development
Department
Department
kristen golden
senior development officer
elisa mai
senior development officer
Elisa manages a variety of strategic development efforts at VentureWell, helping to identify new opportunities, write proposals and concept notes, collaborate internally and externally, and improve processes. Elisa’s experience spans program management, development, and communications for a wide array of academic, professional, and public audiences. Prior to joining VentureWell, Elisa implemented diverse projects focused on increasing health equity at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality. She holds a BA from Amherst College. emai@venturewell.org
shaheen mamawala
senior development officer
Shaheen oversees the design and implementation of new strategic projects, the development of funding strategies, and the creation of learning products across VentureWell’s programmatic areas. She enthusiastically embraces the role of intrapreneur, and most recently applied her passion for creating positive social change through cross-disciplinary collaboration as Health Policy Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services at the NYC Mayor’s Office. Shaheen is the original project director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Network and earned a BA from The College of New Jersey and an MPA from City University of New York – Baruch College. smamawala@venturewell.org
heath naquin
senior global and government liaison officer
Heath works on the identification and development of new opportunities and initiatives to support our strategic program goals, with a particular focus on our global and federal funders and partners. As part of this role, he leads the Global Innovation in Science and Technology (GIST) initiative on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and advises the National Science Foundation’s Industry & University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program. Prior to joining VentureWell, Heath spent nearly 20 years working in the global startup, innovation, and entrepreneurship field. Most recently, he was Executive Director for the Southwest I-Corps Node at the University of Texas at Austin. Heath holds a BBA from St. Edwards University, an MS in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, is a Certified NSF I-Corps instructor and maintains a PMP designation. hnaquin@
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