NASHP’s Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) Fellowship aims to empower emerging and aspiring state health policy leaders of color with the tools to enter state government and lead the development and administration of more equitable health policy informed by their own lived experiences.
To learn more about the 2023 ELC fellows and advisors, explore this page or check out the materials below:
Fellows
To learn more about the 2023 ELC fellows, check out their bios (PDF).
Jeniece (Jay) Cordova
Georgia
Orobosa Idehen
North Carolina
Echohawk Lefthand
Nebraska
Angela Osmar
Florida
Edward Robles
California
Hattie Xu
Massachusetts
Advisors
To learn more about the 2023 ELC advisors, check out their bios (PDF).
Debra C. Farrington
NC DHHS Deputy Secretary / Chief Health Equity Officer
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Ana Novais
Acting Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Kevin Patterson
Chief Executive Officer
Connect for Health Colorado
Cheryl Roberts
Director
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Michelle Robinson
Director, Office of Health Equity
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Shabnam Salih
Director, Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency
New Jersey Governor’s Office
Learn More
- Apply Today to NASHP’s 2024 Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship, December 5, 2023
- NASHP Launches Year Three of the Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship, February 7, 2023
- Reflections from NASHP’s 2022 Emerging Leaders of Color Fellows, November 14, 2022
- NASHP’s Expanding Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship, January 24, 2022
- NASHP Launches Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship , October 2, 2020
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