The Multisector Partner Group

Giving every community an equitable chance to thrive means looking beyond medical care alone. 

Health equity can only be achieved by working together. The AAMC Center for Health Justice is committed to partnering with academic health systems, public health and community-based organizations, government and health care entities, the private sector, and community members to achieve our goal of better health for all. The Multisector Partner Group works together to build authentic collaborations and an aligned agenda to eliminate health inequities in communities across the country.

Meet the Members

This group from diverse backgrounds and sectors — including and beyond health care and academic medicine — have been selected to serve three-year terms. The group uses their expertise and leadership to contribute to the strategy and agenda of the Center for Health Justice, and to advance its mission to build cross-sector partnerships that contribute to the vital conditions necessary for every community to thrive.

Jean C. Accius, PhD, President and CEO, Creating Healthier Communities

Sector: Community and Economic Development
Location: Virginia

Thomas C. Cotton III, MA, Founder and CEO, Redemption & Advancement Alliance Inc.

Sector: Criminal Justice
Location: Nevada

Reginald L. Douglas, Artistic Director, Mosaic Theater Company

Sector: Arts & Technology
Location: Washington, D.C.

Brian Li, MBA, System Director Community Health Strategic Initiatives, Common Spirit Health

Sector: Health Care
Location: California

Odetta MacLeish-White, AB, JD, LLM, Business and Fund Development Director, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative

Sector: Housing and Real Estate
Location: Georgia

Starleen Maharaj-Lewis, CM, MCHES, PMP, Board Chair and Syndemic Coordinator, Washington State Community Connectors and Washington State Department of Health

Sector: Public Health
Location: Washington

Medha D. Makhlouf, JD, Elsie de R. and Samuel P. Orlando Distinguished Professor and Director, Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, Penn State Dickinson Law

Sector: Law, Policy, and Governance
Location: Pennsylvania

Kelly V. Naranjo, MS, Manager of Research and Evaluation, God’s Love We Deliver

Sector: Food and Water
Location: New York

Melanie Sampson, MA, Clear Language Lab Program Director, Literacy Works

Sector: Education
Location: Illinois

Nālani Tarrant, MPH, PMP, Director, Social Drivers of Health, National Association of Community Health Centers

Sector: Community Health
Location: Washington, D.C.

Learn more about previous members of the Multisector Partner Group.