National Program Office (NPO)

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity (JHCHE) serves as the NPO for the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care. JHCHE has extensive experience in national collaborations in pursuit of health equity for all individuals, regardless of background or circumstances. The NPO provides technical support, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and organizational structure for shared resources for Program Grantees. The NPO also partners with the Program Grantees to conduct a cross-site evaluation to assess the impact and effectiveness of the Collaborative.

Our Team

  • Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, MACP

    NPO Co-Director

  • Deidra Crews, MD, ScM, MACP

    NPO Co-Director

  • Katie Dietz, MPH

    NPO Deputy Director

  • Alison Trainor, MS

    NPO Program Manager

  • Christian Bunce

    Christian Bunce, MS

    NPO Program Operations Specialist  

  • Courtney Weber, MFA

    NPO Communications Specialist

  • Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP

    NPO Evaluation Team

  • Jessica Yeh, PhD

    NPO Evaluation Team

  • Emmanuel Drabo, PhD, MPhil

    NPO Evaluation Team

  • Ariella Stein, MPH

    NPO Evaluation Team

  • Dingfen Hen, MD, PhD, MS

    NPO Evaluation Team

  • Anna Marlis Burgard

    NPO Communications Consultant