STAFF

National Staff

Louise E. Davis, Co-Founder and Executive Director

Bryden Sweeney-Taylor, Chief Operating Officer

Emma Pollack-Pelzner, Director of Programs

Angie Peluse, Director of Program Development

Stream Wang, National Director of Finance and Administration

Madeline Kerner, National Director of Outreach and Development

Rachel Dickens, National Development and Communications Coordinator

Betsy McCormick, Operations and Office Associate

New York City Staff

Jennifer Childress, New York City Executive Director

Dacia Read, New York City Program Manager

Julia Shatz, New York City Program Manager

Boston Staff

Molly Greene, Boston Executive Director

Chloe Ciccariello, Boston Program Associate

Natasha Dravid, Boston Program Associate

Chicago Staff

Keri Robertson, Chicago Executive Director

Alexandra Lozanoff, Chicago Program Associate

SF Bay Area Staff

Eve Fine, Bay Area Program Associate

Los Angeles Staff

Emily Gasner, Los Angeles Executive Director

Staff Bios:

Louise E. Davis, Co-Founder and Executive Director

In 2003, Louise Davis co-founded Peer Health Exchange, Inc. (PHE) with Katy Dion in order to help fill a gap left by underfunded, understaffed health education programs in public high schools nationwide. As Executive Director, 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 Peer Health Exchange, Inc. grew. Louise serves on the Board of Directors of Dwight Hall at Yale-the center for public service and social justice.

Bryden Sweeney-Taylor, Chief Operating Officer

Bryden joined Peer Health Exchange in September 2005. As Chief Operating Officer, Bryden is primarily responsible for overseeing all PHE operations by supervising PHE sites and programs, executing PHE's national growth plan, managing human resources, designing and managing internal systems, and working closely with the PHE National Finance Manager to track budgets to organizational goals. Bryden attended Deep Springs College and graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Folklore and Mythology. Prior to joining PHE, Bryden worked as a Field Organizer for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc., recruiting, training, and organizing volunteers on environmental and political campaigns in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Emma Pollack-Pelzner, Director of Programs

Emma joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2005. As the Director of Programs, Emma is primarily responsible for overseeing PHE programs by implementing educational, management, and evaluation strategies and tools across PHE sites, working closely with the Director of Program Development to strengthen PHE programs, and assisting with the execution of program-related strategic plans. Emma has a B.A. in philosophy from Yale University, where she served on the steering committee of Community Health Educators, the student volunteer program out of which Peer Health Exchange, Inc. grew. Prior to joining PHE, Emma taught English and technology at the Bilkent International School in Ankara, Turkey. Emma also spent two years in PHE's New York City office, most recently as the New York City Director.

Angie Peluse, Director of Program Development

Angie joined Peer Health Exchange in April 2009. As the Director of Program Development, Angie is primarily responsible for leading the development of the PHE program as we work to strengthen the elements of the PHE model that measurably affect teens' ability to make healthy decisions. She will do this by creating and enhancing educational, management, and evaluation tools, designing innovations to the PHE model, and assisting with the execution of program-related strategic plans. Angie graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Women's Studies and American History, and received her MEd from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After college, she received the Bryanston Fellowship to teach high school in England. Most recently, prior to joining PHE, Angie was an Associate Consultant at the Parthenon Group in the Educational Center for Excellence, where she advised both forand non-profit clients in the Education sector. Angie has also worked as a Consultant with Public Consulting Group, focusing on technology and data warehousing implementation in educational entities, served as the Assistant Women's Swimming Coach at Harvard, and volunteered as an Options Counselor at Planned Parenthood in Boston. Angie has done research in Western Europe on sexual health education and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on multiple pathways of educational progression.

