Speakers

Ruth Abaya MD, MPH serves as senior director for health systems and CVI integration at the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), where her work is focused on partnering with health systems and departments of public health to support the work of community violence intervention.  She is an attending Physician in the Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and a Practice-based Scholar at CHOP’s Center for Violence Prevention. Dr. Abaya is also an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and served as past program manager for the injury prevention program at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, where she led the health department’s violence prevention efforts.  

Rob Allen is the president and CEO of Intermountain Health, a leading nonprofit health system headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and operations across the western United States. Modern Healthcare named Rob as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in 2025, 2024, and 2023. Also in 2025, Rob was named amongst the Great Leaders in Healthcare from Becker’s Hospital Review. Rob has served in executive leadership roles at Intermountain for 30 years of his 35+ years in health leadership. 

Rob has helped propel Intermountain to national recognition as a leading model for innovating health and wellness solutions, expanding proactive care, simplifying healthcare, and improving affordability and accessibility to all. He has been a leading national voice on convening together as national health systems and leaders to find innovative solutions to systemic health industry challenges. He serves on national boards and coalitions to help drive healthcare reform and transformation. 

Prior to beginning his role as president and CEO in November 2022, Rob served as chief operating officer for five years. He was named as one of the top 25 COOs in healthcare by Modern Healthcare. He has also held CEO roles at hospitals and health systems in Wyoming, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The American Hospital Association elected Rob to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees starting January 1, 2026. A fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Rob also serves on other national and local boards and councils. 

Rob earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Utah State University and a Bachelor of Science in operations management from Brigham Young University. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Rocky Vista University. Rob’s love of healthcare began during his childhood as he was raised on a farm in rural Wyoming, where his mother served as a nurse and later as administrator at Star Valley Hospital. Rob and his wife, Becky, have three children and seven grandchildren.  

Jeff Asher is a nationally recognized crime data analyst and co-founder of the data analytics firm AH Datalytics.Before launching AH Datalytics, Jeff served as a crime analyst for the City of New Orleans and prior to that he worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense.  

Jeff’s analyses have appeared nationally on data journalism website FiveThirtyEight, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. His work is regularly cited by media outlets, law enforcement leaders, and policymakers to explain local and national crime trends.  

Jeff writes a weekly newsletter called Jeff-alytics and hosts a weekly podcast where he discusses crime data, trends, and how the reality of crime and criminal justice in America can be better communicated to the public. 

Jeff holds a MA from George Washington University and a BA from the University of Texas. 

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS is the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network. She is the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo is a general internist, cardiovascular disease epidemiologist, and a national leader in prevention and interventions to address health disparities. 

Kevin Clayton is the Executive Vice President, Chief Impact and Equity Officer for Rock Entertainment Group (REG), the parent-company encompassing the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland WNBA, the NBA G League Cleveland Charge, AHL Cleveland Monsters, Rock Entertainment Sports Network and Rocket Arena. In this role, Clayton oversees the Community Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) teams, Cavaliers Legends, the Cavaliers Community Foundation and handles government affairs for REG. By focusing the advancement of REG’s social impact and responsibility, Clayton has significantly impacted team member representation, workplace culture, fan engagement and community relations. 

Since joining the Cavaliers in 2019, Clayton has spearheaded groundbreaking efforts that have positioned the organization as a trailblazer in the sports industry. His strategic approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has not only transformed internal team dynamics but has also significantly influenced fan engagement and community relations. Notably, Clayton had a hand in orchestrating the implementation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion metrics tied to executive compensation, a first in the NBA, demonstrating a commitment to accountability at the highest levels of leadership. 

Clayton’s impact extends beyond the confines of REG. He had a hand in developing the strategic framework for the first pro-sports alliance with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Browns and Guardians. This collaboration aims to create more just, equitable and engaged communities through improved policing, educational access and civic participation. Additionally, Kevin leads the NBA’s DEI Alliance, which is composed of all 30 NBA teams DEI leaders. 

While his accomplishments describe what he has done, Clayton’s “secret sauce” is his love for service. He believes that giving back and supporting people that need a hand is his purpose and calling. While Clayton clearly is a go-getter, he is fueled by the concept of being a go-giver and servant leader.  

Before joining REG, he held senior positions at Bon Secours Mercy Health, the United States Tennis Association, Russell Athletic/Spalding, Proctor & Gamble, and the American Cancer Society. At three of these corporate icons, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, he implemented groundbreaking D&I education, training and accountability systems that significantly enhanced company culture. His creation of the “Diversity Profit Center” at Russell Corporation generated substantial revenue and was recognized in the Harvard Business Review. 

