HealthBeginsAug 2026
The invisible innovation and critical need at health centers now
A health center client I never forgot, and why community health centers deserve the response right now, not the rescue.
Read on HealthBegins→Writing
SubstackJul 2026
AI for neighborhood resilience: friend or foe?
What building Resili.org with agentic coding tools taught me about the tension between solo building and community.
Read on Substack→HealthBeginsMar 2026
Health care has untapped assets to fuel equity, if we choose to use them
On the assets already sitting inside health systems and communities that equity work keeps overlooking.
Read on HealthBegins→HealthBeginsDec 2025
Finding resilience in the quiet infrastructure of community
On the unglamorous, unfunded infrastructure — the phone tree, the potluck, the neighbor who knows your name — that actually holds a community together.
Read on HealthBegins→HealthBeginsDec 2024
It’s time to redefine small wins
A case for measuring health equity progress at a scale people can actually feel.
Read on HealthBegins→Onboard Health2021
“How I’m Building” with Glasha Marcon
On Meaningful Matches at Nuna, being first-generation, and what an inclusive health workforce actually requires.
Read on Onboard Health→MediumFeb 2019
Putting my money where my mouth is
Moving my savings out of Wells Fargo and into community-aligned investments — the unglamorous mechanics of aligning money with values.
Read on Medium→MediumOct 2017
Facing my climate change paralysis
On working in health equity while feeling paralyzed by climate change, and centering race and place instead of waiting for a big idea.
Read on Medium→Star TribuneJul 2016
Brazil and the Zika virus: symptom of a greater ill
Reporting from Brazil during the Zika scare, on why corruption and infrastructure worried people more than the virus itself.
Read on Star Tribune→What I'm chewing on
Can homegrown climate resilience double as health infrastructure, not just disaster prep?
How much of the government’s job should neighbors end up doing?
Can a product built on engagement metrics ever actually build connection?
If in-person interaction is what actually builds trust, what is technology’s job?
What happens when a community can ship its own working code instead of just giving input on what gets built for them?
Can a “public good” product actually scale without monetizing the data that makes it useful?
How might communities own their own data, and benefit from the use of it?
Ask it out loud✳Change your mind✳Learn in public✳Authenticity over polish✳Ask it out loud✳Change your mind✳Learn in public✳Authenticity over polish✳