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.

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.

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.

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).