October 2011. As Staff Accountant/Bookkeeper, Glenn is primarily responsible for supporting PHE’s general accounting and bookkeeping operations. Glenn joins PHE with over 12 years of experience in accounting and business operations. After graduating from Cal State East Bay with a B.S. in Business Administration, Glenn went on to complete a Master’s of Science in Accountancy from University of Phoenix in 2011. Glenn has extensive experience in accounting and bookkeeping, and has worked in a variety of business and finance settings in both for-profit and non-profit companies. Most recently, Glenn served as an interim Accounting Manager for Playworks, a non-profit organization based in Oakland.

Emily joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2009. As the Bay Area Executive Director, Emily is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating the PHE Bay Area Program, managing the Bay Area Program Associates, raising funds, managing and growing the Bay Area Board of Overseers, and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for the PHE Bay Area site. Before joining the Bay Area team, Emily was PHE’s Los Angeles Executive Director for two years. Emily graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science. Prior to PHE, Emily interned at NARAL Pro-Choice California, the ACLU of Northern California, and Human Rights Watch. She was honored by Planned Parenthood in June of 2009 for her work as a student activist.

Megan joined Peer Health Exchange in January 2012. As a Bay Area Program Associate, Megan is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Bay Area Program, and assisting the Bay Area Executive Director. Prior to joing PHE, Megan worked doing legal advocacy for African Refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, and Korean sex workers in Rhode Island. She most recently co-founded FemSexComm, a Bay Area community-based workshop that addresses issues of sexuality, gender, social justice, and identity. Megan graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Comparative Literature.

Robin joined Peer Health Exchange in January 2011. As the Boston Executive Director, Robin is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating the PHE Boston program, managing the Boston Program Managers and Fellow, raising funds, managing and growing the Boston Board of Overseers, and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for the PHE Boston site. Robin has an M.S. in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded the Dean’s Emerging Leader Award upon graduation. She also holds a B.A. from Macalester College. Robin currently serves as the Board Vice President for Casa Myrna Vazquez in Boston. Prior to joining PHE, Robin worked as the Director of Development at Crittenton Women’s Union in Boston and as a Development Manager at Philadelphia-based Fairmount Ventures, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in resource and organizational development. Before her work in consulting, Robin worked as the Assistant Executive Director for the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts.

Kasey joined PHE in June 2011. As a Boston Program Associate, Kasey is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Boston Program and assisting the Boston Executive Director. Kasey graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Community Health and International Relations with a concentration in Global Health and Nutrition. At Tufts, she served as a Health Educator, Leadership Council Member, and Co-Coordinator for the Tufts PHE chapter. While a student, Kasey interned with Our Bodies Ourselves, a women’s health education and advocacy organization located in Cambridge, MA. She also worked in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.

Kassie joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2012. As a Boston Program Associate, Kassie is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Boston Program. Kassie has an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also holds a B.A. in music performance from Butler University. Prior to joining PHE, Kassie worked as the Community Program Manager at From the Top in Boston and as a Girls’ Education and Empowerment Extension Agent with the Peace Corps in Togo. Before her work with the Peace Corps, Kassie worked as a Music/Arts Teacher at a parochial school in Indiana.

Danielle joined Peer Health Exchange in April of 2012. As the Chicago Executive Director, Danielle is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating the PHE Chicago program as well as managing the Chicago Program team, raising funds, managing and growing the Chicago Board Overseers, and providing fiscal and organisational oversight for PHE Chicago. Prior to joining PHE, Danielle worked for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) managing the Culture of Calm program, a city-wide initiative aimed at reducing violence in some of Chicago’s toughest high schools. Before working for CPS, Danielle worked for Whirlpool Corporation, Inc. in both the Global Innovation and Sales Departments; focusing primarily on strategy, operations, and innovation. She also worked for The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. as an Associate Consultant and a Summer Intern. Danielle has a B.B.A from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business in Finance and Accounting.

Rebecca joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2011. As a Chicago Program Associate, Rebecca is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Chicago Program, and assisting Chicago Executive Director. Rebecca graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in French and Francophone Studies. At Swarthmore College, Rebecca served as the Senior Class President and as a Peer Sexual Health Counselor. Prior to joining PHE, Rebecca interned at the Philadelphia Women’s Center and the Department of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research at the University of Chicago as a high school Health Educator. Rebecca also serves as a Lab Associate at CommunityHealth, a volunteer-based medical home for the uninsured in Chicago.

