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2019-20 Leadership Board Members
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April J. Bell, BA 1995 (co-chair)
April Day, BA 2002 Barb Prescott, BA 1987 Diana (Dee) Cruz, BA 1995 Elena Semeyko, MA 2019 Gabriela (Gabie) Bernal, MS 2014 (co-chair) Gabriela (Gaby) Quintana, BA 2015 J. Nadine Gracia, BA 1995 Katie Fredricksen, BA 1987 Kelly McKenzie, BA 2003 Ketaki Rao, MS 2000 Prathima Setty, BA/BS 1995 Sarah Roberts, BA 2016 |
WIN 2018-19 leadership board retreat (August 2018)
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2019-20 Leadership Board Member Bios
Dr, April J. Bell has a passion for positive reproductive health and a commitment to work that prioritizes women, girls, and youth. A veteran global health professional and epidemiologist, she spent 10 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working in a variety of capacities, including bioterrorism, HIV, foodborne diseases, and reproductive health and in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. A Hoosier by birth, she received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford University and her MPH with a dual concentration in Epidemiology and Social and Behavioral Sciences from the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine. She defended her doctoral thesis in December 2019 and received her PhD in Epidemiology from the IU School of Public Health. She will begin her postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF in 2020. Prior to joining her doctoral program, she served as the Research Program Manager at the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), an HIV treatment and care program, in Eldoret, Kenya. When she isn’t working on her dissertation, hanging with her Girl Scout troop, or leading her recently launched global public health consulting firm, Bell Consulting Group, LLC, April can be found in the East Bay, enjoying the wonderful weather and spending time with friends.
April Day completed two undergraduate majors, Japanese Studies and Native American Studies, at Stanford. She participated in the Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies consortium program, studying in Kyoto, Japan. While at Stanford, she also volunteered in different projects and an ongoing program coordinated by the Haas Center for Public Service. After Stanford, she attended law school at Columbia, where she volunteered to assist survivors of domestic violence. After law school, she helped launch a regional chapter of a progressive lawyers' organization. As an alumni, she has participated in the Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM) program. Her interests include reading and traveling.
Barbara Mary Prescott, M.A., M.Ed., is an independent scholar, literary anthropologist, educational researcher, and sometime poet. She is currently studying the poetry of Dorothy L. Sayers written while Sayers was an Oxford University student, 1912-1915. Barb Prescott has published three books of poetry and various articles in academic journals, among those: Child Language, The Stanford Forum for Research on Language Issues, Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists, Inklings Forever: Proceedings of the Colloquium on C.S. Lewis and Friends, and she has contributed numerous sonnets to published collections of poetry. Barb is active in social media and manages several Facebook pages, including SONNET, a journal of poetry, Dorothy L. Sayers in Oxford, and Anglo-Saxon Language. A native of Chicago, Barbara has graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois, and is an alumna of Stanford University, 1987. She is married, with two children, and currently resides in Wheaton, Illinois with occasional jaunts back to Stanford and San Francisco simply for the pleasure of returning home every so often.
Diana (Dee) Cruz is an operations professional with 18+ years of leadership experience in Finance, Operations and Quality Assurance roles. She is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has an accomplished track record in service delivery, and business process improvement. Dee is currently a Vice President of Operations at Cambia Health Solutions in Portland, Oregon. Dee is from the Mission District in San Francisco where her family lived after immigrating from Mexico. Growing up, she gained a passion for social justice issues including equity and access to affordable healthcare and housing. Dee serves on the Board of Familas en Acción, which provides patient navigation and support to Latino clients in the Portland area suffering from chronic illnesses. Dee is also a 2018/2019 American Leadership Forum of Oregon Fellow. Dee has a BA in International Relations from Stanford University (95). Dee was fortunate enough to study at the Stanford in Florence program and has a passion for Italian art, food and wine to this day. When not working, Dee enjoys spending time exploring Portland with her spouse and teenagers, following the SF Giants and Golden State Warriors, crafting and listening to Hamilton and a variety of podcasts.
Elena Semeyko is a lifelong learner and designer of educational products. She had a chance to work on digital learning solutions for students and adult learners in Russia, the UK, and the US. At Stanford, Elena attended the Learning, Design & Technology program at the Graduate School of Education and participated in Stanford Ignite, a certificate program at the Graduate School of Business. She also holds a Master's degree in Biology from Lomonosov Moscow State University. Elena loves to connect people and help them in building meaningful collaborations -- and looks forward to use this passion for the benefit of the WIN community. In her spare time, Elena enjoys learning languages and dancing Argentine tango.
