TRAINEES, STAFF, & ALUMNI
Kathy Sheehan
Senior Director of Development
As Senior Director of Development for Community Health, Kathy leads efforts to raise funds for The Kraft Center and MGH’s Center for Community Health Improvement. Kathy brings 15 years of development leadership experience for organizations that address the needs of underserved communities. Prior to joining MGH in March 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Perkins Trust at Perkins School for the Blind where she led the organization’s first comprehensive campaign. She also oversaw the first-ever comprehensive campaign for Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. Her early development experiences include positions at Harvard University’s Divinity School and Wellesley College where she staffed the Business Leadership Council. Kathy earned a B.A. from Smith College and an M.Div. from Boston University.
Winifred Tobin
Communications Director
Winifred Tobin is the Communications Director for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. In that role, she balances high level strategic thinking with the identification and implementation of actionable steps to achieve the organization’s communications goals. An accomplished writer, editor and content developer, Winnie is responsible for driving external and internal communications across a wide variety of platforms and channels, including digital and print, media outreach, websites and social media. She is passionate about community engagement and empowerment in pursuit of safer, equitable healthcare and is driven by the desire to serve those who are marginalized and underrepresented. This spark was ignited during her years at a nationally recognized patient-driven non-profit organization dedicated to providing a stronger voice for patients and their families. Winnie has presented as conferences and workshops and participated on a number of statewide task forces. She received a BSBA from Suffolk University.
Stephanie Martinez
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Stephanie Martinez is the Clinical Research Coordinator for The Kraft Center’s Implementation Laboratory (I-Lab) within the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity (ISCCCE). She provides support to the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics in Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) team. RADx-UP is a NIH funded initiative to strategically develop and implement community-engaged efforts to increase COVID-19 testing, and to build an infrastructure that will support future preventive efforts in vulnerable communities. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science, and a minor in Medical Anthropology. Her goal is to attend graduate school in the future to attain a Master in Public Health.
Jadyn Baptista
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Jadyn Baptista is a Clinical Research Coordinator II for the Kraft Center. Jadyn previously worked directly on one of the Community Care in Reach® mobile addiction services vehicles in Brockton. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a focus area in Maternal Child Health. Her goal is to obtain her Master of Public Health in the near future.
Destiny Strange
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer & Fall 2023
Destiny Strange is from Chicago and served as an intern while an studying Community Health and Chemistry at Tufts University. Destiny was The Kraft Center’s summer and fall intern through the Health Career Connection (HCC) program working to support the Community Care Van, which focuses on hypertension, diabetes, and substance use disorder care. She supported additional Kraft Center initiatives including maternal health equity and mobile addiction services.
Cesar Guerra
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer 2022
Cesar graduated from Brandeis University with double majors in Public Health and Business and a minor in Social Justice and Social Policy. He lives in East Boston but was raised in Houston, Texas. During his summer at The Kraft Center, Cesar supported mobile health clinics for COVID and hypertension; technical assistance for mobile addiction services programs; data review and entry for a pilot initiative to connection justice-involved individuals with care; and community engagement efforts. At the end of the summer, Cesar accepted a full-time position at Mass General Brigham as Mobile Operations Manager.
Elizabeth Do
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer 2021
Elizabeth Do joined The Kraft Center as a Health Career Connection intern working across two projects. She is supported technical assistance and evaluation efforts of the Mobile Addiction Services programs including creating and updating existing mobile health resources. She also assisted with the Connect for Health program at Mass General. Elizabeth received her BA in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Amherst College.
Alexis Sarpong
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer-Fall 2020
Alexis Sarpong joined the Kraft Center as a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with an overarching goal of attending medical school and become a practicing physician within communities where she is currently building relationships. Alexis spent the summer at the Kraft Center supporting efforts of the Implementation Science Center as well as early childhood development initiatives.
Annabelle Aguirre
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer 2019
Annabelle Aguirre joined The Kraft Center as an intern while also a student at Emmanuel College and an alumna of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Youth Scholars Program. She worked on multiple community health projects across The Kraft Center. Annabelle assisted in evaluating the implementation of the Build Our Kids’ Success (BOKS) program in Revere, MA. BOKS is a free physical activity program that improves children’s physical and mental health through movement. In addition to her work on BOKS, Annabelle assisted with the planning and development of our Community Care in Reach mobile health expansion to youth and young adults, community engagement campaigns, and communications initiatives. She attended community meetings, participated in site visits, and designed brochures to support Kraft Center programs.
Kene Aniagboso
Health Career Connection Intern, Summer 2018
Kene Aniagboso joined The Kraft Center as an intern in 2018 while also a student at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She is also an alumna of the MGH Youth Scholars Program where she gained experience working as an Anesthesia Technician, Materials Manager, and Pharmacy Intern. During her time at The Kraft Center, Kene supported evaluation efforts of the Community Care in Reach mobile health initiative while also working on projects in the MGH Pharmacy.