2024

As a licensed clinical social worker, homeschool mom, and physician spouse, Crystal Rommen brings a diverse background to her position as director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines.

Chelsea Bufalini Research Project Manager at Penn State College of Medicine in the Department of Public Health Sciences.

Brittany Zulkiewicz is a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania studying health communication.

Aracely Heredia (is a Program Specialist in Health at UnidosUS, the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.

Geovannie Gone oversees the development and implementation of IKC coalition and statewide immunization strategies, new business initiatives, addresses Vaccine Equity, and related objectives.

Sarah is a Research Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, working both under Dr. Melanie Kornides on HPV vaccine hesitancy and under the NIH Community Engagement Alliance grant on the VaxUpPhillyFamilies initiative.

Amy, based in Oklahoma, manages day-to-day operations at the Oklahoma Caring Foundation, holding degrees in Speech Communication and Communication, with previous experience in education and volunteer management.

Amber Tirmal is the Immunization Program Manager for the City of Philadelphia and has held various roles in the program from education coordinator to registry manager.

Allie’s passion for vaccine advocacy stems from various interests and experiences, and she combines them all in her role as director of South Dakota Families for Vaccines.

Abby Bownas runs the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (adultvaccinesnow.org) and manages the Infectious Disease Prevention Network (IDPN).

Dr. Myra Rutland works for the local Philadelphia coalition at the Hepatitis B Foundation.

Amy Jessop works for the local Philadelphia coalition at the Hepatitis B Foundation.