Her Story
About Natasha
Public health and healthcare systems leader specializing in health equity, policy development, systematic research, regulatory compliance, and community-based health program design. Serves as Chief Executive Officer of She Is Us United Inc., where she leads trauma-informed health equity initiatives, governance frameworks, and population health strategies.
Experience spans healthcare delivery and administration across EHR systems, triage, hospice, behavioral health, skilled nursing, and direct patient care settings. Currently engaged in academic and policy research through Temple University’s Barnett College of Public Health and serves in leadership within the American Public Health Association Human Rights Forum Policy Committee.
Work focuses on translating lived healthcare systems experience into scalable policy frameworks, equity-driven interventions, and community health transformation models.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Natasha
01What do you attribute your success to?
Success is attributed to lived experience in healthcare systems, sustained frontline exposure to patient care environments, and a commitment to translating real-world healthcare gaps into structured policy and systems-level solutions. Discipline, spiritual grounding, and long-term focus on equity-driven transformation have guided professional advancement.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Do not only work inside systems. Learn how systems are built, funded, and governed—then design the changes from that level.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Build competence in both clinical understanding and policy literacy. Learn healthcare operations, regulatory systems, and data-driven decision-making early. Do not wait for permission to lead—develop expertise, document your impact, and position yourself where decisions are made.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge in public health is fragmentation between policy, funding, and frontline care delivery. The greatest opportunity is the integration of data systems, trauma-informed care, and equity-centered policy design to build more responsive and preventative healthcare systems.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Integrity, equity, accountability, transparency, and service to community wellbeing. A commitment to trauma-informed practice and systems that restore dignity, access, and trust in healthcare.
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