Team

Our CH team members bring diverse professional and educational backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences to their work. Together, we're working to make health communication inclusive and accessible.

Abbi Monssen, MPH

Communication Associate

Abbi Monssen, MPH

Communication Associate

Abbi has never met a problem she doesn’t want to solve — so she’s right at home leading CommunicateHealth teams that make innovative digital products. With experience ranging from scrappy health care start-ups to national nonprofits, Abbi approaches every project with a clear goal: to meet user needs by harnessing the boundless possibilities of digital products.

Alyssa Maggi

Senior Finance Analyst

Alyssa Maggi

Senior Finance Analyst

Alyssa is a dedicated and knowledgeable financial specialist with nearly a decade of experience. She excels at analyzing complex data in spreadsheets, budgets, and reports. Her enthusiasm shines through in her detail-oriented approach and the positive attitude she brings to the CH team.

Amy Morrow, Ph.D.

Content Strategy Director

Amy Morrow, Ph.D.

Content Strategy Director

Amy is a seasoned communicator committed to making health and science information accessible to everyone. She applies inclusive and plain language best practices to create clear content that’s approachable, engaging, and relevant. Amy is passionate about using the power of language and storytelling to meet people where they are with the information they need to protect their health.

Angelique Miller

Communication and Operations Associate

Angelique Miller

Communication and Operations Associate

Angelique is an enthusiastic communication and operations associate who ensures seamless execution of CH’s internal and external communications. Along with her operational expertise, Angelique approaches every project with a genuine desire to help others and a passion for making health information accessible and engaging.

Ashley King, MPH, CHES

Project Director

Ashley King, MPH, CHES

Project Director

Ashley is an enthusiastic communicator who is committed to making health information relatable, fun, and accessible to all populations. She’s passionate about starting new and meaningful conversations about health through her work and incorporating a social justice framework to address health disparities. Ashley is always thinking of how we can better serve our end user and creating sustainable opportunities of change through her work.

Ashley Ring, MPH

Senior Project Manager, Outreach and Promotion Team Lead

Ashley Ring, MPH

Senior Project Manager, Outreach and Promotion Team Lead

Ashley is a passionate health communicator and plain language writer who brings creative ideas, innovative strategies, and strong attention to detail to all her tasks. Whether she’s managing complex projects or creating an award-winning health campaign, Ashley’s empathy and her belief in health equity make her a true champion for the end user.

Brittany Linton

Senior User Experience Researcher, Research Team Lead

Brittany Linton

Senior User Experience Researcher, Research Team Lead

Brittany is a UX researcher who specializes in studying mental models and using data to solve complex problems. With a background in journalism, education, and fashion retail, Brittany blends a human-centered design approach with a deep knowledge of UX best practices. At CommunicateHealth, Brittany conducts UX research to ensure our health communication products are clear and easy to use.

Cat Cavanaugh

Digital Strategist

Cat Cavanaugh

Digital Strategist

Cat understands that presenting health information digitally is both a modern necessity and a complex challenge. With experience in accessible technology, health insurance, and web design and development, she’s right at home supporting CommunicateHealth project teams in exploring ways to use innovative technologies to promote health and well-being.

Cindy Abello, MPH

Research Associate

Cindy Abello, MPH

Research Associate

Cindy is a highly skilled bilingual researcher with a background in biology and public health. She brings curiosity and a strategic approach to project coordination and research tasks. Building on her experience working for and with underserved communities and youth, Cindy works to empower people from all backgrounds to make informed decisions about their health.

Elise McCabe

Senior Visual Designer

Elise McCabe

Senior Visual Designer

Elise is an innovative visual problem solver with a passion for getting to the root of an issue. The user and the bigger picture drive the holistic design solutions Elise crafts for clients. Elise is enthusiastic about being a lifelong learner and employing a “less is more” approach to design (and life).

Fred Van Geloven, MS

User Experience Strategist

Fred Van Geloven, MS

User Experience Strategist

Fred is a seasoned user experience designer, a creative thinker, and a problem solver. He takes pride in delivering accessible interfaces that are fun to use. Fred has played a variety of roles on digital design projects of all sizes throughout his career. These experiences, combined with his background in communication, make him an indispensable member of the team.

Henry Doherty

Operations Associate

Henry Doherty

Operations Associate

Henry is an Operations Associate with a passion for cost savings and system efficiencies. He applies his business acumen to make sure CH project teams have the tools they need — empowering our staff to create high-quality communication materials on time and within budget. When he’s not working, you might find Henry at the golf course or sailing with his family on a catamaran.

Janel Schuh, PhD

Subject Matter Expert, Senior Methodologist

Janel Schuh, PhD

Subject Matter Expert, Senior Methodologist

Janel is a highly skilled quantitative and qualitative researcher who is endlessly curious about health communication. With more than a dozen years of applied research and strategic communication experience, she helps clients create — and validate — communication-based solutions to challenging health issues. Janel loves interacting with people from all backgrounds and working with them to improve their health.

