Victor J. Reyes brings over 23 years of management consulting experience to GLI, specializing in talent strategy and HR transformation. A Harvard MBA graduate, he has dedicated his career to driving organizational excellence and innovation. Beyond his professional achievements, Victor is an active mentor and nonprofit volunteer, passionate about leveraging business acumen for social impact. His leadership at GLI reflects his commitment to creating sustainable change in global health.

Shonta Chambers is a seasoned non-profit executive and public health professional whose career spans more than 25 years of experience in chronic disease prevention, health promotion, community engagement, and women’s health. As Executive Vice President-Health Equity Initiatives and Community Engagement for the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), she is responsible for the development and execution of the Foundation’s national strategy to address health equity, with a specific focus on persons with chronic and complex health conditions residing in low-income communities with high disease morbidity and premature mortality. This includes establishing benchmarks to measure progress and impact. Shonta specifically drives program initiatives that respond to unaddressed social determinants of health and the social need gaps caused by them. As the staff lead for PAF's health equity work promoting person-centered care, she engages strategically with community stakeholders aligning with all facets where people seek assistance, to mitigate barriers to health care. Shonta also serves as the Principal Investigator for the SelfMade Health Network, one of eight national networks supported by CDC-RFA-DP23-0015: CDC’s National Networks Driving Action: Preventing Tobacco-and Cancer-Related Health Disparities by Building Equitable Communities. She provides leadership in implementing and evaluating evidence-based strategies to advance the prevention of commercial tobacco use and promote early detection of cancer among populations with low socio-economic characteristics with the overall goal of decreasing related disparities. Shonta holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Talladega College. She is an Atlanta native and enjoys mentoring young women, golfing, and spending time with her two sons Keelan, Jr., and Caleb. Shonta is an active member of the Psi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Brian Munroe is the founder and Past-President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC). He currently serves as the Chairman of PMC's Public Policy Committee and on the Executive Committee of PMC's Board of Directors. A twenty-five year veteran of health care public policy, advocacy, and communications, Brian's areas of expertise include FDA legislation and regulations, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, federal and state tax policy, and the development of government policies to advance personalized medicine. As Chairman of the Public Policy Committee, he oversees PMC's public policy initiatives and its interactions with the federal government. Brian has created successful, stand alone Government Affairs Departments from scratch at: SmithKline Beecham, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Endo Pharmaceuticals. He is currently Vice President, Government Affairs at Bausch Health Companies.

