Founder and CEO of Lean In LLC, Dr. Jabraan Pasha is a practicing physician and educator. He received his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Kansas, and his internal medicine residency training at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He most recently served as assistant dean of student affairs and associate professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. He previously served as national vice president for Juno Medical, and medical director for Juno Medical’s healthcare center in the Historic Greenwood district in Tulsa, OK.

Neurosurgeon, bestselling author, philanthropist, and former NFL player Dr. Myron Rolle is a medical pioneer in preventing traumatic brain injury and has made profound improvements to neurosurgical care in the Caribbean. Dr. Rolle is a Rhodes Scholar and a chief neurosurgery resident and Global Neurosurgery Fellow at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital.

He developed and published the Rolle Scoring System, a public health rating scale used to determine a developing country’s governance around helmet safety to prevent traumatic brain injury. Dr. Rolle has been recognized by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons for demonstrating the best operative technique in the reconstruction of upper extremity motor function using intercostal nerve transfers after a traumatic brachial plexus injury. 

Erin Martin’s passion for helping others started at fifteen when she started working with older adults. Today, Erin holds a master’s degree in Gerontology from the University of Southern California, the first and #1 Gerontology school in the world and has worked in all levels of long-term care.

In 2021, Erin founded FreshRx Oklahoma, a produce prescription program partnering with primary care clinics while sourcing from local, regenerative farmers to produce measurable health outcomes and savings for the state of Oklahoma. She is certified in Regenerative Soil Advocacy and is passionate about the link between soil health and human health. Erin is the President of the Tulsa Urban Ag Coalition, the Director of FreshRx Oklahoma, and the co-lead of Oklahoma’s Food is Medicine Policy Coalition.

Jeremy Colbert is a seasoned health professional with 12 years of experience, having served eight years as a general manager/certified personal trainer for a locally owned exercise facility. In this role, he developed essential health knowledge and cultivated an educated outlook on human health outcomes. This position also allowed him to initiate relationships and network with local people, leaders, and business owners.

For the subsequent two years, Jeremy worked as a Wellness Coordinator for the Muskogee County Health Department, focusing on implementing the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Grant (Tset). His unwavering commitment was directed towards reducing Oklahoma's leading causes of preventable death, specifically targeting cancer and cardiovascular disease. Through partnerships with local schools, organizations, farmers markets, and community-based entities, Jeremy aimed to create healthier environments for Oklahomans to live, work, learn, and play.

John Bobb-Semple is a changemaker who lives to build bridges, innovate, and inspire impact. He serves as executive director of Pottawatomie Go or as their friends say Pogo. Launched following the successful implementation of the Blue Zones Project in 2020, Pogo is a community led initiative committed to helping make healthy choices easier in the place we love.

Prior to coming to Shawnee, John served as the Senior Director of Community Impact at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

John is a native of New Orleans and calls Shawnee home with his wife and weekend adventure partner, Trisha, and their golden doodle Ruby. In his spare time, you can find him gardening, cheering on the OKC Thunder and his beloved New Orleans Saints…“WhoDat” yall!

Nayedhli Gutiérrez is a passionate Health Equity Fellow working to provide equitable health and life outcomes for Oklahomans who experience marginalization. Nayedhli received her bachelors degree in Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 2017. She later pursued her masters degree from the university of Oklahoma and graduated with a Masters in Social Work in 2020. Nayedhli is a licensed master social worker in the state of Oklahoma.

She joined the Office of Minority Health and Health equity as a Spanish interpreter/translator in January of 2022. As a Spanish medical interpreter/translator for the team she was able to assist in the removal of language barriers for the Hispanic community through virtual interpretation along with the translation of health educational materials distributed across the state. 

In December of 2022, she seized the opportunity to transition into the role of a Health Equity Fellow. As a Health Equity Fellow she has participated in the development of various trainings, led monthly Community of Practice meetings, provided technical assistance to OMHHE’s external grantees, and continues working to address health disparities that  affect communities across the state of Oklahoma.

Dr. Rodger L.B. Cutler, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, is a seasoned pastor and community leader with a rich history of service and dedication. He graduated from Oral Roberts University with a degree in Theology, specializing in Local Church Pastoring. During his time at ORU, Dr. Cutler served as President of the Souls A’ Fire Evangelistic Ministries, leading the gospel choir on nationwide tours and international performances in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2003, he answered the call to ministry and became the youngest pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. His journey took him to Abidjan, Africa, in 2009, where he preached alongside other ministers and witnessed a profound spiritual awakening.

In 2009, Dr. Cutler founded the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church (Now Real-Life Church) in Claremore, Oklahoma, fostering unity through town hall meetings and community engagement initiatives. His passion for empowering Muskogee socially, economically, and educationally led him to serve as pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church in 2011.

Robert Diaz was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and has attended his higher education at the University of Central Oklahoma where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis of Broadcast Journalism. While in school and proceeding graduation, Robert worked at multiple local news stations. He ultimately landed at FOX 25, where he was an on-air personality for the daytime show Living Oklahoma and worked in the sales department.

He chose to move on from the broadcasting world and had the opportunity to travel across the country doing Audio/Visual installations. In the height of 2020’s COVID-19 Pandemic, Robert began working with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, where he was able to provide a glimpse of light to Oklahomans who were forced to turn to unemployment due to the global pandemic. He was able to assist unemployed community members in receiving financial relief and reemployment opportunities at a time when unemployment was at a record high. It was during this time that he discovered his passion to help others and make a difference in the community.

Sara King serves the Department of Health Promotion Sciences at the Hudson College of Public Health as Lecturer and Associate Director of the Bachelor of Public Health program. Prior to joining the University, Sara held several positions within the Oklahoma State Department of Health, primarily focused on local, county public health promotion.

Her favorite professional accomplishment so far has been funding, planning, and implementing a pilot doula program for pregnant women experiencing high maternal stress while her highest professional honor was working alongside (the original) District 6 county health department team during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Nowadays, you can find Sara teaching undergraduate students going through OU's Public and Community Health program or at home with her family, including the best partner, best baby, and best dogs you could ever hope for.