Gabie Bernal is passionate about empowering women to be the best version of themselves while navigating biases in the workplace. She serves as co-chair for the Cardinal Young Alumni of San Diego. Gabie holds two engineering degrees with a B.S in Chemical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and a masters in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford. She currently works as a process development engineer in the genomic industry where she fulfills her passion for critical thinking while finding fulfillment and joy that her work is contributing to improve people's health outcomes. Gabie is returning for her third year on the board, this year as a co-chair.
Gaby Quintana is passionate about creating meaningful and long-lasting positive change. She’s from the beautiful town of Cuernavaca in Mexico and moved to the Bay Area to attend Stanford University. While at Stanford, she fell in love with the nonprofit industry. Through her work with the Bay Area Video Coalition, she has collected, shared, and celebrated the stories of SF’s immigrant populations and taught filmmaking to emerging artists. She has also worked extensively in independent filmmaking, primarily with writer/director Florencia Manovil (Dyke Central), on narratives that highlight queer women of color and trans/non-binary characters. Most recently, as Chief Academic Officer of Next Generation Scholars, a college access nonprofit that serves first generation students and their families, she developed an interest and passion for nonprofit leadership and management. She is thrilled to join WIN’s board and support a network of women looking to positively transform the lives of their communities!
Dr. J. Nadine Gracia is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), a national non-profit, non-partisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization in Washington, DC. A pediatrician by training with a passion for championing equity and opportunity, she served in the Obama Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In that capacity, she directed policies and programs to end health disparities and advance health equity and provided leadership on administration priorities including health reform and criminal justice reform. Previously, she served as Chief Medical Officer in the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, where her portfolio included the White House Council on Women and Girls, disaster preparedness, environmental health, and global health. Prior to that role, she was appointed as a White House Fellow at HHS and worked in the Office of the First Lady on the Let’s Move! initiative to solve childhood obesity. She received a Bachelor of Arts in French from Stanford University, a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Active in civic and professional organizations, she is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and serves on the National Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. A first-generation Haitian-American, she cherishes spending time with family and friends and is an avid sports fan.
Katie Hemmeter Fredricksen M.A., CPCC, ACC, CDTLF, is a leadership development professional with over 25 years of experience as a facilitator, consultant and coach. As a co-founder of The BlueSky Project, Katie has worked with individuals and teams to engage in courageous conversations, strengthen critical thinking skills, and build trust. Her most recent passion is teaching Dare to Lead™, based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. Born and raised in Hawaii, Katie moved to California to attend Stanford where she received her B.A. in Anthropology. She holds an M.A. in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation, and holds certifications in The Birkman Method Assessment and The Leadership Circle 360. Katie’s 25 year old son, Austin Ray, also attended Stanford where he received his BS and MS degrees. Katie lives in Novato, CA with her husband, Cully, and their three cats – Gus, Sweetie and Puppy.
Kelly McKenzie partners with organizations and their people to evolve how they think, plan and work in a rapidly changing world. As an Agile Coach with Accenture, Kelly helps clients leverage change to foster innovation and seize new opportunities. Before joining Accenture, Kelly spent 15 years studying and leading change in government and nonprofit organizations. She has a passion for serving others, which was nurtured at Stanford through working at the Haas Center, tutoring with EPATT, and spending a quarter at Stanford in Washington. Kelly majored in American Studies at Stanford and holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Outside of work, Kelly enjoys traveling with her husband Ameen and volunteering with Sky's the Limit, an Oakland-based nonprofit that supports young entrepreneurs. Her goals for the upcoming year are to learn how to whitewater kayak, and to plan an awesome Impact Retreat for WIN!
Ketaki Rao leads product initiatives at Salesforce, in the Marketing Cloud DMP platform. Prior to joining Salesforce, Ketaki was SVP Product at Jivox, a dynamic creative software platform company. At Amazon, she was head of product management for Kindle Publisher Experience, and then for Kindle Productivity Apps designed for Kindle devices. Before Amazon, Ketaki was at Sun Microsystems, where she managed engineering teams working on cutting-edge SPARC microprocessors, coordinated hardware and software teams on launches of new computer systems. Outside of technology companies, she has co-founded Underscore Publications which had two books on the Amazon Bestseller lists and led the San Francisco chapter of the World Computer Exchange, an organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide. Ketaki graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (with Distinction) from Manipal Institute of Technology, a Masters in Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD.
Dr. Prathima Setty is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist practicing in the Northern Virginia area. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and her special interests include reproductive endocrinology, contraception, preventive health, and minimally invasive surgical procedures. While in medical school, she was involved with the Women In Medicine group, served as treasurer for her class, and took part in a program in which she served as a medical advocate for a local pregnant adolescent. She is a part-owner of a full service salon and medical spa and serves as a physician advisor for a medical compliance company. She stays involved in the international women's health community as the President of the D.C. Chapter of Save a Mother, a grassroots organization striving to decrease maternal and child mortality in India. While at Stanford, she earned a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Biological Sciences and Art History. She also was treasurer for Sanskriti, worked as a biology lab teaching assistant, and served as an academic advisor. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two active children, as well as traveling, learning different languages, and experimenting with healthy recipes in the kitchen.
