Community Team
Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who bring you engaging, accurate information about living with inflammatory bowel disease. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your InflammatoryBowelDisease.net team below.
The InflammatoryBowelDisease.net Team
Christine Fortin
Christine has a background in community partnerships and investments, and spent many years in the nonprofit sector working on programs that improved the lives of our nation's service members, injured veterans, and their families. She is passionate about cultivating connections and communities to improve people’s lives, which guides her work at Health Union. Christine holds a BA in Communication Studies from Mount St. Mary’s University.
Colleen Heavens
Prior to joining the Health Union team, Colleen worked in marketing at an accounting and consulting firm, with prior experience in higher education and publishing. She holds a master’s degree in communications and urban studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and Spanish from the University of Pittsburgh. Colleen has a passion for mental health awareness and is on the Board of Directors for NAMI Philadelphia (National Alliance on Mental Illness). She is equally passionate about the connection between mental and physical health, the accessibility of healthcare and its systems, and the power of connected communities.
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Kate Abernethy
Heather Azarewicz
Amrita Bhowmick
Joanna Bodner
Michael Boren
Mark Butler
Minel Cannucciari
Oriana Cardin
Anthony Carrone
Sarah Coff
Samantha Costa
Julie Croner
Alyssa Davis
Patty Day
Amanda De Leo
Rachel DiStefano
Kayla Drake
Allison Echols
Gabby Formica
Christine Fortin
Jaclyn Gallagher
Bridget Gawinowicz
Courtney Getty
Jacqueline Gottlob
Liz Green
Chris Hall
Reggie Hall
Crystal Harper
Matt Harrison
Sara Hayes
Colleen Heavens
Kayleigh Hill
Kailah Holmes
Angie Hott
Jacqueline Howard
Audrey Innerst
Ilana Jacqueline
Pam Jajko
Marcia Kavulich
Laura Kompanik
Kyler Koons
Danielle Kraft
Alexis Lander
Jess Lipkin
Emily Lux
Jake Maxwell
Alex McCormack
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Kelly Miller
Kelsey Midgett
Ash Muncaster
Pamela Munnelly
Rackel Nderi
Megan Norton
Laura O’Bar
Olivia Ondracek
Torie Pappas
Corene Pettit
Ashley Plaster
Amna Rizvi
Carolyn Rotella
Misty Roussa
Lauren Ruffalo
Sam Sarube
Abby Schmidt
Elizabeth Sexton
Kathy Smyser
Kaitlyn Sutton
Samuel Taylor
Margot Tishberg
Alexa Vecchione
Sarah Wallin
Kristine Zerkowski
Brian Zimorowicz
Cross Community Moderators
Melissa Arnold
Jill Brodie
Kimberly Broughal
Julie Byers
Kelly Dabel
Allyson Ellis
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Jessica Hall
Christina Hegarty
Doreen Hribar
Beth Huffman
Latoya Juniel
Aron Korashan
Christine Laaksonen
Cody Leach
Kim Malary
Lauren Mullin
Erin Rush
Erin Tirney