Our team
Our team of global health experts works with governments to help them implement evidence-based strategies that allow their citizens to lead the healthiest lives possible.
Resolve to Save Lives is led by Dr. Tom Frieden, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is housed within Vital Strategies.
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Prevent epidemics
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Senior Technical Advisor, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Amy Lynn Smith 
Senior Communications Consultant, US COVID-19 Response Team
Anicia Santos 
Solutions Architect, US COVID-19 Response
Becca Birnbaum
Partner Success, Strategy, and Operations Consultant, US COVID-19 Response Program
Breanna van Loenen 
Program Associate, Prevent Epidemics
New York, USA
Cedric Aperce 
Legal Advisor
Paris, France
Colby Wilkason 
Technical Advisor
New York, USA
Coulton Bunney
Senior Designer, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Dr Emmanuel Agogo 
Nigeria Country Representative
Abuja, Nigeria
Dr. Chris Lee 
Senior Technical Advisor
New York, USA
Dr. Stephanie Mayfield 
Director, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Eleanor Bergquist 
Senior Technical Advisor, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Gloria Nunez 
Product Manager, US COVID-19 Response
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Program Officer, Prevent Epidemics
New York, NY
Jason Santa Maria 
Senior Designer, US COVID-19 Response
Jobin Abraham 
Program Management Specialist
New York, USA
Karen Luk 
Director of Product, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Koloina Andriambolason 
Program Associate, US COVID-19 Response Program
New York, USA
Kristen Brillantes
Product Operations Specialist, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Marina Smelyanskaya 
Senior Technical Advisor, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Marine Buissonnière 
Senior Advisor Consultant
Puerto Rico, USA
Melissa Boyette 
Technical Advisor, Contact Tracing, US COVID-19 Response Program
Nicole Simmons
Senior Evaluation Advisor, US COVID-19 Response Team
New York, NY
Scott Teesdale
Health IT Project Consultant, US COVID-19 Response Program
Shama Cash-Goldwasser 
Senior Technical Advisor
Stacy La 
Senior Product Designer
New York, NY
Swati Patel
Partnerships Strategy and Operations Consultant, US COVID-19 Response Program
Cardiovascular health
Abdikaid Yusuf 
Regional Coordinator
Somali Region, Ethiopia
Adefunke (Funke) Ajenikoko 
Program Officer
New York, USA
Daniel Burka 
Director of Product & Design
New York, USA
Danielle Cazabon 
Program Officer, Hypertension Control
New York, USA
Dawit Bisrat 
Country Director, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Diya Nag
Communications Manager, Consultant
Delhi, India
Dr Youwen Lai 
Senior Program Manager
Jinan, China
Dr. Andrew Moran 
Director, Global Hypertension Control Program
New York, NY
Dr. Anupam Pathni 
Cardiovascular Health Consultant
Delhi, India
Dr. Ashish Krishna 
Senior Consultant, Cardiovascular Health
Delhi, India
Dr. Bhawna Sharma 
India Country Lead Consultant
Delhi, India
Dr. Cao Ying 
China Country Director
Beijing, China
Dr. Kufor Osi 
Technical Officer, Cardiovascular Health
Abuja. Nigeria
Dr. Laura Cobb 
Director, Nutrition Policy and Surveillance
New York, USA
Dr. Molla Berhanu 
Regional Coordinator
Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Dr. Roopa Shivashankar 
Senior Consultant Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition
Delhi, India
Dr. Zhen Tan 
Director, Hypertension Control
Beijing, China
Eyassu Weldesenbet 
Regional Coordinator
Tigrai Region, Ethiopia
Girma Dessie 
Regional Coordinator
Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Hariharan Mohanraj 
Engineering Lead
Bangalore, India
Henok Kebede 
Hypertension Prevention and Control
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lindsay Joseph 
Program Officer, LINKS
New York, USA
Lindsay Steele 
Senior Program Officer
New York, USA
Mansi Kapoor 
Operations Manager, Consultant
Delhi, India
Meg Farrell 
Senior Program Officer
New York, USA
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Program Associate
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nicole Ide 
Program Officer, Sodium and Surveillance
New York, USA
Ping Hu 
Director of Health Informatics
Jinan, China
Samantha Chan 
Communications Officer
New York, USA
Sharmila Das 
Finance Manager, Consultant
Delhi, India
Swagata Sahoo 
Consultant, Drug Supply
Delhi, India
Teshome Tegegn 
Regional Coordinator
Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia
Tilahun Derseh 
Regional Coordinator
SNNP Region, Ethiopia
Tim Cheadle 
Director of Engineering
North Carolina, USA
Vineet Nair 
Operations Manager, Public Health App Deployment
Bangalore, India
Wanbing Gu 
Technical Officer, Sodium Reduction
Beijing, China
Xiaobei Ma 
Communications Manager
Beijing, China
Zeng Ge 
Chief Technical Officer, Sodium Reduction and Surveillance
Beijing, China
Operations
Adolphine Umukobwa 
Operations Manager
New York, USA
Christine Collet Mendy 
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
New York, USA
Dorothy Lohnau
Senior Grants Operations Manager
New York, USA
Dr. Ioanna Trilivas 
Senior Talent and Leadership Advisor
New York, USA
Emma Bradford 
Communications Officer, Prevent Epidemics
New York, USA
Erin Sykes 
Vice President, Communications
Georgia, USA
Farrah Xia
Administrative Assistant
Beijing, China
Greg Lewis 
Social Media Officer
Georgia, USA
Jackie Connolly 
Communications Design Lead
New York, USA
Janet Durgapersaud
Grant Manager, COVID Response
New York, USA
Kate Elliott 
Communications Manager
New York, USA
Kwame Effah-Wiafe 
Finance and Business Intelligence Officer
New York, USA
Lucy Tong
Finance Manager
Beijing, China
Robynn Leidig 
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
New York, USA
Tamia McCormick
Contracts Officer
New York, USA