Jason Morris

Accessibility Engineer, Digital Strategy and Development Team Lead

Jason Morris

Accessibility Engineer, Digital Strategy and Development Team Lead

Jason leads the CH Development and Digital Strategy teams in creating (and maintaining) intuitive and accessible digital products. With deep experience in front-end development for state and federal government clients, he knows that sometimes, the least visible measures can have the biggest impact on digital accessibility.

Kathleen Walker

Senior Content Strategist

Kathleen Walker

Senior Content Strategist

With experience developing health and wellness communication campaigns across a broad range of industries, Kathleen is a seasoned writer who creates plain language health content that educates and inspires. She’s passionate about promoting health literacy and ensuring that online health information is accessible to diverse consumer audiences, including those with limited literacy skills.

Katie MacKay, MPH

Senior Project Manager

Katie MacKay, MPH

Senior Project Manager

Katie is a skilled project manager who believes in the power of accessible, inclusive health communication. With a background in education, gender studies, and public health, she brings a distinct and creative perspective to health communication. Whether she’s leading teams through the human-centered design process, conducting research, or co-leading the company LGBTQ+ employee resource group (ERG), she approaches the work with diligence and empathy.

Katie Price, SHRM-CP

Director, Employee Experience

Katie Price, SHRM-CP

Director, Employee Experience

Katie’s dedication to CommunicateHealth’s staff and core values can’t be beat! With a background in public health and previous experience as a health communication manager for our clients and project teams, she truly knows the ins and outs of the company. Katie leads HR and operations initiatives at the corporate level, skillfully incorporating input from staff and leadership at every step along the way.

Kelsey Lawlor, MPP

Digital Strategist

Kelsey Lawlor, MPP

Digital Strategist

Kelsey is a digital content enthusiast who believes small design choices can play a big role in supporting health literacy. As a product associate, Kelsey supports the CH team in developing digital content and evaluating the success of online communication initiatives. With experience in public sector health information technology policy and analytics, Kelsey is committed to crafting solutions that meet users’ health information needs.

Laura Baker

Visual Designer

Laura Baker

Visual Designer

Laura is a versatile digital artist with a background in both animation and video game design. Her wide-ranging design interests inspire her to learn new skills and stay on the cutting edge of the field. Informed by a “simple is best” philosophy, Laura crafts straightforward, elegant design solutions that make health information accessible — and beautiful.

Lizzie Barnett, ScD

Senior Director of Research and Communication Strategy

Lizzie Barnett, ScD

Senior Director of Research and Communication Strategy

Lizzie is a social scientist with a knack for connecting the dots between research and health communication strategy. Her background in public health and commitment to advancing health equity ground her work from start to finish. Lizzie brings a winning combination of expertise, tenacity, and levity to every project — driven by her experiences as a researcher in her current life, athlete in her former life, and comedic voice actor in her pretend life.

Meg Greiving

Senior Project Manager

Meg Greiving

Senior Project Manager

Meg is an experienced project management professional with strategic development, process implementation, and team management expertise. She specializes in creating effective systems, collaborating across teams, and developing digital products. Meg is passionate about partnering with social causes and bringing positive energy into the world through her work.

Melanie Schwarz, MA

Senior Content Strategist

Melanie Schwarz, MA

Senior Content Strategist

Melanie is a skilled writer and editor with more than a decade of experience. She believes that clear health communication benefits everyone — and that it’s a powerful tool to promote health equity. Melanie is passionate about creating engaging, actionable health content that meets people where they are.

Michael Godin, MS

Senior Web Developer

Michael Godin, MS

Senior Web Developer

Mike’s responsible for transforming CommunicateHealth’s original ideas and designs into accessible, high-performance applications for the web. He’s worked in government, industry, and non-profit realms on topics ranging from environmental risk management to underwater robotics.

Michaela Martin, MPH

Project Manager

Michaela Martin, MPH

Project Manager

Michaela is a passionate communicator who leads teams in developing actionable and inclusive health communication materials. With a background in community outreach and university relations, Michaela excels at building relationships and finding creative solutions. Michaela believes health is a human right and seeks to connect people with health information and resources they can understand and use.

Michelle Ayensu-Peters, MPH

Communication Associate

Michelle Ayensu-Peters, MPH

Communication Associate

Michelle is a cheerful communicator who is committed to making health information accessible to everyone. She hopes to advance health equity through her expertise in health promotion and inclusive communication, rooted in cultural understanding and social justice.

Mike Kittredge

Senior Creative Director

Mike Kittredge

Senior Creative Director

Mike leads the CH design team in crafting innovative and accessible digital products. Mike sets strategy for complex visual design tasks while working side by side with a team of talented designers, content strategists, researchers, and developers. Drawing on his extensive graphic design experience, Mike ensures that all design deliverables are strategic, consistent, aesthetically pleasing, and 508-compliant.

Nakeva Stroud, MPH

Senior Director, Account Management

Nakeva Stroud, MPH

Senior Director, Account Management

Nakeva is a seasoned public health professional and masterful research manager. She oversees a large portfolio of mixed-method studies, using health literacy and UX design best practices to guide all our recommendations. Nakeva’s sharp instincts help her solve tricky research problems — and her warm demeanor helps study participants and research team staff always feel at ease.

