Health in Harmony - Saving Forests • Saving Lives

The work of Health In Harmony is facilitated by the diverse talents of its board of directors, and through the efforts of a small but dedicated staff in the United States and Indonesia.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Art Blundell, PhD
Natural Capital Advisors

Catherina Celosse, JD
Washington, DC-based attorney

Darin Collins, DVM
Woodland Park Zoo

Christina E. Fitch, DO, MPH – Secretary
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Peter Glassman
Capitol Financial Partners

Peter Mayland, MD
Psychiatrist in Private Practice

Alison Norris, MD, PhD — President
Ohio State University

Alice Prussin
Illuminosa Lighting Design

Christina Sabater, MBA — Treasurer
Avanzar

Kathleen White, MD
Yale University School of Medicine

Clare Wolfowitz, PhD
Writing & Editing Services

ADVISORY BOARD

Rhett Butler – Founder, Mongabay.com
Michele Barry, MD, FACP – Global Health, Stanford School of Medicine
Luc Janssens, PhD – Artist, Vintner, and founder of The Lao Rehabilitation Foundation
Mimi Plumley – Philanthropist, The Chapin Foundation, Inc.
Preetha Rajaraman, PhD – Epidemiologist, John Hopkins University
Margaret Bourdeaux, MD – Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Harvard University
Mark Totten, JD – Professor, Michigan State University College of Law

STAFF

Kinari Webb, MD – Founder & President  Dr. Webb first developed the vision for Health In Harmony when studying orangutans in 1993 at Gunung Palung National Park. There she encountered not only a beautiful and threatened natural environment but also the dire health needs of the people surrounding the National Park. After her experience in Indonesia, Kinari decided to become a physician and return to Indonesia to work together with local communities to improve both their health and preserve the natural environment. Dr. Webb graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with honors and then completed her residency in Family Medicine at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California. Kinari founded Health In Harmony in 2005 to support the combined human and environmental work that she planned in Indonesia. After a year of traveling around Indonesia looking for the best site for this program (unmet health care needs, forest that could still be saved and a responsive government), Kinari helped co-found the ASRI program in West Kalimantan Indonesia with Hotlin Ompusunggu and Antonia Gorog. Kinari currently splits her time between Indonesia and the US.

Michelle Bussard – Managing Director  Michelle Bussard has served as a non-profit executive leading a variety of organizations for over 20 years. From the National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial to the DC Downtown Partnership to The Forest Park Conservancy to now serving as the Managing Director of Health in Harmony, Michelle has been committed to and collaborated in the development of highly effective, engaged organizations committed to positive change in how we view each other, our cities, and the resources upon which we depend for life. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelors in Environmental Studies, Michelle also holds a Master’s of Urban and Regional Planning from George WashingtonUniversity, Washington DC. After living in Washington, DC for 17 years, Michelle and family returned to her fourth generation roots in Oregon in 1997. Today, she is an avid hiker, writer, yogini, gardener and the single-mother of 3 grown daughters, Ayan, Safia and Hani with whom she resides in Portland.

Kari Malen, MSc. – Marketing and Volunteer Manager Kari’s experience with Health In Harmony started when she first made a trip to Borneo to volunteer with the reforestation work that Health In Harmony supports  – and then stayed… for 2 years. Before being hired as Health In Harmony’s Communications and Volunteer Manager, she managed the Grand Canyon Trust volunteer program for 3 years, coordinated International Field Courses in China and worked on various habitat restoration projects in multiple continents. In her spare time she enjoys self propelled travel via bike, boat and backpack and currently resides at the ASRI (Alam Sehat Lestari) project site in Borneo with her partner, Loren Bell, who is following primates in the region in pursuit of his Masters degree. Kari earned an M.Sc. in Physiological Plant Ecology and B.S. in Natural Resource Management and Environmental Horticulture. With her experience, combined with an intimate knowledge of all the wonderful work Health In Harmony supports, she couldn’t be better for the job.

Rosevan Vickery - Communications & Development Associate Rosevan graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Reed College, and through a series of magical coincidences, came to Health In Harmony only two months later. She is passionate about making environmentally and socially sustainable living accessible to every person –a commitment that led her to write a thesis on environmental decisionmaking in Japan, to be involved in climate change activism, to get around by bicycle – and ultimately, to find a home with Health In Harmony! In addition to enthusiastically supporting the work of the other Health In Harmony staff members, Rosevan dances and choreographs, makes kimchi, and nurtures an interest in combining conventional and holistic medicine.

Kelsey Hartman - Communications & Marketing Associate  Kelsey graduated with a BA in Biological Sciences and a minor in Marine Science and Policy from Smith College. Always a nature lover and conservationist, she became increasingly committed to social justice as her studies made the link between human and environmental health clear. After graduation she spent the summer pursuing her scuba diving dreams, becoming a Divemaster in Roatán, Honduras, then returned to California to follow another dream: helping re-elect President Obama. She worked as a Deputy Regional Field Organizer for the grassroots campaign, recruiting and coordinating teams of volunteers and promoting the campaign on social media. She is very excited to put her skills to use for Health in Harmony!