As a senior vice president at BRG Communications (BRG), Laurie Mobley focuses on creating enduring connections between consumers and health and wellness brands. She currently provides senior counsel across multiple agency account teams and works directly with clients on strategic program development, issues management, regulatory milestones and campaign launches. During her more than twenty-year healthcare communications career, Laurie’s experience spans from pharmaceutical and consumer health product launches to CDC’s global public health initiatives to award-winning consumer education and disease prevention campaigns targeting women. She has a proven track record of delivering highly measurable results for clients looking to build trust and recognition for educational health and wellness platforms. Laurie has developed and managed nationally-recognized programs for clients including: Medtronic, AOA, Aetna, EMD Serono, Heart Rhythm Society, Frito-Lay, Galderma, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and IBM Healthcare/Life Sciences. Laurie joins BRG from a leading healthcare communications agency where she served as Director of the Washington, D.C. office and led multi-office account teams to support clients in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology sectors. Previously, Laurie spent seven years at a top 10 global public relations agency in various leadership positions including building the agency’s first southeast based healthcare practice. Earlier, Laurie gained extensive science communications and issues management expertise working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where she managed external communications for the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. Prior to CDC, Laurie managed healthcare accounts at two top 10 global public relations firms in Atlanta and New York. Laurie is a frequent speaker on communications including speaking opportunities for the National Marketing to Women (M2W) Conference, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, CDC Foundation, Georgia BioMedical Partnership, PRSA and Howard University. Laurie graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She also completed a number of Graduate certificate courses at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Nicholas “Nick” Austin’s work primarily focuses on providing expert counsel to Fortune 500 companies. He currently serves as Principal Corporate Legal Counsel at Microsoft, Inc. where he focuses on cloud technology transactions and other strategic initiatives. Nick previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank as Vice President and Senior Counsel in the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Venture Capital (VC) and Strategic Transactions Group. While at Wells Fargo Nick also served as a diversity leader for the bank. He also serves as the current Treasurer of the National Bar Association. Nick is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the The Black Student Fund. Nick worked as M&A and VC Counsel at Caterpillar, where he advised senior company executives on legal matters pertaining to M&A and Caterpillar’s VC and joint venture projects. Nick helped establish Caterpillar’s first corporate VC initiative, and served as General Counsel of Caterpillar’s Toronto based tunneling business, Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation, where he led legal operations for the entity. As an associate at the Washington, DC offices of Foley & Lardner, LLP, Nick handled M&A and Business Transactions where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, securities and energy related matters. While at Foley, Nick served two secondments as in-house counsel for Cummins, Inc. and Sunoco. Nick also recently completed a term as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Young Lawyers Division of the National Bar Association (NBA YLD). Nick is also a member of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association (ABA YLD). During his term as NBA YLD Chair Nick partnered with the ABA YLD on numerous initiatives and events. During his bar year, the NBA YLD was selected as a winner of the annual Embracing Diversity Challenge due to the NBA YLD's pipeline diversity work with law students all across the country that year. The grant money is being used to help fund the NBA YLD's continued diversity pipeline efforts. The ABA YLD’s EMBRACING Diversity Challenge recognizes and awards top young lawyer organization's that increase diversity in the legal profession. Nick is a proud recipient of the American Bar Association’s Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer award as well as the National Bar Association’s Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer Award. Nick earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center where he competed on the Moot Court team and also served as BLSA President. Nick is a Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College where he served as Editor-In-Chief of the student newspaper, The Maroon Tiger. An aggressive entrepreneur and proud DC native, Nick also owns several DC-area based businesses and properties. In his free time, Nick loves to plan social events and fellowship with his Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brothers.

G. Gary Deverman, CFRE, is the Vice President for Nonprofit Outreach and Development of NutriStyle. Prior to this position, Gary Co-Founded Building Healthier America, a 501 © 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing overweight/obesity and chronic disease. Gary’s entire career has been dedicated to children and family health. He has raised a total of $2 billion to date with different organizations. Gary has led a team of eight plus an eight member Board of Directors and a Council of Eighteen Experts in nutrition, fitness and health management. BHA's mission was to build sustainable consumer and community change to end obesity. To achieve this, Gary and his team focuses on three key pillars – Consumer Awakening, Community Empowerment and Advocacy/Call to Action. These efforts bring focus, clarity and resources to weight related health care challenges by expanding knowledge, building leadership at all levels and advocacy in both public outreach and public policy. Building Healthier America’s signature family health program was launched partnership with NutriStyle. Other significant partners included Produce for Better Health Foundation, Food Marketing Institute and the prestigious American Council on Exercise (ACE). Gary’s career includes leadership positions in program and resource development, including National 4-H Council and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC; Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women in Orlando, Florida; Points of Light Foundation and American Diabetes Association in Washington, DC. Mr. Deverman co-founded the National Safe Kids Campaign (now Safe Kids Worldwide) and "The Extra Mile," monument to volunteering and philanthropy in Washington, D.C.Gary has received the honor of “Fundraiser of the Year” from the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the “Distinguished Service to Safety,” National Safety Council’s highest award. Gary has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois. He has completed work for a Master’s in Adult Education at Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Gary resides in Reston, Virginia with his wife Arlene, a Certified Association Executive (CAE, CFRE) and Chief Learning Officer for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Their daughter Michele, her husband Joe Hawkins and their two children live in Damascus, Maryland.