Sarah Roberts is passionate about creating contexts in which women and girls can thrive. Currently, Sarah works as a research assistant at a foundation in Omaha, NE. As an undergraduate at Stanford (’16), Sarah majored in Human Biology, concentration in Women’s Health and Sexuality, and minored in Creative Writing. She also worked at the Women’s Community Center, and she was a Kitchen Manager at the Enchanted Broccoli Forest. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys weightlifting, cooking new recipes, and spoiling her dog, Coco.
April Day completed two undergraduate majors, Japanese Studies and Native American Studies, at Stanford. She participated in the Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies consortium program, studying in Kyoto, Japan. While at Stanford, she also volunteered in different projects and an ongoing program coordinated by the Haas Center for Public Service. After Stanford, she attended law school at Columbia, where she volunteered to assist survivors of domestic violence. After law school, she helped launch a regional chapter of a progressive lawyers' organization. As an alumni, she has participated in the Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM) program. Her interests include reading and traveling.
Barbara Mary Prescott, M.A., M.Ed., is an independent scholar, literary anthropologist, educational researcher, and sometime poet. She is currently studying the poetry of Dorothy L. Sayers written while Sayers was an Oxford University student, 1912-1915. Barb Prescott has published three books of poetry and various articles in academic journals, among those: Child Language, The Stanford Forum for Research on Language Issues, Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists, Inklings Forever: Proceedings of the Colloquium on C.S. Lewis and Friends, and she has contributed numerous sonnets to published collections of poetry. Barb is active in social media and manages several Facebook pages, including SONNET, a journal of poetry, Dorothy L. Sayers in Oxford, and Anglo-Saxon Language. A native of Chicago, Barbara has graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois, and is an alumna of Stanford University, 1987. She is married, with two children, and currently resides in Wheaton, Illinois with occasional jaunts back to Stanford and San Francisco simply for the pleasure of returning home every so often.
Diana (Dee) Cruz is an operations professional with 18+ years of leadership experience in Finance, Operations and Quality Assurance roles. She is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has an accomplished track record in service delivery, and business process improvement. Dee is currently a Vice President of Operations at Cambia Health Solutions in Portland, Oregon. Dee is from the Mission District in San Francisco where her family lived after immigrating from Mexico. Growing up, she gained a passion for social justice issues including equity and access to affordable healthcare and housing. Dee serves on the Board of Familas en Acción, which provides patient navigation and support to Latino clients in the Portland area suffering from chronic illnesses. Dee is also a 2018/2019 American Leadership Forum of Oregon Fellow. Dee has a BA in International Relations from Stanford University (95). Dee was fortunate enough to study at the Stanford in Florence program and has a passion for Italian art, food and wine to this day. When not working, Dee enjoys spending time exploring Portland with her spouse and teenagers, following the SF Giants and Golden State Warriors, crafting and listening to Hamilton and a variety of podcasts.
Elena Semeyko is a lifelong learner and designer of educational products. She had a chance to work on digital learning solutions for students and adult learners in Russia, the UK, and the US. At Stanford, Elena attended the Learning, Design & Technology program at the Graduate School of Education and participated in Stanford Ignite, a certificate program at the Graduate School of Business. She also holds a Master's degree in Biology from Lomonosov Moscow State University. Elena loves to connect people and help them in building meaningful collaborations -- and looks forward to use this passion for the benefit of the WIN community. In her spare time, Elena enjoys learning languages and dancing Argentine tango.
Gabie Bernal is passionate about empowering women to be the best version of themselves while navigating biases in the workplace. She serves as co-chair for the Cardinal Young Alumni of San Diego. Gabie holds two engineering degrees with a B.S in Chemical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and a masters in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford. She currently works as a process development engineer in the genomic industry where she fulfills her passion for critical thinking while finding fulfillment and joy that her work is contributing to improve people's health outcomes. Gabie is returning for her third year on the board, this year as a co-chair.
Gaby Quintana is passionate about creating meaningful and long-lasting positive change. She’s from the beautiful town of Cuernavaca in Mexico and moved to the Bay Area to attend Stanford University. While at Stanford, she fell in love with the nonprofit industry. Through her work with the Bay Area Video Coalition, she has collected, shared, and celebrated the stories of SF’s immigrant populations and taught filmmaking to emerging artists. She has also worked extensively in independent filmmaking, primarily with writer/director Florencia Manovil (Dyke Central), on narratives that highlight queer women of color and trans/non-binary characters. Most recently, as Chief Academic Officer of Next Generation Scholars, a college access nonprofit that serves first generation students and their families, she developed an interest and passion for nonprofit leadership and management. She is thrilled to join WIN’s board and support a network of women looking to positively transform the lives of their communities!