Nikole Baker, MPH

Senior Communication Researcher

Nikole Baker, MPH

Senior Communication Researcher

Nikole is a skilled quantitative and qualitative researcher with a passion for all things public health. Driven by her background in psychology and health promotion, she approaches every study with a deep understanding of human behavior and behavior change. At CH, Nikole leads a diverse portfolio of research and evaluation activities to ensure our clients’ communications are clear and accessible for everyone in their audiences.

Preston Schmidt, AAS

Senior Front-End Developer

Preston Schmidt, AAS

Senior Front-End Developer

Preston is a skilled front-end Drupal developer who builds elegant, accessible websites and digital products. Bringing a keen sense of empathy and compassion to the web development process, he excels at devising simple, user-focused solutions to complex problems.

Rachel Pryzby, MPH, CHES

Vice President, Business Development

Rachel Pryzby, MPH, CHES

Vice President, Business Development

Rachel believes that health information can be beautiful — and fun! At CommunicateHealth, she advocates for health literacy and equity-centered health communication by leading our business development team. Rachel is a skilled communication strategist with a background in public health, medical anthropology, and project management.

Reni Bello, MPH, CHES

Project Manager

Reni Bello, MPH, CHES

Project Manager

Reni Bello is a health educator at heart who enjoys the challenge of leading interdisciplinary teams. Reni excels at creating health communication solutions that meet client needs and resonate with priority audiences. She skillfully manages projects to facilitate collaboration among her colleagues and clients.

Sam Moyer

Content Strategist

Sam Moyer

Content Strategist

Sam is a talented health communicator who has spent her career simplifying complex medical information. She believes in the power of plain language to craft engaging, useful, and actionable health content that’s accessible to everyone.

Sandy Williams Hilfiker, MA

Chief Executive Officer

Sandy Williams Hilfiker, MA

Chief Executive Officer

Sandy is a leading expert in the design and development of consumer health campaigns and accessible digital products for audiences with limited health literacy skills. She’s a passionate advocate for human-centered design with extensive experience overseeing and conducting formative and usability research with diverse audiences. Sandy delivers value to clients like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) — improving and simplifying the user experience for millions of health care consumers. As Chief Executive Officer at CommunicateHealth, she supports the overseeing of all corporate-level operations and provides health communication strategy across more than $30 million in consulting contracts.

Sara Mannan

User Experience Researcher

Sara Mannan

User Experience Researcher

Sara is a User Experience (UX) Researcher with experience that weaves together a wide range of UX methods, global health research, and epidemiology. She excels at combining her research expertise with creative logic to devise innovative solutions for complex problems. And she brings her passion for advancing health literacy for everyone and creating seamless user experiences to every project she tackles at CH.

Sarah Pomerantz, MPH

Vice President, Client Services

Sarah Pomerantz, MPH

Vice President, Client Services

Sarah co-leads CommunicateHealth’s largest program, providing mentorship and capacity building to more than 30 staff. She also oversees a client portfolio of more than $7 million, with a focus on leading multifaceted communication and dissemination efforts that require input and collaboration from diverse stakeholders. Sarah is passionate about environmental justice and about empowering people to use health data to drive decision-making!

Sean Wikman, MPS

Employee Experience Analyst

Sean Wikman, MPS

Employee Experience Analyst

With a background in industrial and organizational psychology and a passion for helping others do their best work, Sean is a key member of our Employee Experience team. In addition to coordinating hiring processes and onboarding for new staff, Sean pitches in where he’s needed to support a variety of Employee Experience initiatives.

SK Lowther, MSW

Senior Project Manager

SK Lowther, MSW

Senior Project Manager

SK is a seasoned project manager who is always looking for ways to make systems and processes more efficient. They’re also a skilled communicator with the talent and experience needed to build strong connections among team members and with clients. Whether it’s leading discussions on sensitive topics or advocating for inclusive and gender-conscious language, you can count on SK to approach any situation with empathy and care.

Stacy Robison, MPH, MCHES

President, Co-Founder

Stacy Robison, MPH, MCHES

President, Co-Founder

A self-proclaimed health literacy geek and an expert in clear communication, Stacy is responsible for leading CommunicateHealth’s content and creative excellence. Since co-founding the company at the age of 30, Stacy has been recognized as an innovative business leader by the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She has appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Healthcare News, among other media outlets, discussing a variety of issues from entrepreneurship to health behavior change.

Xanthi Scrimgeour, MHEd, MCHES

Consultant, Co-Founder

Xanthi Scrimgeour, MHEd, MCHES

Consultant, Co-Founder

Since co-founding CommunicateHealth in 2009, Xanthi has been driving company strategy and operations, transforming the organization into a nationally recognized multimillion-dollar consulting firm. Under her leadership, CommunicateHealth has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by Entrepreneur and Inc. magazines 3 years in a row. A veteran public health advocate, Xanthi spent 20+ years working on the front lines with state and local health agencies. She draws on this experience to serve a diverse client portfolio that spans Fortune 500 companies and community-based nonprofits.

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