Our Purpose

Prime Health fosters innovation to improve health in underserved communities.

We do this through living in our values of Justice, Community and Play

Our Values

JUSTICE 

Striving for equitable and transformative opportunities for health of underserved communities

COMMUNITY 

Ensuring collaboration and connection because we are better and stronger together

PLAY

Imagining a future that is not yet known through creativity, curiosity, and courage

Who we are

A global community of more than 15,000 collaborators working to drive health innovation. Together.

What we do

We convene stakeholders from diverse industries, organizations, backgrounds and perspectives to build community, consensus, coordination and capabilities as a means to solve problems by catalyzing innovation, implementing pilot programs, and accelerating sustainable health care reform.

  • Chief Executive Officer, she/her

    Sarah is an experienced leader who has worked in the public health field for over 20 years. Most recently serving as the President and Executive Director of Trailhead Institute, she has become a known systems thinker who seeks to push the field of public health forward. Sarah has actively sought out innovative solutions for common problems, including initiatives that have positively impacted the health of the community across public health, health care and behavioral health. Her expertise includes experience in community engagement, public health governance, law and administration, building and sustaining collaboration and workforce development, in addition to several other areas of public health. Sarah is also a member of the Jefferson County Board of Health, effective October 2023. The Board of Health is the governing agency for Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH).

  • Operations Manager, she/her

    Darby joined Prime Health in February 2019. In her role, she capitalizes on almost two decades of experience in team management, organizational strategies, administrative support, events planning, sales and customer service. Darby is interested in public health, data, social justice, and serving the underserved. She also enjoys seeing the forest for the trees whenever possible.

  • Program Manager, she/her

    Felicity joined the Prime Health team in August 2023. She recieved her Masters of Science in Public Health and has a background in pharmaceutical research. In her role, she capitalizes on her experience in project management, event planning, and communication. Felicity is passionate about public health, reproductive justice, and increasing access to health care.

The Team

Board of Directors

Eric Kintner, JD (he/him)

Board Secretary

Snell & Wilmer | Partner

Danielle Varda (she/her)

Board Treasurer

Visible Network Labs | CEO and Founder

UC Denver School of Public Affairs | Associate Professor

Wesley Williams (he/him)

Board Chairperson

WellPower | Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Shawn Beals, CFA (he/him)

Siemens Healthineers | Vice President and Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, Americas

Brent Bowman (he/him)

Karrikins Group | Principal

Darlene Tad-Y (she/her)

Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Director of GME Quality and Safety Programs

Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine | Associate Professor Of Medicine

UCHealth/Univ. of Colorado Hospital | Associate Chief Medical Officer, Patient Flow; Medical Director, Capacity Management; Hospitalist

Niko Skievaski (he/him)

Althea | Co-Founder & CEO

Daniel Andrew Carnegie, MD, MPH, MBA (he/him)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Preventive Medicine Physician