Contagion Health since Oct 2008
CEO/Founder
Health Innovation Cell Jul 2009 - Feb 2010
Kisaut Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto - Health Strategy Innovation Cell
Organizedwisdom.com Dec 2008 - Aug 2009
Chief Patient Advocate
Nexthealth Apr 2008 - Jan 2009
Innovator, Co-op Cofounder
Health 2.0 May 2008 - Oct 2008
Ranger, Speaker Liaison
Education:
St. Mary's College of Maryland 2002 - 2004
Bachelor of Arts, English; Minor in Women, Gender, Sexuality StudiesMagna cum laude
Graduated magna cum laude.
Accepted into Admiral Paul H. Nitze Scholars Program. Served as elected Nitze Scholar Representative.
Awarded Senior St. Mary's Scholar designation due to 3.5+ cumulative GPA.
Accepted into Squaw Valley Writers' Community for first annual "Writing the Medical Experience" workshop, June 2003 (poetry).
Senior Thesis/St. Mary's Project: "Experiential Poetry Readings: Catharsis for Author and Audience." Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Cognard-Black.
Widener University 1998 - 2000
Non-Degree (Transfered), Bio/Behavioral Health (Honors), International Business (Honors)Widener School of Business Education Honors Program, Dean's List, 1999, 2000.
Awarded scholarship to study abroad at St. Andrew's University by St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia, 2000 (delayed until 2001 due to MVA).
Awarded half-tuition Presidential Scholarship for Academics, 1998, 1999, 2000.
President, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Alpha Beta Delta Chapter, 1999.
Skills:
Complete list of speaking press video presentation links: https://docs google com/Doc?docid=0AewVgfJy1ApGZGZkNHZ6emtfNDBjNmdqNzlncw&hl=en Experiential analyst using quant/qual methodologies to extrapolate goal definition & assessment Serial connector of health innovators Semantic web/whiteboarding addict Genoanthropology concept Coined "meome" "selfome "
Interests:
Startup life, health/healthcare reform, tech evangelism, cycling/hiking/running, genomics, reading for business and pleasure, ancient Egyptian history.
Honor & Awards:
Winner: 2nd place overall, best application, Google Technology Users Group (GTUG) 2009 Google Campout for "h3lp al3rter" personal emergency notification response app (iPhone, Android-with Stig Hackvan, Jet Dillo, Andrey Petrov). , Winner: Best health app, iPhone Dev Camp 2009 for "Chief Medical Officer" coded on Google Health's API-with Bess Ho and Myk Klemme. , Five Fierce Female Health Bloggers to Watch (FierceHealthcare.com) 2009., Business Track Director, Medicine 2.0 Congress, 2009. http://www.medicine20congress.com/, Nexthealth research (coauthor Maarten den Braber) selected for WORLDCOMP08. Nexthealth research presented at Medicine 2.0 Congress (organized by Gunther Eysenbach), Toronto, CA, September 4-5, 2008. , http://www.scribd.com/doc/5535162/Nexthealth, Co-founded Medical Education Evolution, international online community focused on innovation within medical curriculum. Cofounders: Dr. Ted Eytan, Berci Mesko, 2008. http://medschoolevolution.ning.com/