Amita joined Peer Health Exchange in May 2012. As the Los Angeles Executive Director, Amita is responsible for developing, managing, and evaluating the PHE Los Angeles program, raising funds, and managing the local staff and Board. She provides fiscal and organizational oversight for the city site and leads local strategic planning. Amita brings over a decade of experience as a nonprofit manager, consultant, youth development specialist and social justice advocate to her work with PHE. Prior to joining PHE, she served as the Coordinator and a cast member of Secret Survivors, a theater project she conceived of in 2009 for NYC-based performance group Ping Chong & Co. featuring survivors of child sexual abuse telling their stories. Before that, she held full-time positions in New York City nonprofits and public institutions, including Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), Make the Road NY, Global Kids and Legal Momentum. Amita has served as: a consultant to the Liberty Hill Foundation, Social Justice Philanthropy Collaborative, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, and Bard High School Early College; an Education Pioneers Fellow at the Broad Foundation and a Media Fellow at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD); a Faculty Member at Sadie Nash Leadership Project; and the Board Chair of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. She is the co-host of Flip the Script, a weekly radio show on KPFK Los Angeles, and enjoys writing and performing poetry in her spare time. Amita holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an M.P.A. from the NYU Wagner School, where she was a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship.

Caitlin joined Peer Health Exchange in August of 2010. As a Los Angeles Program Manager, Caitlin is primarily responsible for leading Los Angeles strategic investments, effectively implementing the Los Angeles program, and assisting the Los Angeles Executive Director in the goals of the Strategic Plan. Caitlin graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. in Latin American Studies, concentrating in Sociology and History. Prior to joining PHE, Caitlin interned at several California-based nonprofits, including The Women’s Building in San Francisco and Break the Cycle in Los Angeles. While living abroad for several years in South America, Caitlin also conducted sex education workshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and taught and choreographed dance at a home for orphaned youth in the Peruvian Andes.

Rachael joined Peer Health Exchange in December of 2012. As the New York City Executive Director, Rachael is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating the PHE New York City program as well as managing the New York City Program team, raising funds, managing and growing the New York City Board Overseers, and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for PHE New York City .

Prior to joining PHE, Rachael worked for the HEAT Program at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she led a new program focused on engaging women of color who are HIV positive in their medical care using peer outreach workers. Before working for HEAT, she managed a peer program at Project Reach Youth (PRY) providing sexual health education to youth in Brooklyn. Rachael started her career in public health when she spent a year volunteering in South Africa as a peer educator on sexual health issues with Restless Development. Rachael serves on the board of directors of Sadie Nash Leadership Project. She holds Masters degrees in Public Health and Social Work from Columbia University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.

Colin joined PHE in August 2011 as a New York Program Associate. Colin graduated from Yale University, where he served as a Co-Coordinator of Community Health Educators, the student volunteer program out of which PHE grew. Colin has collaborated with renowned sexual health educators to develop programs for college students and adolescents. He has also led many health education programs and campaigns specifically targeted to teenagers, including Hooking Up& Staying Hooked, an online sexual health and relationship resource specifically for high school aged boys.

Sarah joined PHE in August 2012. As a New York Program Associate, Sarah is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the NYC program and assisting the NYC Executive Director and Program Director. Sarah graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Prior to joining the PHE team, Sarah served as a Community HealthCorps member in NYC with the Institute for Family Health, where she developed and taught comprehensive health education workshops at the four public high schools served by IFH’s school-based health center.

Kellye McKenzie joined Peer Health Exchange in September 2012. As the Washington DC Executive Director, she is responsible for developing, managing, and evaluating the PHE Washington DC program, raising funds, and managing the local staff and Board. She provides fiscal and organizational oversight for the city site and leads local strategic planning. Kellye, who started her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica in 1999 working as a peer health educator, has worked on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and youth development issues for more than a decade. Prior to joining PHE she served as Adolescent Health Policy Program Manager at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, where she managed an HIV/AID prevention program targeting high-risk adolescent males. She served as Associate Peace Corps Director in Western Samoa from 2008-2011, managing the development and implementation of two community development programs, and supporting a diverse group of volunteers. She has also served as Senior Program Manager, Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities at the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, where she helped shape state health department HIV prevention policies and programs targeting African American Women and Youth of Color, and Prevention Program Manager at the American Academy of HIV Medicine where she worked to increase the capacity of clinicians to provide effective HIV screening and counseling. Kellye received a Masters of Public Administration from New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (Public Service Fellow), and a BA in English from Spelman College.