Type: Employee

Tamaki West

Tamaki West is a Managing Director of Capacity Building Assistance at HRiA. Since joining HRiA in 1999, Tamaki has worked on creative development, online marketing, digital and social media strategy development and implementation, and graphic…

Heather Nelson

Heather Nelson, PhD, MPH is Managing Director, Research & Evaluation at HRiA. Dr. Nelson has 20 years of experience developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating public health and health care programs for nonprofit and for-profit organizations…
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Abby Atkins

Abby Atkins is Managing Director, Community Health Assessment at HRiA. She has over 25 years of experience in planning and conducting community-based research and evaluation projects.  Abby works with a wide range of public and…
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Allyson Shifley

Allyson Shifley is Associate Director, Capacity Building Assistance at HRiA. She previously held positions with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Lahey Clinic, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and Lewisham Refugee Network in Lewisham, UK….

Lisa Wolff

Lisa Wolff, ScD, is Vice President, Research & Evaluation at HRiA. With an extensive background in community health and research methods, Dr. Wolff brings a qualitative and evidence-based rigor to HRiA’s program planning approach.  Dr….

Jennifer Cyran

Jennifer Cyran is the Managing Director of Behavioral Health at HRiA. She oversees HRiA’s Helpline portfolio, including the Massachusetts Substance Use and Problem Gambling Helplines, the Illinois Helpline, and the Vermont HelpLink. She joined HRiA…
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Kathleen McCabe

Kathleen McCabe is Managing Director, Policy & Practice at HRiA. Since 2007, Kathleen has provided both strategic leadership and technical content expertise to clients. She has led the organization’s smoke-free housing policy work, best practice…

Chris Whyte

Chris Whyte is a Managing Director of Technology at HRiA. He has experience in planning, developing, and maintaining a variety of websites for both internal and external clients. He also helps staff and clients assess…
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Hugo V.

Hugo V. is a Screening & Information Specialist for the Helplines at HRiA. He is a Registered Nurse with over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry. He obtained a nursing degree from Brockton…