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 nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your NASHdisease.net team below.

The NASHdisease.net Team

Bridget Gawinowicz

Bridget received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Drexel University and uses her experience in chronic disease management and smoking cessation counseling to help empower patients living with illness. Before joining Health Union, she created patient education materials that made health information accessible to patients of all literacy levels. She believes that patients are the most important part of the healthcare team and that empowering them will undoubtedly lead to better health outcomes.

Alexa Vecchione

Alexa holds her BA in media studies and production with a minor in public relations from Temple University. Before joining HU, she was a senior account executive at a boutique PR agency in Philadelphia, specializing in social media strategy and management for clients across a wide array of industries. With a personal and professional passion for storytelling, Alexa is excited to use her digital skills to help foster meaningful connection and provide a safe space for impactful dialogue. When she's not at work, you can find her at a concert, at home with her cat, Betty, or singing (poorly) at karaoke.

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Meet our Medical Review Board

Community Team

Kate Abernethy
Joanna Bodner
Michael Boren
Minel Cannucciari
Anthony Carrone
Julie Croner
Ilana Jacqueline
Patty Day
Rachel DiStefano
Kelsey Ford
Gabby Formica
Jaclyn Gallagher
Courtney Getty
Jac Gottlob
Liz Green
Reggie Hall
Matt Harrison
Sara Hayes
Colleen Heavens
Kayleigh Hill
Audrey Innerst
Pam Jajko
Amanda Jones
Laura Kompanik
Kyler Koons
Danielle Kraft
Jess Lipkin
Jake Maxwell
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Megan Norton
Torie Pappas
Corene Pettit
Amna Rizvi
Misty Roussa
Lauren Ruffalo
Sam Sarube
Abby Schmidt
Kathy Smyser
Samuel Taylor
Sarah Wallin
Kristine Zerkowski
Brian Zimorowicz

Community Experience Coordinators

Melissa Arnold
Chelley Avicolli
Jill Brodie
Julie Byers
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Jessica Hall
Doreen Hribar
Beth Huffman
Latoya Juniel
Christine Laaksonen
Cody Leach
Daniel Malito
Jake Maxwell
Katherine Moakes
Lauren Mullin
Debra Philip
Erin Rush
Erin Tirney