KYLE PFISTER, Health Ninja
A public health policy nerd, Kyle advocates for more creativity and interdisciplinarity in public health. He's proud of his work fighting against corporate tobacco and soda, and organizing community campaigns that redesign health for all. His passions are social justice, world travel, taxidermy, live tweeting, casinos, his nephew, Spotify playlists, and pushing boundaries.
CHRIS FRANSON, WEB NINJA
A maker and web developer, Chris is focused on rewiring technology for social good. He's proud of his work building applications that keep tobacco out of the hands of kids. His passions are building quadcopters, winter camping, 3D printing, efficient keyboard shortcuts, and the quiet desolation of getting lost in the forest.
SARA SOKA, COMMUNITY NINJA
A storyteller and organizer, Sara is focused on building community power to make change. She's proud of the gamechanging campaign she and a whipsmart team led against the soda industry in Berkeley. Her passions are new cities, great narrative in any form (podcasts, film, art, books), and becoming friends with strangers.
ANA CASAS, EQUiTY NINJA
Una Promatora de Salud, Ana crossed the border at age 11 with her mom and two brothers and grew up undocumented in the US. Now a recipient of DACA, Ana is a SNAP Coordinator, member of El Centro AMISTAD's Compañeras Program, and volunteer with Colorado Immigrant Rights' Coalition. Ana is passionate about resistance and always looks for ways to fight any and every injustice in her community.
DANIELLA ECHEVERRía, DESIGN NINJA
A graphic designer and illustrator, Daniella is focused on solving problems with art. She loves thinking through how an app should flow or how to use branding, user interface design, or printed materials to tell a story. Her passions are gardening, beekeeping, typography, building websites, being a boss, and learning new skills.
SELMA ALY, VIDEO NINJA
An organizer and filmmaker, Selma is the founder of Moonstone Media and organizer for community safety for Safe and Sound in Milwaukee. She's passionate about workers rights and community-oriented change.
ALYSSA EARLEY, SALES INTERN
A start-up financier and health nerd, Alyssa has a BS in public health and spent 2 years interning with a San Diego anti-hunger coalition before becoming a patient liason to improve engagement with Kaiser Permanente's website. She's passionate about community facilitation, qualitative research, social justice, and user engagement and loves to play "6 degrees of public health" with everyone she meets.
MATT RILEY, DESIGN NINJA
A badass artist and designer, Matt is stellar at pairing fun with thoughtfulness. He's proud of bringing fashion to public health nerds. His passions are print making, kimchee, cuddling with rescue kittens, and and anatomically correct butter sculptures.
SANTOS SRINiVAS, WEB NINJA
A techie and entrepreneur, Santosh loves to build cloud-based internet tools. He's proud of his work designing a dating site for modern Indian singles. His passions are new technology, start-ups, movies, raspberry pis, and his adorable daughter.
MICHAEL DAMOND, MARKETING NINJA
A serial entrepreneur and marketer, Michael is the founder of We Merge Media, editor of Alpha Male Style, was the Director of FM Style Studio in Milwaukee, and currently helps CaraFlow manage data for healthcare systems. He's proud of his communications work with WI's African American Tobacco Prevention Network. His passions are inspiring creativity, scheming new ideas, and personal style.