Kevin Chan is a Senior Social Innovation Specialist at Green & Healthy Homes Initiative. In this role, he leads projects at the intersection of healthcare and healthy housing.

Chris Reeder Young is an applied anthropologist working as the senior research and evaluation manager at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis. She received her MA in Urban and Medical Anthropology in 2007 from the University of Memphis and specializes in asset-based, community-driven research and evaluation.

In the 12 years, she has been with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, Young has led all research and evaluations focusing on neighborhood revitalization, affordable homeownership, and critical adaptive home interventions as social determinants of health and community wellbeing. She has also worked collaboratively with other local social scientists, economists, and think tanks to promote holistic and objective analyses of Habitat’s impact.

Sean Thomas is the Manager of Executive Operations at the National Council on Aging. He is responsible for leading the support for the executive office of NCOA, specifically focused on supporting the integration of all departments and overall oversight for operational and administrative alignment, as well as management of NCOA’s national Board of Directors.

Prior to NCOA, Sean was the Special Assistant and Chief of Staff at the Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation, where he oversaw the advancement initiatives in sustainability, strategic philanthropy, and social impact investment to support the Fashion Institute of Technology’s unique and unconventional heritage.

From 2012 to 2017, Sean served as the Manager of Administration at Safe Kids Worldwide, where he helped develop the strategic direction of the organization by providing oversight of administration and operations and leading the advancement of priority programmatic objectives for child safety initiatives.

Sean has also held various leadership roles at Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, Malaria No More, and Tiffany & Co. He is an inspirational corporate social responsibility leader that has had success guiding and building nonprofit organizations specializing in administration, operations, and board governance and has worked extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa on several sustainable health and economic development programs. He is also a former Peace Corps volunteer serving in Kyrgyzstan from 2006-2007.

Sean holds a BA in International Studies from Hawaiʻi Pacific University and an MA in International Affairs from the New School University.