Profile Type: Staff

Alexus serves as the HR Generalist for the Foundation, where she supports the organization’s workforce and helps strengthen the systems and processes that support our team. She believes in an empathetic, people‑centered approach to HR that fosters environments where individuals feel supported, valued, and empowered to grow, contributing to both personal and organizational success. Alexus is a […]

Tristin Brown serves as the Foundation’s Advocacy Manager. In this role, she shapes and executes the Foundation’s policy and advocacy plan, initiatives and strategies pertaining to systems change and health equity. Before joining the team, Tristin served as Policy & Advocacy Director at the National Black Worker Center. Her other previous roles include Policy & […]

In her role, Blanca Catalina helps build relationships, develop ideas, and deploy resources to magnify and scale the Foundation’s work. She has almost 20 years of experience as an educator for equity, an ecosystem builder, a program leader, and an innovation champion serving emerging leaders, focused on underrepresented and minoritized communities both nationally and internationally. […]

Ricky Howell serves as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, overseeing the Foundation’s business office with a focus on investments, finance, procurement, facilities, capital improvement, contracts, technology, and human resources. As a key member of the executive leadership team, he contributes to the efficient deployment of strategy, risk management, and efficiency of the Foundation’s support functions.  […]

Acquandist Uy serves as Senior Executive Administrator at the Foundation. In this role, she supports the Foundation’s president and CEO, chief operations officer, and Board of Trustees. Acquandist is a seasoned professional who has served our community in many professional and volunteer capacities. She came to us from the Public Defender’s Office of the Sixth […]

Florida native Olivia London brings ten years of public health experience and community-engaged service to her role at the Foundation. As Senior Grants and Program Associate, Olivia helps capture and ensure the community impact of the Foundation’s grants and programs. Olivia works closely with our funded partners and the Foundation team to make sure our […]

Dr. Kanika Tomalin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. In this role, she leads, directs, and integrates all aspects of the Foundation’s internal and external activities and initiatives. Working closely with the Foundation team, Dr. Tomalin creates and executes the Foundation’s strategic plan—overseeing grantmaking, strategic initiatives, […]

As a member of the Foundation’s Research, Evaluation, and Learning team, Stephanie supports organizational learning through data analysis, literature review, reports, and other research and evaluation activities. She assists with the design and implementation of evaluation frameworks and methodologies, develops and leads learning opportunities for internal and external stakeholders, and provides training and support to […]

As Director of Strategic Communications, Barbara is responsible for driving marketing and communication strategies and their execution. She assists with the communications and campaign needs of internal departments and is responsible for recommending and developing communications channels that inspire people to engage with the Foundation’s mission. In this work, Barbara collaborates closely with project leads […]

Lisa L. Brody, Esquire, is the Chief Operations Officer and General Counsel for the Foundation. She serves as a senior executive on the Foundation’s Leadership Team and leads the strategic deployment of the Foundation’s resources to maximize our impact, directly overseeing the Foundation’s grantmaking, strategic initiatives portfolio, communications, and research and evaluation activities. Ms. Brody […]