Meet the Team

Our team is a collaborative brain trust of independent consultants with expertise in Medicaid, social determinants of health, health-related social needs, care management, value-based payments, primary care re-design, digital equity, workforce, housing, performance improvement, and communications.

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A diverse team of experienced healthcare and business professionals

Catherine West, MPA
Catherine West, MPA
Catherine is a proven leader, with experience in the non-profit, philanthropic, research, business, and government sectors. As the Founder and Principal, Catherine brings over 20 years of experience in health strategy, policy and program implementation.
Gabrielena Alcala
Gabrielena Alcala
Throughout her career, Gaby has contributed her expertise to organizations ranging from start-ups to large corporations, specializing in executing agile projects and fostering patient- centered healthcare solutions. As the founder of MAPA Healthcare…
Jennifer Azzara, MM
Jennifer Azzara, MM
Jenny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Boston College and a Master of Health Policy and Management from the Heller School at Brandeis University. She has over 20 years’ experience leading performance improvement initiatives…
Jacqueline Conrad, MSCM
Jacqueline Conrad, MSCM
Jacqui is a purpose led mission driven senior marketing and communications
professional. Her work centers around her passion to inform, encourage and empower underserved communities to dismantle educational, health….
Stephanie Giannetto, MS
Stephanie Giannetto, MS
Stephanie is a public health leader with 20 years’ of experience, largely in state and federal healthcare reform initiatives. Her expertise includes operating value-based care contracts at mission-driven organizations…
Dr. Karinn Glover, MD
Dr. Karinn Glover, MD
Dr. Glover is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she teaches psychopharmacology and aspects of psychotherapy to Psychiatry and Family Medicine residents. Her decade-plus experience…
Aaron Holman, MS
Aaron Holman, MS
Aaron has been working in various aspects of the health system for the past twenty years. Most recently, Aaron served as a senior policy leader and principle client engagement manager across several of the nation’s largest Medicaid transformation efforts in…
Susan L. Kaufman, MPH
Susan L. Kaufman, MPH
Sue is an experienced senior executive with decades of experience building and leading organizations to execute vision and business strategies in not-for-profit, entrepreneurial and government environments. She currently is an independent consultant bringing this…
Dr. Julita Mir, MD
Dr. Julita Mir, MD
Dr. Mir is an Internist and Infectious diseases physician graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine. She has a 20+ year career working as a clinician in Boston’s federally qualified health centers (FQHCs); over the years, Dr. Mir has held multiple leadership…
Dr. Stella Safo, MD
Dr. Stella Safo, MD
Dr. Safo is Ghanaian-American board-certified HIV primary care physician, public health advocate, and the founder of a health care improvement company that uses advocacy, education and care model design to ensure equitable care delivery across all sectors of medicine.
Nathan Tran, MPH
Nathan Tran, MPH
Nathan is a systems-thinking professional with a passion for scaling business processes and systems using Lean Six Sigma methodologies and analytics-driven insights. With almost a decade of experience in process improvement and business operations.
Jennie Vital, MBA
Jennie Vital, MBA
Jennie is an operational leader, with over 10 years of experience in health care launching and managing million-dollar projects. Jennie has launched and led Medicaid Accountable Care Organization programs across Massachusetts. She also brings experience…