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Clayton is actively involved in the community, serving as Chair of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Black Sports Professionals. He holds board positions with United Way of Greater Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Cleveland City Club, among others. Clayton has received numerous awards and honors, including Sports Business Journal’s DEI National Influencer, Crains Cleveland’s DEI Leader/Influencer, Bellwether Good Human Award, Savoy Magazine’s Top 50 Diversity Executives, Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio Humanitarian Award, and Uptown Professional Magazine’s Top 100 African American Executives, along with many other personal, team, and organizational recognitions.  

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Shaker Heights High graduate. Clayton is an alumnus of North Carolina Central University and Wilmington College.  

Clayton will tell you that his most significant life’s accomplishment is being father of four daughters and a grandfather of three amazing grandchildren. 

A physician first and foremost, Dr. John D’Angelo leads with compassion. With over 25 years of practical experience, he continues to transform health care operations with his recent appointment as president and CEO of Northwell health, the Northeast’s largest non-for-profit health system.

Dr. D’Angelo oversees a complex network of 28 hospitals and 104,000 employees, including over 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians with an operating budget of $22.6 billion. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond.

His background in emergency medicine informed his leadership in Northwell’s operational response to COVID-19, expanding his role to become the chief of integrated operations for the entire health system. He also co-led an award-winning, innovative data solution, Real-Time Actionable Data, to enhance operational visibility. Previously, he oversaw all of Northwell’s emergency departments and was instrumental in the health system’s lifesaving sepsis prevention initiatives.

A Long Island native, Dr. D’Angelo received his medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook and subsequently completed a residency in emergency medicine at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. He also served as medical director to numerous EMS agencies throughout his career and served in the United States Army Reserve from 2001-2011.

Michael Dowling is one of the health care industry’s most highly respected voices. His willingness to take a stand on societal issues such as gun violence and immigration has earned widespread praise and recognition. During his years in academia and government, he distinguished himself as compassionate voice for those in need, developing and promoting innovative health and human services policies.   

As president and CEO of Northwell Health for 23 years, he has demonstrated invaluable leadership in overseeing a rapidly expanding clinical, research and academic enterprise with annual revenue of nearly $20 billion. With a workforce of about 90,000, Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York state, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of 21 hospitals, 950 outpatient facilities, including 75 urgent care centers, as well as home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life services. 

Before joining Northwell in 1995, Mr. Dowling was a senior vice president at Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield. He served in New York State government for 12 years during the 1980s and early 1990s, including seven years as deputy secretary of human services to former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, state director of health, education and human services, and later commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services.  

Before his public service career, Mr. Dowling was a professor of social policy and assistant dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services, and director of the Fordham campus in Westchester County. He earned his BA degree from University College Cork, Ireland, and his master’s from Fordham University. 

Fatimah Loren Dreier is a nationally recognized expert in health equity, preventative public health strategies to address gun violence, and trauma-informed care delivery. Fatimah serves as Vice President of Health Resources in Action, a Boston-based public health institute. In this capacity, she also serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education (GVRE) and Executive Director of The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI). The HAVI is a healthcare organization that has developed and scaled a model of care, called HVIPs, to treat violently injured patients. The HAVI has a presence in 85 markets in the United States. 

Fatimah is currently involved in initiatives to support the Biden Administration on healthcare policy, spearheading work to secure over $10B of federal investments in community violence intervention as well as Medicaid reimbursement mechanisms for HVIPs. Fatimah’s work and thought leadership has appeared in numerous media outlets including CNN, Washington Post, NPR, TIME, NY Times, Health Affairs, Politico, AP, and more. 

As Senior Director, Criminal Justice Grantmaking, Nancy leads a portfolio focused on building healthy and safe communities by by ending mass incarceration and mass criminalization, addressing the harm it has caused, and building new pathways to justice and safety. 

Before coming to Schusterman, Nancy served as a Project Director in the Center on Sentencing and Corrections at the Vera Institute, where she directed a national initiative to develop and implement strategies to end the misuse of local jails, as well as other projects to promote systemic data-driven policy and practice reform of state and local criminal justice systems. Prior to Vera, Nancy directed youth development programs at the Center for Court Innovation and led the Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project at the Council of State Governments Justice Center. Other work has included six years at the New Jersey Institute of Social Justice and a Skadden Fellowship at the Legal Aid Society of New York. 

Nancy holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Yale University and an M.A. in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University. 

