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Community Team

Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who bring you engaging, accurate information about living with epilepsy. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your Epilepsydisease.com team below.

The Epilepsydisease.com Team

Colleen Heavens

Prior to joining the Health Union team, Colleen worked in marketing at an accounting and consulting firm, with prior experience in higher education and publishing. She holds a master’s degree in communications and urban studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and Spanish from the University of Pittsburgh. Colleen has a passion for mental health awareness and is on the Board of Directors for NAMI Philadelphia (National Alliance on Mental Illness). She is equally passionate about the connection between mental and physical health, the accessibility of healthcare and its systems, and the power of connected communities.

Corene Pettit

Corene holds a BA in healthcare administration from George Fox University. Before joining Health Union, she spent 5 years working with the National Psoriasis Foundation as an outreach manager and podcast host. She is passionate about serving marginalized populations in the healthcare field and generating community. When not working, you can usually find her cycling, curled up with a good book, or out exploring nature with her husband and 3 boys.

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Community Team

Kate Abernethy
Joanna Bodner
Michael Boren
Mark Butler
Minel Cannucciari
Anthony Carrone
Julie Croner
Patty Day
Rachel DiStefano
Allison Echols
Kelsey Ford
Gabby Formica
Jaclyn Gallagher
Bridget Gawinowicz
Courtney Getty
Jacqueline Gottlob
Liz Green
Crystal Harper
Matt Harrison
Sara Hayes
Kayleigh Hill
Kailah Holmes
Audrey Innerst
Ilana Jacqueline
Pam Jajko
Amanda Jones
Laura Kompanik
Kyler Koons
Danielle Kraft
Jess Lipkin
Emily Lux
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Kelly Miller
Pamela Munnelly
Megan Norton
Torie Pappas
Amna Rizvi
Carolyn Rotella
Misty Roussa
Lauren Ruffalo
Sam Sarube
Abby Schmidt
Kathy Smyser
Samuel Taylor
Margot Tishberg
Alexa Vecchione
Sarah Wallin
Kristine Zerkowski
Brian Zimorowicz

Community Experience Coordinators

Melissa Arnold
Chelley Avicolli
Jill Brodie
Kimberly Broughal
Julie Byers
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Jessica Hall
Doreen Hribar
Beth Huffman
Latoya Juniel
Christine Laaksonen
Cody Leach
Jake Maxwell
Katherine Moakes
Lauren Mullin
Debra Philip
Erin Rush
Erin Tirney

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