Our Advisors

We’re proud to work with leaders in the field of infant and early childhood mental health, pediatrics, and health care.

National Advisory Committee 2025 - 2026

Our National Advisory Committee provides recommendations and guidance for effective sustainability, replication, and scaling of HealthySteps.

George L. Askew, MD, FAAP, Past President and CEO, Meyer Foundation
Jenny Babcock, MPH, Association for Community Affiliated Health Plans
Johanna Barraza-Cannon, MPP, ATI Advisory
Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP, MEDIS, LLC
Scott Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, National Institute for Children’s Health Care Quality
Maya Castillo, MD, MHA, Healthfirst
Dominique Charlot-Swilley, PhD, Children’s National Health System; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD, FAAP, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Matt Glickman, MBA, MA, Promise Venture Studio, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Rachel Herbst, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, ABPP, The George Washington University School of Medicine
Stacy Wathen, MPA, Children’s Hospital Association
David Willis, MD, FAAP, Georgetown Thrive Center for Children, Families and Communities

Abel Covarrubias, MA, Aprendamos Intervention Team
Lee Beers, MD, FAAP, Children’s National Hospital
Andrew Garner, MD, PhD, FAAP, Partners in Pediatrics, UH Rainbow Care Network
Mary Margaret Gleason, MD, FAAP, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Brenda Jones Harden, PhD, School of Social Work, Columbia University
Jon Korfmacher, Chapin Hall, University of Chicago
Catherine Monk, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center

Brian Napack, MBA, 2U
Joy Osofsky, PhD, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University
Barbara Thompson, MS, Formerly Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
H. Marcel Wright, MBA, Access Telecare