Adam Gelb has dedicated 38 years to advancing a more just and effective criminal justice system through roles as a journalist, congressional aide, state official, and nonprofit leader. He is founder, president, and CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank promoting policies that enhance safety and justice. From 2006–2018, he led criminal and juvenile justice reform at the Pew Charitable Trusts, producing influential research and helping 35 states implement evidence-based reforms. Gelb began his career reporting on police and the drug war at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, then earned a master’s in public policy from Harvard, worked on the 1994 federal crime bill, and held leadership roles in Maryland and Georgia focused on crime prevention, youth reentry, and sentencing reform. He frequently advises policymakers and appears in major media outlets, serving on multiple advisory boards and receiving awards, including a National Headliner Award for his reporting on drunk driving. 

Jackie Gerhart, MD is the Chief Medical Officer at Epic and a practicing family medicine physician with a focus on digital health and clinical innovation. She helps shape clinical strategy and works closely with healthcare organizations to implement and scale technologies that improve patient care. Her work includes advancing the use of ambient voice for documentation and applying EHR data to improve patient outcomes and medical knowledge. As the lead clinical researcher for Epic Research, her studies—published on EpicResearch.org—have informed agencies including the FDA, CDC, and the White House. 

Dr. Gerhart also serves on the National Academy of Medicine’s Digital Health and AI Action Collaborative and the Evidence-Based Medicine Action Collaborative. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she practices primary care. She earned her medical degree from Mayo Clinic and completed residency at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Madison, WI. With a background in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, she is dedicated to reducing barriers to care and aligning technology, policy, and clinical practice. 

Gabrielle Giffords is a former U.S. Representative from Arizona’s Eighth Congressional District, serving from 2007 until her resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, she was known for her centrist views, advocating for issues such as health-care reform, renewable energy, and small business support. Giffords gained national attention following a tragic incident on January 8, 2011, when she was shot in the head during a public event in Tucson, an attack that also claimed the lives of six others and injured several more. Following her recovery, Giffords became a prominent advocate for gun control, co-founding the political action committee Americans for Responsible Solutions, which later became known as Giffords. 

Born on June 8, 1970, Giffords has a background in sociology and regional planning and was Arizona’s first Jewish member of Congress. She married astronaut Mark Kelly in 2007, and together they have continued to address issues surrounding gun violence. Giffords’ advocacy work includes promoting legislation for expanded background checks and participating in public discussions on gun safety. Her contributions and resilience have been recognized through various honors, including receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022. Giffords’ story reflects a powerful narrative of survival, activism, and commitment to public service. 

With over 25 years of experience as a marketer and social impact leader, Michelle has dedicated her career to developing campaigns that inspire action and create change at scale. At the Ad Council, she brings together leading creative agencies, corporate partners, media and technology platforms to address the country’s most pressing issues—working together to create innovative social-impact campaigns that open hearts and accelerate change. Her work includes a strong commitment to addressing gun violence and the overdose crisis, driving efforts to foster safer, healthier communities.

Michelle oversees transformative national campaigns, including the award-winning Real Deal on Fentanyl and Tear the Paper Ceiling, an effort designed to raise awareness of the invisible barrier that exists for people without a bachelor’s degree. She also co-led the development of the Ad Council’s COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative, the largest communications effort in American history, garnering $240M in donated media support, 52B impressions in earned media, and reaching 75% of Americans eligible for the vaccine.

Under her leadership, the Ad Council launched iconic campaigns like Smokey Bear’s “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires,” the longest running social impact campaign in U.S. history, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk” and “You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Be a Perfect Parent”.

Michelle is a frequent judge for industry awards and has earned numerous accolades, including a Daytime Emmy and multiple Effies. She also leads the Ad Council’s Creative Review Committees, a talented and diverse group of the industry’s top agency leaders who volunteer their time to review, refine and raise the bar on Ad Council’s campaigns.

A University of Maryland graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Michelle lives in Washington, DC with her family and their rescue pet.

Lesley Hu is the founder of Pierce’s Pledge, a national nonprofit dedicated to preventing gun-related tragedies involving children through education and responsible firearm storage. After the heartbreaking loss of her son Pierce, Lesley transformed unimaginable grief into a mission to protect other families from experiencing the same pain. 

Pierce’s Pledge is the only organization working at the intersection of child custody and gun violence, addressing a critical and often overlooked risk factor for children during family court–related transitions and moments of crisis. 

