Scott Beeber

For more than 20 years Scott has followed a path to a career in health and wellness. Scott embarked on a successful consulting career with Watson Wyatt, Aon and finally Alight Solutions focused on Health, Talent and Retirement solutions. After one of his most successful years in consulting Scott left for 2nd.MD, a mission driven organization that had an innovative approach to expert medical opinion. Scott’s favorite part of working for 2nd.MD was coming home to hear his kids ask “Dad, did you save a life today.” It became readily apparent that mission was what really drives Scott to do what he does every day, make a difference in the lives of others.

Angela (“Angie”) Ingraham, MD, MS

Angela (“Angie”) Ingraham, MD, MS, completed medical school at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and general surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati. During residency, she completed the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Scholar in Residence Program where she supported the growth and development of the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, developed her research interests, and earned her Master of Science in Clinical Investigation from Northwestern University. She completed her fellowship in Acute Care Surgery (trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care) at the University of Pittsburgh. Following fellowship, Dr. Ingraham joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and established a health services research program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute on Aging. While Angie has always been a dedicated advocate for her patients, her interest in health and patient advocacy intensified after serving as an advocate for her father, who passed from brain cancer in 2021. 

Malynnda Johnson, PhD, BCPA  

Malynnda Johnson is an Associate Professor of Health Communication, Indiana State University, where she studies representations of health in the media, difficult conversations, and advocacy for “difficult” patients. Committed to doing DEI work Malynnda actively develops education programs to enhance how faculty and medical providers communicate with underserved populations, such as transgender populations and neurodiverse adults. Additionally, she serves as a patient advocate for the LGBTQIA+ population and provides identity affirming communication training to medical providers and staff. Finally, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of health communication, cultural communication, interpersonal communication, interviewing, and persuasion.

Deidra A. Kindred RN, BSN, LNC, CCM, BCPA

Deidra Kindred, a Texas Woman’s University nursing graduate of 2001, brings over 15 years of expertise in Cardiovascular Intensive Care and a rich background as a former Affordable Assisted Living & Services owner, 5+ years in home health nursing, 3+ years in home care infusion nursing, and 3 years as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Today, she proudly owns and leads Your Health Care Nurse Advocates, PLLC. Deidra's inspiring journey is marked by her dedication to educating individuals and families, empowering them to make informed choices. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she is a passionate foodie and avid traveler who cherishes moments with loved ones. 

Sarah Jane Yang, MS, RN 

Sarah Jane is a Care Advocate and Master’s level registered nurse with experience managing complex medical cases and navigating in-hospital services who also specializes in financial patient advocacy. Her experience as a hospital administrator provides a solid foundation navigating the “behind the scenes” complexities of the entire healthcare system. She earned a Bachelor’s in Science (BS) from Seattle Pacific University and a Master’s degree (MS) in Biology from Central Connecticut State University. Through her career she has earned additional certifications and honors including: the Mary McClinton Patient Safety Award in 2018, Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN®), and the Critical Care RN Certification (CCRN®).  

Bonnie Bizzell, MBA, MEd



Bonnie’s contributions have spanned a great deal of work, including her role as Treasurer and on the Executive Committee. She also was the lead for our DEI/IDEA task force where her contributions help us look at issues beyond the narrow focus of the health advocacy community. She took an active role in supporting our annual meetings, using her personal network to help us make connections and participate in end of life work. As treasurer, she helped identify and grow this role to include outside resources to help us scale and maintain compliance.

Cristian Liu, MBA



We have appreciated Cristian’s business and analytical point of view to help us sharpen our focus on priorities and think about our challenges in new ways. Grateful to Cristian to bring this point of view and through ongoing support externally and through personal resources.

Syreeta Nolan

Syreeta has provided our Board and community with insights into the disability community. We have appreciated her participation on DEI/IDEA and other initiatives throughout her last two years, including her input on technology, access and content.

Dale Reisner, MD



Dale has applied her competence, compassion and deep insight into what health advocacy means to many aspects of our work throughout the years. She has been in a leader on many fronts professionally. Her ability to translate what is relevant to a general audience helped elevate our organization through Community Conversations, her contributions on the DEI/IDEA task force have helped shape our ongoing focus on diverse audiences and we have appreciated her asking tough (but always good) questions about the direction we are headed and priorities. Thank you for your generous sharing of time, passion, treasure!

Kristen Tollini, MA, LMHC

A huge contributor to shaping the content delivery, especially in the ‘mid years’ of our organization by using her personal network and her daily work in advocacy, she was able to source and shape our annual meeting sessions, webinars and other events. She was able to connect us to impactful, compassionate and well recognized leaders in their fields, especially in some of the areas around wellness, mental health, mindfulness and pain. We also greatly benefitted from her role as Secretary and contributions on the Exec that helped shape our Board Meetings and business.