Board of Directors
James Corbett, MDiv, JD
director
James Corbett, is a seasoned healthcare executive bringing over a decade of c-level leadership experience. James has served as a Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Harvard’s Safra Center for Ethics and the Nashville Healthcare Council. In addition, he served a 4-year term on the National Institute of Health’s National Advisory Council for Nursing Research; having been honored to receive the appointment from former Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebellius. He was recently appointed as an Expert Advisor to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Corbett’s experience comes from serving in four health systems, providing strategic and operational leadership for behavioral health, population health, research operations, global health, advocacy, and ethics. He speaks internationally and has provided Keynotes at Harvard Medical School, John Hopkins University, Ohio State University and numerous other universities. Mr. Corbett earned his Bachelor of Science in International Relations from Syracuse University, his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University and a Master of Divinity from Duke University.
Joe Betancourt, MD, MPH
Advisor
Dr. Betancourt is an internationally recognized expert in health care disparities and cross-cultural medicine, and the industry leader in improving the quality and value in the care of diverse, minority, and vulnerable populations. Joe advises health plans, health systems and government on approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Joe has worked directly with 45 large national and regional health plans, 100 hospitals, and 30 community health centers across 33 states—providing strategic and operations support.He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internal Medicine physician. Joe was an Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow and has 50 peer-reviewed publications. He sits on the Board of Trinity Health, a large national health system and has served on several Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committees on this topic, including the one that produced the landmark report, Unequal Treatment. Dr. Betancourt received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, his medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Following residency, he completed The Commonwealth Fund-Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy; and received his Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Chamisa Colvin, MPA, CFRE
Consultant and Certified Fundraising Executive
Chamisa Colvin, MPA, CFRE, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and expert in health care philanthropy and non-profit leadership. In fiscal year 2019, Chamisa led successful fundraising efforts resulting in the successful acquisition of over $14M in funding from federal, state, and private funding sources including the National Cancer Institute, State of Texas Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other private foundations. These funds will a variety of programs and initiatives in multiple states, including cancer treatment and clinical trials research, rural telehealth, Advanced Practice Nurse education, human trafficking prevention and response, early childhood development, addressing social determinants of health in primary care settings, rural dental clinic services and screening for and addressing adverse childhood events in new parents.
A passionate advocate for improving the lives of the most vulnerable among us, Chamisa has honed expertise and experience in complex grant development and management, funding strategy development, program development, project management, staff management, and non-profit organization leadership.
During her 12+ years of executive-level experience in strategic leadership in grant development and management, she has led nonprofit organization and program teams in the creation of grant-funding strategies and proposals for national-level, multi-state initiatives, and has developed lasting relationships with private, corporate, and government grantors. In addition, she has provided training and technical assistance to nonprofit organization staff at all levels of experience.
Our People
Michela Runkle
Project Manager
Michaela Runkle is a diverse manager with more than 10 years’ experience in project oversight and optimizing team culture through versatile leadership techniques. From her roots in university leadership as a liaison for STEM students to operations manager in a growing hospitality chain, Michaela has worked in unique cultures and industries.
Her passion to serve the community derives not only through team bonding but also through outreach involvement. She has navigated international leadership in India, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic as a liaison and a volunteer for a plethora of humanities pursuits. Michaela’s core values demonstrate the health and wellness of an individual is directly correlated with the life and vibrancy of a community. She has her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Cellular and Integrative Physiology from Indiana University Medical School.