The organization works across public health, legal, community, and safety sectors—partnering with law enforcement agencies, hospitals, universities, and community organizations to promote voluntary, temporary, off-site firearm storage. Pierce’s Pledge also empowers family law attorneys to ask clients about firearm access and to include off-site storage requirements in retainers and safety agreements, creating a new standard of care that helps prevent violence before it happens. 

Under Lesley’s leadership, Pierce’s Pledge has built the first national, verified secure gun-storage map, identifying safe, legal storage options for families across the country. The program is now being enhanced by police departments in California and expanding nationwide. 

Lesley is known for her data-driven, solutions-focused approach to prevention, centering on practical steps that save lives while respecting responsible gun ownership. Her work brings together unlikely partners and creates scalable, nonpartisan solutions rooted in compassion. 

Through Pierce’s Pledge, Lesley continues to honor her son’s legacy—turning loss into action and ensuring that Pierce’s light protects children, families, and communities nationwide. 

Gregory Neal Jackson Jr. is the President of the Rocket Foundation. Prior to the Rocket Foundation, Jackson served as the deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and special assistant to President Joe Biden, where he oversaw efforts to implement federal law, identify new executive actions, expand partnerships, and improve services for those traumatized by gun violence.  In this role, Gregory oversaw the execution of 54 executive actions, the implementation of the first law on gun violence in 30 years and secured $242 billion in federal resources to address gun violence resulting in the steepest declines in homicides in U.S. history for two consecutive years. 

A gun violence survivor himself, Jackson has been a leading voice, policymaker and activist on gun violence prevention for Black and Brown communities for over a decade. Previously, he served as executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund, which advances policies to address gun violence in these communities. Prior to this work he worked locally advancing public safety efforts as the youngest cabinet member under the Mayor, serving as Director of Community Relations. Prior to his work in public safety, Greg led multiple candidate and issue organizing efforts, most notably serving as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee national field director, where Jackson ran the largest midterm election voter registration program in U.S. history. 

John A. MacPhee serves as CEO of The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding mental health and reducing risks for suicide for teens and young adults. Under his leadership, JED has grown into a national leader, collaborating with schools, districts and community organizations, representing more than 1,200 youth-serving organization and 8 million youth – to develop comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention programs. Additionally, JED’s educational campaigns have helped tens of millions of people learn how to navigate mental health challenges.  

Earlier in his career, John held senior executive roles in the pharmaceutical industry, where he gained extensive experience in commercial operations, business development, clinical and regulatory affairs. His career includes leadership and board positions where he played key roles in spearheading innovative treatments for conditions such as depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. 

In addition to his role at JED, John has served on the boards of several organizations, including as the inaugural Board Chair of Bottom Line New York and positions with the S. Jay Levy Fellowship for Future Leaders at City College, HIV Hero, and the Benebikira Sisters of Rwanda Foundation. He has also served as an advisor to innovative public health organizations such as Crisis Text Line and Trek Medics.  

A graduate of Columbia College, John also earned an MPH from Columbia University and an MBA from New York University. His work has been recognized with the John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Experience from Columbia College, and the Allan Rosenfield Alumni Award for Excellence in Public Health from Columbia’s Mailman School. 

Megan Mahncke serves as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Intermountain Healthcare. Previously, Megan was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at SCL Health and President of the SCL Health Foundations. 

Over the past eight years, Megan has served in various leadership roles across SCL Health. She initially joined the organization as the Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Saint Joseph Hospital in 2013 and was promoted to Vice President and Regional Director of Marketing & Communications in 2015. She accepted executive oversight of all philanthropic activities in May of 2018 as the President of the SCL Health Foundations and accepted additional leadership responsibilities as the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications in February of 2019. 

As Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Megan provides leadership for the development of brand, marketing and public relations campaigns and internal strategic messaging. She extends counsel to the other members of the Enterprise Leadership team related to these areas of work and partners with individuals and teams across the organization on campaign planning and implementation. 

Megan’s professional background includes more than 15 years of work experience with and for non-profits in the areas of marketing and communications, fundraising and volunteer management. Before joining SCL Health, she assumed major gift and campaign leadership positions at the University of Denver and History Colorado, the State of Colorado’s history and historic preservation museum. Megan has a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Colorado State University. 

Megan serves on several boards and is very involved in the local non-profit community. She is a Colorado native and enjoys spending time with her husband, Patrick, and two young sons, Coleman and Charlie. 