Stream Wang, National Director of Finance and Administration

Stream joined Peer Health Exchange in October 2009. As the Director of Finance and Administration, Stream is primarily responsible for leading PHE's finances by providing fiscal oversight for all PHE sites and by implementing inter-departmental financial plans in line with organizational goals. Stream oversees FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cash flow processes, implements internal controls, ensures regulatory compliance, manages the annual audit, supervises finance and accounting personnel, and oversees administrative operations of the organization. Prior to joining PHE, Stream worked as an actuary at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company/Allianz, where she managed an actuarial unit with over $350 million in revenue by creating mathematical and financial models, and by providing business advisory and risk management support. She also served as a volunteer at Room to Read in San Francisco and at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. Stream graduated from Stanford University with a M.S. in Developmental Biology with a concentration in Bioinformatics, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Biology. Stream was the recipient of National Science Foundation Fellowship and Stanford Graduate Fellowship and co-authored publications in top-tiered scientific journals including Cell, Nature Medicine, and Genetics. Stream is a member of the San Francisco Chapter of CalCPA.

Madeline Kerner, National Director of Outreach and Development

Madeline joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2007. As the National Director of Outreach and Development, Madeline is primarily responsible for developing PHE's outreach and development strategy, overseeing the systems to implement that strategy, and ensuring that PHE meets its outreach and development goals-at national, in existing cities, and for new city sites. Madeline graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History. While at Yale, she served as the Co-Coordinator of Middle School Community Health Educators, the student volunteer program out of which Peer Health Exchange, Inc. grew.

Rachel Dickens,National Outreach and Development Coordinator

Rachel joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2008. As the National Outreach and Development Coordinator, Rachel is primarily responsible for assisting in the creation of PHE's outreach and development strategy, building the systems to implement that strategy, and coordinating all outreach and development efforts across PHE sites-at national, in existing city sites, and for new city sites. Rachel graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in French. Prior to joining PHE, Rachel was the Special Assistant to the President at the Taproot Foundation, where she managed day-to-day operations and completed marketing and development projects for the President and COO.

Betsy McCormick, National Program and Operations Associate

Betsy joined Peer Health Exchange in December 2008. As the National Program and Operations Associate, Betsy is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the PHE Program and PHE Operations across all PHE sites, managing PHE technology and providing administrative support. Betsy graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Social Studies. Prior to joining PHE, Betsy spent several months backpacking through Central and South America. She also worked as a research assistant for St. Peter's University Hospital in New Jersey, focusing on Guatemalan midwives in addition to implementing a doctor/patient relations survey.

Jennifer Childress, New York City Executive Director

Jennifer joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2009. As the New York City Executive Director, Jennifer is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing and evaluating PHE's New York Program and cultivating relationships with New Yorkers who support PHE's mission. Prior to joining the PHE team, Jennifer was Chief of Staff at Phipps Community Development Corporation, an organization which provides access to skills and opportunity to low-income New York communities. At Phipps CDC, she managed strategic, data-driven management, and organizational change initiatives. During her time in college and beyond, Jennifer developed a commitment to public service, working with Project Serve, NASA, and the NAACP. Jennifer earned her Bachelor's Degree in political science from Pepperdine University in her home state of California.

Dacia Read, New York Program Manager

Dacia joined Peer Health Exchange in July 2008. As New York Program Manager, Dacia is primarily responsible for managing, growing, and evaluating the PHE Program at two College Sites, supervising the development, management, growth, and evaluation of all New York City Partner High Schools, supporting PHE's New York City fundraising, and assisting the New York City Executive Director. Dacia graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Urban Studies. Prior to joining PHE's staff, Dacia was a Health Educator, Leadership Council member and Co-Coordinator for Peer Health Exchange at Columbia University; she spent three summers as a literacy teacher with the Breakthrough Collaborative in Providence, Rhode Island; and she supervised The Early Intervention Initiative at the Double Discovery Center, a middle school tutoring and high school preparation program for more than 80 low-income, first generation students living above 96th street in Manhattan.