Dr. J. Nadine Gracia is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), a national non-profit, non-partisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization in Washington, DC. A pediatrician by training with a passion for championing equity and opportunity, she served in the Obama Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In that capacity, she directed policies and programs to end health disparities and advance health equity and provided leadership on administration priorities including health reform and criminal justice reform. Previously, she served as Chief Medical Officer in the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, where her portfolio included the White House Council on Women and Girls, disaster preparedness, environmental health, and global health. Prior to that role, she was appointed as a White House Fellow at HHS and worked in the Office of the First Lady on the Let’s Move! initiative to solve childhood obesity. She received a Bachelor of Arts in French from Stanford University, a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Active in civic and professional organizations, she is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and serves on the National Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. A first-generation Haitian-American, she cherishes spending time with family and friends and is an avid sports fan.
Katie Hemmeter Fredricksen M.A., CPCC, ACC, CDTLF, is a leadership development professional with over 25 years of experience as a facilitator, consultant and coach. As a co-founder of The BlueSky Project, Katie has worked with individuals and teams to engage in courageous conversations, strengthen critical thinking skills, and build trust. Her most recent passion is teaching Dare to Lead™, based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. Born and raised in Hawaii, Katie moved to California to attend Stanford where she received her B.A. in Anthropology. She holds an M.A. in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation, and holds certifications in The Birkman Method Assessment and The Leadership Circle 360. Katie’s 25 year old son, Austin Ray, also attended Stanford where he received his BS and MS degrees. Katie lives in Novato, CA with her husband, Cully, and their three cats – Gus, Sweetie and Puppy.
Kelly McKenzie partners with organizations and their people to evolve how they think, plan and work in a rapidly changing world. As an Agile Coach with Accenture, Kelly helps clients leverage change to foster innovation and seize new opportunities. Before joining Accenture, Kelly spent 15 years studying and leading change in government and nonprofit organizations. She has a passion for serving others, which was nurtured at Stanford through working at the Haas Center, tutoring with EPATT, and spending a quarter at Stanford in Washington. Kelly majored in American Studies at Stanford and holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Outside of work, Kelly enjoys traveling with her husband Ameen and volunteering with Sky's the Limit, an Oakland-based nonprofit that supports young entrepreneurs. Her goals for the upcoming year are to learn how to whitewater kayak, and to plan an awesome Impact Retreat for WIN!
Ketaki Rao leads product initiatives at Salesforce, in the Marketing Cloud DMP platform. Prior to joining Salesforce, Ketaki was SVP Product at Jivox, a dynamic creative software platform company. At Amazon, she was head of product management for Kindle Publisher Experience, and then for Kindle Productivity Apps designed for Kindle devices. Before Amazon, Ketaki was at Sun Microsystems, where she managed engineering teams working on cutting-edge SPARC microprocessors, coordinated hardware and software teams on launches of new computer systems. Outside of technology companies, she has co-founded Underscore Publications which had two books on the Amazon Bestseller lists and led the San Francisco chapter of the World Computer Exchange, an organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide. Ketaki graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (with Distinction) from Manipal Institute of Technology, a Masters in Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD.
Dr. Prathima Setty is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist practicing in the Northern Virginia area. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and her special interests include reproductive endocrinology, contraception, preventive health, and minimally invasive surgical procedures. While in medical school, she was involved with the Women In Medicine group, served as treasurer for her class, and took part in a program in which she served as a medical advocate for a local pregnant adolescent. She is a part-owner of a full service salon and medical spa and serves as a physician advisor for a medical compliance company. She stays involved in the international women's health community as the President of the D.C. Chapter of Save a Mother, a grassroots organization striving to decrease maternal and child mortality in India. While at Stanford, she earned a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Biological Sciences and Art History. She also was treasurer for Sanskriti, worked as a biology lab teaching assistant, and served as an academic advisor. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two active children, as well as traveling, learning different languages, and experimenting with healthy recipes in the kitchen.
Sarah Roberts is passionate about creating contexts in which women and girls can thrive. Currently, Sarah works as a research assistant at a foundation in Omaha, NE. As an undergraduate at Stanford (’16), Sarah majored in Human Biology, concentration in Women’s Health and Sexuality, and minored in Creative Writing. She also worked at the Women’s Community Center, and she was a Kitchen Manager at the Enchanted Broccoli Forest. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys weightlifting, cooking new recipes, and spoiling her dog, Coco.