Soledad Adrianzén McGrath is the Joyce Foundation’s Program Director for the Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program, leading the Foundation’s three-pronged justice reform strategy advancing policing, system reform, and violence prevention. She previously was executive director of Northwestern University’s Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science (CORNERS). Soledad rejoined the Foundation in January 2026, having previously served as the Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program’s Senior Program Officer from 2018-2020. She also was a Program Officer with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Justice Reform program and an associate director and chief counsel at the American Bar Association’s Justice Center. Soledad also served as co-chair of the Policing and Community Engagement subcommittee of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities, a Chicago-based violence prevention funder collaborative. Soledad began her legal career with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Soledad earned her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and her JD from Emory University. 

Reggie Moore serves as the Director of Community Safety Policy and Engagement for the Comprehensive Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He works to advance innovation in violence prevention policy and practice in Wisconsin and throughout the country. In 2021, he facilitated the development and launch of Wisconsin’s first statewide Community Safety Fund to support violence prevention efforts throughout the state. Prior to his current role, he led the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention where he engaged thousands of Milwaukee residents in the development of Milwaukee’s first comprehensive violence prevention plan known as the Blueprint for Peace. The Blueprint takes a public health approach to addressing the root causes of violence and trauma in Milwaukee and coincided with a steady 4-year decline in homicides and non-fatal shootings in Milwaukee from 2016-2019. In addition to his work in Wisconsin, he has provided technical assistance and support to communities throughout the country and has served as a subject matter specialist for the Community Based Public Safety Collective, City of Cleveland, Prevention Institute, CF Leads, the CVI Leadership Academy and the National OVP Network.  

An organizer at his core, Reggie has dedicated his life to being a champion for social change, community safety, and public health. 

Chauncey Parker serves as the Director of the New York/New Jersey HIDTA, a federally-funded grant program that invests in public safety and public health partnerships to build safe and healthy communities. Parker has served as the HIDTA Director for 30 years.   Parker began his career in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in 1986, where he served for five years. He next served for 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 2002, Governor George Pataki appointed Parker as the Director of Criminal Justice for New York State and Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services. In 2010, Parker returned to the Manhattan DA’s Office as an Executive Assistant District Attorney, where he served until his appointment to the NYPD as the Deputy Commissioner for Collaborative Policing in 2019.  In 2024, Parker was appointed as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, and then Deputy Mayor, a position where he served until March 2025.  

Jose M. Prince, MD, FACS, FAAP is the Surgeon in Chief of Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Vice Chair of Surgery and system chief of Pediatric Surgery and Acute Care Surgery at Northwell Health.  He is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.  As the founding director of the Laboratory of Pediatric Injury and Inflammation in the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, he has pursued pediatric trauma injury prevention research with a focus on firearm safety.  He serves as the executive sponsor for the Northwell Center for Gun Violence Prevention.

A native of Queens, Dr. Prince returned to New York from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to join the founding faculty of the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in 2010.  He completed both his general surgery and pediatric surgery training in Pittsburgh and is board certified in both specialties.  Dr. Prince graduated cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine and has authored more than 80 clinical and scientific articles.

As director of Northwell Health’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention, Chethan Sathya, MD, oversees the health system’s expansive approach to firearm injury and mortality prevention. Northwell, which established the center as the first of its kind in 2019, has taken a public health approach to gun violence, focusing on key areas such as research, education (health care workers, nurses, medical students, residents), advocacy and community engagement.

Dr. Sathya is a powerful voice and advocate for firearm injury prevention. His role as a pediatric trauma surgeon exposed him to the dramatic and irresponsible results of gun violence, which has fueled his passion to find solutions to the national issue. Among his goals, Dr. Sathya is leveraging Northwell’s diverse patient population and wide reach to implement preventative strategies and perform high-level research. He has presented on gun violence prevention in various forums and in top media outlets such as CNN, Scientific American, The Washington Post, CBC and Huffington Post, among others.

Dr. Sathya also serves as associate trauma director at Cohen Children’s and he’s an assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He completed medical school and general surgery training at the University of Toronto, followed by Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He also holds a master’s in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto, in addition to completing a fellowship in global journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto. He is active in trauma research and works closely with the American College of Surgeons on trauma quality improvement initiatives.

During his clinical training in Chicago, he treated numerous children and babies with firearm injuries and now continues to do the same in New York. As a surgeon-journalist with firsthand experience pulling bullets out of children – many of who die – Dr. Sathya has a unique perspective and deep routed passion in telling the stories of children affected by gun violence.