Julia Shatz, New York Program Manager

Julia joined Peer Health Exchange in July 2008. As New York Program Manger, Julia is primarily responsible for supervising the management, growth, and evaluation of the PHE Program at all College Sites, supporting the management, growth, and evaluation of New York City Partner High Schools, supporting PHE's New York City fundraising, and assisting the New York City Executive Director. Julia graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in History. Prior to joining PHE, Julia volunteered for Planned Parenthood and founded Vassar's Voice for Planned Parenthood chapter; served as editor of Vassar's political journal "Quorum"; and taught 5th grade life science with Breakthrough Collaborative/Summerbridge in San Francisco.

Molly Greene, Boston Executive Director

Molly joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2007. As the Boston Executive Director, Molly is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating PHE college and high school sites in Boston and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for the PHE Boston site. 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 Entrepeneurship, and Amherst College with a B.A. in American Studies. Prior to joining PHE, Molly spent 4.5 years working for 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.

Chloe Ciccariello, Boston Program Associate

Chloe joined Peer Health Exchange in June 2009. As Boston Program Associate, Chloe is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Boston Program and assisting the Boston Executive Director. Chloe graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Biology and Human Rights. At Columbia she served as a Health Educator, Leadership Council Member and Co-Coordinator for the Columbia-Barnard PHE Chapter. While a student she also interned/volunteered for several non-profits including Enlighten Action for Epilepsy in Hong Kong, Witness in Brooklyn, and Responsible Endowment's Coalition in Manhattan.

Natasha Dravid, Boston Program Associate

Natasha joined Peer Health Exchange in February 2010. As Boston Program Associate, Natasha is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Boston Program and assisting the Boston Executive Director. Natasha graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in English and a minor in mathematics. Prior to joining the PHE staff, Natasha worked as at a Philadelphia microfinance organization where she made loans to entrepreneurs starting or operating micro-businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region. While in high school and college, she was also involved in various peer education programs such as Haverford College's Peer Awareness program; High Rocks, a camp for at-risk girls in Pocahontas County, West Virginia; and HITOPS (Health Interested Teens Own Program on Sexuality), an adolescent sexual health clinic in Princeton, NJ. In college, she was an active volunteer at the Women's Medical Fund in Philadelphia, an organization that helps low-income and welfare moms access funding for medical procedures not covered by Medicaid. Natasha manages Boston College and Northeastern University and can be reached at (617) 725-5251.

Keri Robertson, Chicago Executive Director

Keri joined Peer Health Exchange in July 2008. As the Chicago Executive Director, Keri is primarily responsible for developing, managing, growing, and evaluating PHE college and high school sites in Chicago and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for the PHE Chicago site. Keri graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in English. Prior to joining PHE, Keri spent two years as a NYC Teach for America corps member; during this time she taught seventh grade Literacy at MS 390 in the Bronx and received her Masters in Education

Alexandra Lozanoff, Chicago Executive Director

Alexandra joined PHE in July 2009. As the Chicago Program Associate, Alexandra is primarily responsible for assisting with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Chicago Program and assisting the Chicago Executive Director. 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.

Eve Fine, Bay Area Program Associate

Eve joined Peer Health Exchange in July 2008. As the Bay Area Program Associate, Eve is primarily responsible for assisting with the launch of PHE in the Bay Area by developing, managing, growing, and evaluating the Bay Area Program and assisting the Bay Area Executive Director. Eve graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History. While at Yale, Eve served on the Steering Committee of Community Health Educators, the student volunteer program out of which Peer Health Exchange, Inc. grew. Prior to joining PHE, Eve worked in online advertising at Google in Mountain View, CA.

Emily Gasner, Los Angeles Executive Director

Emily joined Peer Health Exchange in August 2009. As the Los Angeles Director, Emily is primarily responsible for launching, developing, managing, growing, and evaluating PHE college and high schools sites in LA and providing fiscal and organizational oversight for the PHE Los Angeles site. Emily graduated from Stanford University in 2009 with a B.A. in Political Science. Prior to joining 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 throughout the year.