Archives: Team Member

Wendy Nakatsukasa-Ono, MPH, President / CEO at Cardea, has more than 25 years of experience in public health. Wendy has extensive experience in training and organizational development, with a particular focus on clinical systems change, community-based programs, and nonprofit leadership and management. In addition, she has significant experience in research and evaluation, including integration of quantitative

Melanie Ogleton is a skilled public health community development and capacity building expert with a focus on substance use disorder, HIV/AIDS, minority health, and women’s health. Melanie has close to 20 years of experience directing large-scale federal government technical assistance, capacity-building, and training contracts. She possesses a strong commitment to increasing the capacity of state and

Vanessa Sarria has 30 years of health and human services experience leading public health initiatives and programs at the national, state, and local levels.  Vanessa is passionate about enhancing equity and opportunity and has dedicated her career to improving public health.  She is an experienced convener and has extensive expertise engaging diverse community members and