He has been an invited speaker at a number of prestigious events, including the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit on Violence Prevention and the Healthcare Association of New York State symposium on best practices in gun violence prevention, where he was the keynote speaker. He’s also a consultant to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, serving as a core member of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) taskforce and the national firearm injury data collection initiative. Dr. Sathya also serves as a member of the Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns Executive Committee.

Nick brings 20+ years of legal and policy experience to the role of Senior Vice President for Law and Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety, where he oversees the organizational strategy for  policy, community safety initiatives, and research. Nick has often worked at the intersection of  technology and public policy. As a Senior Advisor to the New York State Attorney General, he oversaw agency use of data analytics and machine learning to support and generate  investigations. At Everytown, Nick led the development of the Gun Trafficking Intelligence Portal, which uses algorithms to identify potential straw purchasers and problematic gun dealers. In 2025, he launched Everytown Labs as an innovation hub focused on accelerating  the use of advanced technology and AI to solve our nation’s gun violence crisis. A recent Labs initiative, EveryShot, is a new AI-driven tool that tracks media reports of gun violence in near-real-time, filling data gaps for researchers trying to understand this public health epidemic.

For over 20 years, JT has developed extensive expertise and leadership in violence intervention initiatives. JT previously helped drive the successful expansion of Roca Baltimore as a founding Director and has now joined the Roca Impact Institute as Managing Director of Community Violence Initiatives. He serves as a subject matter expert on building community partnerships, safety and risk mitigation, understanding brain science, trauma, and behavior change interventions. In his role, JT oversees and scales the Roca Impact Institute’s training and coaching initiatives with Community Violence Intervention programs across the country, cultivates strategic partnerships, and fosters national visibility for Rewire CBT as an individual behavior and systems change strategy. 

JT’s passion and expertise extend well beyond his work at Roca. He currently serves as a committee member for the Baltimore Mayor’s Cabinet for Boys and Young Men of Color. JT also serves as an advisor on both the Johns Hopkins Innovation Fund, and the Accountability Board Selection Committee for Johns Hopkins University. He is a two-time panelist on gun violence for the Amnesty International Annual General Meeting, and in 2021 he was awarded Hometown Hero for Gun Violence by Amnesty International. 

Myesha Watkins is a licensed social worker, youth development specialist, and nationally recognized leader in community violence prevention. A proud native of Cleveland, Ohio, she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from Cleveland State University and later completed a certificate in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Business School. She is also a graduate of the inaugural Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago, where she was selected to speak on behalf of her cohort at their White House graduation. 

In August 2025, Myesha was appointed the inaugural Administrator of the Cuyahoga County Office of Violence Prevention, where she leads countywide strategies addressing gun violence through a public health and community centered approach. Her work focuses on prevention, intervention, survivor support, and systems alignment across government, healthcare, and community partners. 

Prior to this role, Myesha served as Executive Director of Cleveland Peacemakers Inc., advancing evidence informed violence interruption, hospital-based intervention, and youth empowerment initiatives rooted in healing and accountability. Her leadership has helped shape local and regional approaches to community violence intervention. 

Myesha’s work has been recognized locally and nationally. She was invited to the White House in 2022 and 2023 for her leadership in violence prevention and was named to Crain’s Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2024. She is a member of Leadership Cleveland’s Class of 2025 and remains deeply committed to advancing safety, dignity, and opportunity for communities impacted by violence. 

Hannah Wesolowski leads NAMI National’s Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy team, which develops NAMI’s policy positions, advances NAMI’s federal public policy priorities, and supports the policy work of NAMI’s Alliance at the state and local level. Hannah has been a national leader on topics like building a mental health crisis continuum of care since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in 2022. Hannah serves as a member of NAMI’s Executive Team and is a frequent NAMI spokesperson to the media on mental health policy topics, speaking frequently to outlets like NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News, and CNN. She serves on the Executive Committee of Friends of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and on the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council and the American Brain Coalition. Hannah has been with NAMI since 2017. Prior to NAMI, she worked for the Public Affairs Council, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Institute of Architects, and New York University. She earned both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from New York University.  

Rob Wilcox joined Fund for a Safer Future in 2026 as its first President & CEO. He previously served as co-deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the Biden-Harris Administration, where he led implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant federal gun safety legislation in 30 years.  

Before his White House role, Wilcox held senior policy positions at Everytown for Gun Safety, working on state and federal legislative efforts, and served as a Staff Attorney at Brady United. His personal connection to gun violence—his cousin Laura was killed in a workplace shooting in 2001—has fueled his commitment to evidence-based solutions for over two decades.  

Wilcox earned a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and a JD from Northwestern University School of Law.