Ben Goodman has deep experience developing and strengthening state and federal health policy.

From 2018 to 2022, Ben served as National Director of Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit advocacy organization of nearly 800 retired admirals and generals focused on advancing policies to combat the major health barriers that keep more than 70% of young Americans from being eligible to serve in the military.

Prior to joining Mission: Readiness, Ben served as the top health policy advisor to former U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. In this role, Ben helped to secure key veterans’ health provisions in the landmark Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014.

Ben currently serves as the spokesman and legislative liaison for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.

In addition to Ben’s significant health policy experience, he has extensive personal and family experience with liver health, profiled in 2015 by The Washington Post. Ben earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maine, where he received highest honors for his thesis on the history of the Democratic Presidential Primary process. The research was used as the basis of a 2020 FiveThirtyEight podcast series, The Primaries Project.

Larry R. Holden has spent most of his personal and professional life acting as a public servant in a variety of capacities. He has a special connection to liver health, as several of his family members are affected by it and continue to face ongoing struggles. A tireless advocate for the patient's voice, he now uses his years of political experience and his vast network of congressional contacts to serve the public good.

Mr. Holden served for over a decade in politics and policy positions in Washington, D.C. In that time, he worked for U.S. Senator Hank Brown (CO), helped negotiate international security agreements with foreign governments, started a political Internet company, served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Shays (CT), and was President of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association.

In addition to his political work, Mr. Holden has over 15 years of experience creating and running small businesses. He started three for-profit businesses that were all sold successfully to investors. He believes that using for-profit models to drive efficiencies in the nonprofit world gives charities the best chance for success and the best outcomes for the patients served. Believing strongly in servant leadership, he guides, counsels, and mentors many in the field.

Melodie Narain-Blackwell is a passionate health advocate, educator, mobilizer, and the founder of Color of Crohn’s & Chronic Illness, a nonprofit dedicated to health equity and BIPOC communities that are challenged with digestive diseases and chronic illnesses.

After suffering with stomach pain since the age of 6 (six) and rectal bleeding since age 13 (thirteen), Ms. Narain-Blackwell was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2018, at the age of 36 (thirty-six). The year prior to her diagnosis, Ms. Narain-Blackwell suffered 4 months of nonstop rectal bleeding, burning, rectal tearing, hair loss, recurring rectal abscesses, arthritis, urgency, fatigue, and so much more. A colorectal surgeon evaluated her and told her nothing was wrong. Three weeks later, she was admitted to the hospital with a temperature of 104.3 degrees and a golf-ball-sized abscess burst in her rectum during examination; she was immediately scheduled to have her first surgery that would take place the next morning.

Ms. Narain-Blackwell’s personal mission is to support the development of tools and opportunities to prevent anyone from ever having to endure the journey that was set before her. A Black and Indian woman and entrepreneur, she has been sharing her health journey—from being misdiagnosed with gout to being told that she needed to squeeze her inflammation out of her lips by a physician—since 2013 with an engaged and committed community. Once she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and shared that with her following, the response was unforeseen: she began to receive an influx of questions and petitions for help. Ms. Narain-Blackwell began to help where she could and research to find opportunities for others who were suffering with health challenges.

Having followed an unconventional path from patient to patient-leader, Ms. Narain-Blackwell is a trailblazer who has been featured in Everyday Health, Guide to Living with IBD, Healthline, BlackDoctor.org, Black Love Doc on OWN, and more. She has participated in numerous podcasts, interviews, and panels, and hosted events, spreading the importance of health equity and educating on the barriers to inclusion in research.

Ms. Narain-Blackwell graduated from Berkeley College in Manhattan, NY, with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Fashion Marketing and Management, and a B.A. in Business Administration. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Health Education and Behavior. She currently resides in the Washington Metropolitan area with her husband Ronald, and two children (Zaden & Zarie).