Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Judith Joseph MD MBA is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher and award-winning content creator who specializes in mental health and trauma. She is chair of the women in medicine initiative at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, clinical assistant professor in child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Principal Investigator at Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, New York City’s Premier Clinical Research Site. She was one of the experts featured in Oprah Daily’s 2023 The Menopause Special and “The Magic of Menopause” Masterclass alongside Halle Berry and other experts. She is a board member of the national non-profit Let’s Talk Menopause. Dr. Judith was awarded by the US House of Representatives with a 2023 Congress Proclamation Award for her social media advocacy and mental health research. In 2024 she was named a top 6 NAACP Mental Health Champion and a VeryWell Mind top 25 Thought leader. In 2024 she taught a Workplace Mental Health Course to The Executive Office Of The President of The United States of America. In addition to being a notable public speaker at prestigious institutions, such as Columbia University, Concordia and United Nations UNGA events, Dr. Judith is a sought-after on-air expert. Her book, “High Functioning” is based on the first-of-its-kind study on high functioning depression which she conducted in her all-women research lab in New York City. This study is the first peer-reviewed published study in the world on High Functioning Depression. Dr. Judith uses her platform of almost 1 million followers to educate her community about mental health topics and she trains doctors at NYU about how to use various forms of media to educate the public about mental health issues.

Jonathan joined AWHONN in April 2021 as their new chief executive officer. Jonathan has spent more than 15 years in the public health space promoting community health outcomes; addressing the social determinants of health; and tackling a number of epidemics including childhood obesity, diabetes, and CVD.

Jonathan’s professional experience includes work for two local health departments including work within the Office of Epidemiology of the City of Chicago and leading the Community Health Division of the City of Evanston. Additionally, Jonathan has spent more than nine years in the nonprofit space leading strategy; building meaningful partnerships; fundraising; and implementing programming for organizations such as the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), McGaw YMCA, Feed the Children, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Diabetes Association.

Jonathan serves as Subject Matter Expert on the March of Dimes’ National Advisory Committee and the Co-Chair for the national strategy workgroup focused on Dismantling Racism and Addressing Unequal Treatment under the Mom and Baby Action Network as well as a Public Member of the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation.

Dr. Eliza Lo Chin is AMWA’s Executive Director, Assistant Professor (Voluntary) at the University of California, San Francisco, and Medical Director of Watermark by the Bay. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she received her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MPH from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. She is the editor of This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine and was featured in the National Library of Medicine Exhibition, Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians. Dr. Chin has served as co-chair/co-director of national/international meetings, executive producer of the short film At Home and Over There: American Women Physicians in WWI, and member of several advisory/editorial boards. She has been a visiting scholar with the Women’s Leadership Institute of Mills College, and California delegate to Vision 2020. A recipient of several awards, she is also a fellow of the American College of Physicians and of AMWA. She is a leader within the Medical Women’s International Association and an AMWA Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications. Her interests include women’s leadership and mentoring, women’s health, geriatrics, medical humanities, and history of women in medicine.

Mary Stutts is the Chief Executive Officer of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) where she leads the global mission to accelerate the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare and health equity.

Mary brings to the HBA 30 years of experience leading the strategic integration of corporate branding, marketing, health equity, inclusion, and digital innovation for biopharma, healthcare, and media companies. Her expertise and cross functional acumen have provided global leadership to organizations and Fortune 500 companies including Genentech, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sumitovant, UnitedHealth Group, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Health Care, and Comcast NBCUniversal.

Previously, Stutts was the Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer at Real Chemistry where she drove inclusion and equitable care for clients by integrating customized digital analytics and data intelligence to increase market penetration and clinical trial diversity.

Among her many accomplishments, as the former Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer at Stanford Health Care, Stutts worked directly with the board to curate the Inclusive Leadership Workshop which was designed to develop executives capable of leading, growing, and transforming organizations while addressing racial and social injustice and inequity amongst all stakeholders. Additionally, Stutts led Genentech’s $5 million Diversity in Clinical Trials initiative to increase the representation of people of color and women; enhanced a culture of workplace inclusion and health equity during Bristol Myers Squibb’s business model transformation; and oversaw fulfillment of the FCC’s digital equity conditions in Comcast’s California Region required for the acquisition of NBCUniversal.  

Stutts is a recognized advocate of women in leadership and has been at the forefront of board readiness programs to increase the representation of women and people of color on public and private corporate boards.

As an accomplished author, Mary’s new book, Recurring Themes of Exclusion in the Workplace, provides an in-depth analysis of ongoing exclusionary practices in the workplace and details the path needed to achieve true “inclusive diversity.” Her book The Missing Mentor:  Women Advising Women on Power, Progress and Priorities has been dubbed a surrogate mentor for women focused on career advancement.

Stutts earned a Master of Health Administration degree at the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Executive Program on Strategy and Organization at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

As the founder of FemTechnology and creator of the ORI platform, Oriana Kraft is at the forefront of transforming women’s healthcare. Drawing from her medical and engineering background at ETH Zurich, Oriana launched the FemTechnology Summit to address systemic gaps in women’s health, a concept that began as her thesis. Today, her efforts have catalyzed a global movement, connecting startups, researchers, clinicians, and corporations in over 60 countries.

Under her leadership, the 2023 FemTechnology Summit at Roche’s headquarters gathered 150 innovators to tackle critical topics, including "Redesigning Healthcare with Women in Mind" and "AI & the Gender Data Health Gap.” The outputs of the Summit were showcased at the US Chamber of Commerce, World Economic Forum and beyond.

Oriana’s contributions extend to academia, where she initiated a university series to promote women’s health research at institutions like ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, King’s College London and Harvard Business School. 

