Sandra Witt: Health equity advocate committed to advancing a California where everyone has the opportunities they need to be healthy
Carl N. Lester: Top-level health administrator and champion for culturally relevant environmental justice and health career programs for at-risk youth
Alex H. Kral: Reducer of infectious disease and evaluator of innovative programs for people using drugs
Anthony Iton: Builder of partnerships to create healthy low-income communities in California
Maria S. Gomez: Health activist who builds better futures for the DC area’s underserved
Bonnie Duran: Health advocate who combines cultured-centered and evidence-based interventions to create innovative treatments for indigenous communities
Rena J. Pasick: Founder of a diversity training program that has encouraged hundreds of minority master’s students to pursue doctorates
Nancy Krieger: Pioneering epidemiologist who uncovers the social determinants of health
Michael E. Bird: Former APHA president dedicated to closing the healthcare gap for Native Americans
Meredith Minkler: Pioneer of community-based participatory research who has worked with marginalized communities to help secure policies that promote health and social equity
