Amplifying Stewardship Together

“After many years in international work, I find Rippel brings me to focus on the local issues around health and well-being, for a better future for all humanity—locally and internationally.”—Sarah Rial, Program Coordinator

Joined Rippel: 2017

Current Roles: Sarah provides Rippel’s staff with high-level support as program coordinator for Catalysts, Learning & Evaluation, Amplifying Stewardship Together, and Hospital Systems in Transition.

Career: Sarah was previously program director for the nonprofit My Sister’s Keeper and served as senior executive assistant at Management Sciences for Health. Sarah is founder and president of Global Partnership for Peace in South Sudan, which engages South Sudanese communities across the globe in working collectively for peace and social justice.

More about Sarah: Sarah has received numerous awards for her work as a community organizer, activist, and advocate, including the 2010 Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. Her activist colleagues have described her as, “A warrior sister with a quiet wisdom.”

Education: The American University in Cairo (MA); University of Massachusetts (GradCert), University of Juba (BS)

“Working with Rippel has been an opportunity to challenge business-as-usual and to create equitable opportunities for everyone to reach their potential for health and well-being.”—Tami Gouveia, Senior Project Consultant

Joined Rippel: 2016

Current Roles: Tami manages the ReThink Health initiative’s contributions to Well Being Legacies (a Well Being Trust project to connect and learn from leaders who are creatively reshaping well-being in their regions), and contributes as a thought partner to other ReThink Health projects.

Career: Tami led Rippel’s efforts to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion into its organizational culture and its work with partners. She contributed to Rippel’s ReThink Health Ventures project and Rippel’s work with the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI). Before joining Rippel, she launched several nonprofit initiatives in substance abuse prevention and youth development. Tami was executive director of Tobacco Free Mass and the Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Fund.

More about Tami: In 2018, Tami was elected State Representative of the 14th Middlesex District of Massachusetts.

Education: Boston University (doctoral candidate, MSW, MPH), Mt. Holyoke College (BA)

“ReThinking is the most practical thing any of us can do to change the future. It helps us see where we fit in a common system and shifts our own roles as change agents within a dynamic and democratic world.”—Bobby Milstein, Director of System Strategy

Joined Rippel: 2011

Current Roles: Bobby directs Rippel’s work on System Strategy, is a member of Rippel’s Strategy and Management Team, and is a Visiting Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Bobby is a principal contributor to the ReThink Health initiative’s projects Portfolio Design for Healthier Regions and Amplifying Stewardship Together. He also leads a suite of nationwide influence activities and coordinates ongoing development of the ReThink Health Dynamics Model, the Well-Being Portfolio Design Calculator , and other simulation tools that let leaders play out the consequences of their scenarios for change. In 2018, Bobby and four co-authors wrote the official brief that defines “health and well-being” as the central focus for the Healthy People 2030 Framework for the United States.

Career: Before joining Rippel, Bobby spent 20 years planning and evaluating system-oriented initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he was the principal architect of CDC’s framework for program evaluation. He received CDC’s Honor Award for Excellence in Innovation, the Applications Award from the System Dynamics Society, and Article of the Year awards for papers published in Health Affairs and Health Promotion Practice.

More about Bobby: Bobby once was a documentary filmmaker whose work was used by PBS to spotlight challenges of racism on college campuses. He also contributed storylines for The West Wing on how to get beyond zero-sum thinking when setting health priorities.

Education: Union Institute and University (PhD), Emory University (MPH), University of Michigan (BA)

“I believe that the health of communities is ultimately shaped by who is and isn’t at ‘the table.’ I’m excited to be part of a team that is boldly imagining a more equitable future while also developing tangible steps to take towards that future.”—Iueh Castro Soh, Project Manager

Joined Rippel: 2019

Current Roles: Iueh leads one of ReThink Health’s partnerships as part of the Hospital Systems in Transition project. He also contributes to ReThink Health’s Amplifying Stewardship Together project.

Career: Iueh cares about building healthy communities and developing leaders. He was previously a management consultant at Oliver Wyman where he advised C-suite executives in the provider, payer, and life science space. He focused primarily on helping health systems develop and pursue a population health strategy amid shifting competitive and reimbursement pressures. In 2018, he worked in the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, a civic innovation team. There, he pioneered Rebuilding Together, an ongoing meeting group and advisory council that aims to develop returning citizen (formerly incarcerated) leaders and reshape their image in Boston. Iueh has also served as a volunteer community organizer on racial and economic justice campaigns in Oakland and Boston. At Rethink Health, he is currently authoring a report investigating the role of community organizing on shaping the role of local healthcare systems.

More about Iueh: Iueh loves to hunt for tasty street foods—especially tacos. You can often find him at a park playing pick-up basketball to decompress and get to know his neighbors.

Education: Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley (BS), Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (MPP)

“The dream of people and communities who are healthy and well is universal. Rippel is dedicated to helping leaders discover how that dream can move from imagination to reality.”—Stacy Becker, Vice President of Programs

Joined Rippel: 2015

Current Roles: Stacy oversees Rippel’s initiatives and projects, including ReThink Health and FORESIGHT.

Career: In her current role and previously as Rippel’s director of sustainable financing, Stacy has been a guiding force as Rippel has risen to meet the challenges at the frontiers of stewardship and health system change. She previously served as budget director for the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Saint Paul, as well as the public works director for Saint Paul. For 18 years she ran a policy consulting business, providing expertise in a variety of areas important to communities, including housing, education, community development, nonprofit management, citizen engagement, and financing.

More about Stacy: Stacy has earned a black belt in tae kwon do and taught children the practice for several years. She also plays the harp (she has three of them of various sizes).

Education: Harvard University (MPP), London School of Economics (MS)

“Communications makes a movement loud, by putting everyone who is a part of it in the position to confidently use their voice to spread change. At Rippel, we are increasing our capacity to make bold, new, and often very complex thinking and action accessible for pioneering stewards working to transform health and well-being”—Kim Farris-Berg, Director of Communications

Joined Rippel: 2015

Current Roles: Kim directs Rippel’s Communications Team, leading the design and execution of strategic communications for Rippel and its initiatives. She and her team are advancing Rippel’s capacities in storytelling, visual design for understanding, traditional and new media, and the principles of movement-building and strategic leadership.

Career: Kim was a senior project director of Rippel’s sustainable financing team and was a contributing author and creative developer of Beyond the Grant: A Sustainable Financing Workbook. Before joining Rippel she spent 18 years as a strategy consultant with an array of clients, including the Center for Policy Studies and The McKnight Foundation.

Kim is lead author of Trusting Teachers with School Success and co-creator of the Teacher-Powered School Initiative, which formed the foundation for a growing movement of teachers who design and run their public schools. A frequent keynote speaker and writer, Kim’s work has been published and acknowledged in many outlets including PBS NewsHour, US News, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Stanford Social Innovation Review, American Educator, Kappan Magazine, Huffington Post, and more.

More about Kim: A firm believer that not all wanderers are lost, Kim’s greatest love is camping with her family—and enjoying the quite solitude of the sunrise while they sleep in. She is game for anything involving creative design, from furniture to costumes!

Education: University of Minnesota (MPP), University of San Diego (BA)