Beyond FemTechnology, Oriana is committed to advancing equity and innovation. She serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Women’s Health Catalyst at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, connecting key stakeholders in women’s health.

Oriana’s latest innovation, ORI, integrates cutting-edge data collection to provide personalized healthcare solutions. By bridging the gap between patient needs and employer insights, ORI empowers organizations to foster inclusive, supportive environments for women while addressing productivity and quality-of-life challenges. As a personalized care navigator, ORI ties women’s health challenges directly to economic impact by quantifying the cost of unmet needs, gathering real-world data, and offering actionable solutions. By helping both employers and women save money, improve quality of life, and support career progression, ORI drives measurable outcomes that benefit individuals and organizations alike. 

Clayton Anderson is the Chairman of the SHINE With Joy Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing maternal health equity, uplifting Black women in STEM, and spreading joy through community wellness. He is a healthcare technology leader and passionate advocate for systemic improvement through storytelling and purpose-driven leadership. Clayton speaks from personal experience, turning pain into purpose with the goal to amplify voices and push for lasting equity.

Dr Maybank is a highly proficient, award-winning executive physician with demonstrated excellence and leadership in public health, health equity, preventive medicine, narrative strategy, health communications, and organizational change management to advance equity.

Throughout her career, she has served as an honest broker and convener of typically silo-ed sectors and organizations within public health to ensure equitable conversations in planning and organizing for change and impact on well-being and health. Her frameworks and approaches have been adopted by other institutions across the world as well as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). She also holds expertise and has led in the areas of maternal and infant health, gun violence, mental health, chronic disease, and neighborhood planning for improved health.

Dr. Maybank’s unique expertise stems from launching several  ‘start-up’ Centers and Offices for health equity within health institutions - Suffolk County, NYC Health Department, American Medical Association -  to meet and exceed organizational commitments to embed equity in all organizational policies and functions. In recognizing her success and talent, she was also invited by and advised the CDC during the height of COVID on strengthening their internal equity infrastructure.

Dr. Maybank has taught medical and public health students on topics related to health inequities, public health leadership and management, physician advocacy, and community organizing in health.  In 2012, she co-founded "We Are Doc McStuffins," a movement created by Black women physicians who were inspired by the Disney Junior character Doc McStuffins.  

In the media and on the lecture circuit, Dr. Maybank is highly sought after, appearing on Disney Jr.’s, Oprah, MSNBC, NBC, PBS to name a few and has written op-eds in places like NYT and Washington Post.

She advises on film projects and has received a Telly Award for “Racism & Health in US Medicine, A Conversation with Harriet A. Washington” by Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy thought and research. She received highest honors from her Alma mater Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and from the American College of Preventive Medicine along with other numerous awards. She serves on non-profit boards such as Race Forward and the Journal of Medical Regulation, and was appointed under the Biden White House Administration to the US Defense Health Board. Dr. Maybank served on medical missions to Haiti and Cuba. 
 

Jocelyn Audelo is the Senior Director leading Kaiser Permanente’s National Women’s & Children’s Health Clinical Program. In her role, Jocelyn drives enterprise-level program strategy and a portfolio of initiatives focused on clinical quality, innovation, and person-centered care. Jocelyn’s work spans development of education and training programs, spread of new digital tools and workflows to improve patient experience and access, and deep partnership with multidisciplinary teams across the organization to equitably improve care and outcomes.

Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Jocelyn worked in direct patient care delivery in both academic medical center and community settings, and also served in nurse management and quality oversight roles. She holds degrees in Human Biology, Spanish, Nursing, and Public Health, and maintains her licensure as a pediatric registered nurse. Jocelyn continues to contribute to public and private sector work focused on women’s and children’s health, including investments in the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) early career talent pool, elevating academic research around lifecourse health, and pursuing community partnerships focused on perinatal and pediatric health equity, digital programs, and care pathway development.
 

LaToya Tapscott is the Senior Director, Global Head of the HBA Think Tank and she will focus on strategic planning, governance, and the development of products and partnerships to drive the Think Tank's growth and influence. As an experienced non-profit membership association professional, she brings 15+ years of experience in driving stakeholder engagement and fostering vibrant communities across diverse sectors. 

Previously, she served as the Senior Director of Digital Health Communities at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) where she engaged healthcare technology executives and successfully oversaw strategic partnerships. Prior to that she played a pivotal role at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in developing and executing impactful programs for committee members, volunteer leaders, and corporate sponsors. LaToya's journey in the association industry began at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), where she gained valuable insights into association management through various roles.

LaToya is committed to giving back to her professional community through volunteer service. She currently serves on committees with organizations such as Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC), Black Association Executives (BAE), and ASAE's Healthcare Community Advisory Committee (HCAC).

LaToya resides in Maryland with her family and she holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of MD Global Campus and is a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Sofiat Akinola is the Director of Health Policy and External Affairs at Roche Diagnostics. In this role, she leads global efforts to engage with policy stakeholders in advocating for timely access to screening and diagnostic solutions that improve patient outcomes and support stronger health systems. Her work focuses on women's health, including cervical cancer, and informing policies that advance better health for all.

Kate is an Associate Partner in Kearney’s Healthcare and Life Sciences practice and co-leads Kearney’s [w]Health North America chapter. She has more than 10 years of experience as a management consultant, working in Healthcare Services across Payer, Provider and Consumer Health organizations. She focuses on driving large scale transformations that help organizations optimize healthcare service operations, operate more efficiently and accelerate innovation

Prior to consulting, Kate spent 5 years focused on pre-clinical research and development with early stage biotechnology companies in San Diego. She holds a BA in Chemistry from University of San Diego and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.