2021 Learning Lab Cohort
The first Learning Lab cohort launched shortly after LPHI and Health Blue Louisiana held the inaugural Symposium on Racial and Health Equity in Louisiana in March 2021. The 2021 Learning Lab cohort was made up of 30 individuals from organizations throughout Louisiana. Two teams from within the cohort each received $25,000 to implement their Applied Community Projects which included expanding access to Art Therapy services in New Orleans and creating training recommendations for medical providers to improve the quality of care of BIPOC LGBTQ+ patients in the state.
Building a network of health equity-focused colleagues is so powerful and the Learning Lab made this possible.
This group allowed me to change how I see and understand things to be and impacts how I make decisions.
![Nick Albares - Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/4e2433fc-7b46-452f-9df4-04f2d56dbcab/Albares.png)
Nick Albares - Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana
![Mary Alexander - Lighthouse Louisiana](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/4fb96e10-6858-4991-ba29-229a8e9ce888/Alexander.png)
Mary Alexander - Lighthouse Louisiana
Jamaka Batchelor - Healthy Blue
![Sashika Baunchand - Outstanding Mature Girlz Organization](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/de24b106-3739-4a28-9952-6fb3eb884882/Sashika.jpg)
Sashika Baunchand - Outstanding Mature Girlz Organization
![Kia Bickham -
E Pluribus Unum](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/29141af7-89db-4fc8-99d4-d841c206d1aa/Bickham.jpeg)
Kia Bickham - E Pluribus Unum
![Robert Blue - Healthy Blue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/1626969202486-ZJ1RE2C7RII8NEZFJBGW/RobertBlue.jpg)
Robert Blue - Healthy Blue
![Blythe Craft - Ochsner Health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/56724c57-1474-4240-865d-70d7e928db72/Craft.jpg)
Blythe Craft - Ochsner Health
![Jaime Cyprian, MPH - Louisiana Public Health Institute](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/dacff64e-8533-40f9-bbcc-b97b81fa418c/JCyprian.jpg)
Jaime Cyprian, MPH - Louisiana Public Health Institute
![Jeanie Donovan - New Orleans Health Department](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/3abf25a8-b735-4df5-a8b9-a8bdbeee8860/Donovan.png)
Jeanie Donovan - New Orleans Health Department
![Felicia Downs - Felicia Downs LCSW, LLC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/dca3bbc1-3c96-4813-8178-2d7f6fd370a5/Downs.png)
Felicia Downs - Felicia Downs LCSW, LLC
![Erica Dudas - New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/e1fa6abc-d978-4b1c-9be3-c1887ca0d036/Dudas.png)
Erica Dudas - New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation
![Julie Este-McDonald - Salt and Light Collaborative, Inc.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/0a4ecc38-99a8-4351-8eb9-b7205c0ad02e/Este-McDonald.jpg)
Julie Este-McDonald - Salt and Light Collaborative, Inc.
Christina Illarmo - Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies
![Dr. Kathy Jackson, LPC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/dd04001e-4637-4628-b429-6c65fd77f9f5/Jackson.png)
Dr. Kathy Jackson, LPC
![Stephanie Kennedy - Louisiana Public Health Institute](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/ff67e277-d42b-4799-8007-ab546072057a/Kennedy.jpg)
Stephanie Kennedy - Louisiana Public Health Institute
![Veronica Magee-Jackson - Brotherhood, Incorporated](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/5d737866-7010-4101-9f4f-d6e5d8e085bb/Magee.png)
Veronica Magee-Jackson - Brotherhood, Incorporated
![Karen Kosinski - Healthy Blue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/6f4d5fc3-f753-4604-bc91-8d948abbd8d9/Kosinki.png)
Karen Kosinski - Healthy Blue
![Kimberlee Mix - New Orleans BioInnovation Center](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/beeca4b3-7bff-42b4-85c8-806d28006a8f/Mix.png)
Kimberlee Mix - New Orleans BioInnovation Center
![Tabitha Nicholas - Dietitians In Home](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/645eb4d7-12db-49b9-a755-3dd404d4ac4a/Nichols.png)
Tabitha Nicholas - Dietitians In Home
![Emily Nykaza - Humana](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/13ca62ca-fc7b-4513-81cc-31c74f9dea6a/Nykaza.png)
Emily Nykaza - Humana
![Michelle Ozah - Louisiana Public Health Institute](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/b729b1b7-b552-4534-ba9b-d0104a93b571/Ozah.png)
Michelle Ozah - Louisiana Public Health Institute
![Mirian Perez Cordova - SELAHEC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/fbfb6ed0-8a59-4923-87b5-908bed117aac/Perez-Cordova.png)
Mirian Perez Cordova - SELAHEC
![Roderic Teamer, Jr. - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/26a12ecc-b6f1-481a-82de-c32180fc8826/Teamer.jpg)
Roderic Teamer, Jr. - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
![Lisa VanHoose - University of Louisiana Monroe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/e3a34f75-b309-40c5-b63a-e3550c85866d/VanHoose.png)
Lisa VanHoose - University of Louisiana Monroe
![Brandon Vincent- Recent Graduate, Loyola University New Orleans](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/c7d3a657-1c6e-4b43-9120-f629356f29a9/Vincent.png)
Brandon Vincent- Recent Graduate, Loyola University New Orleans
![Lacey Wilson - LDH-Bureau of Family Health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/3fefe01f-6179-486d-8eee-7d444cf2f69d/Wilson.png)
Lacey Wilson - LDH-Bureau of Family Health
![Jean-Marc Villain - Ochsner Health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/c9bebd4b-735b-4386-9c75-c7f0616bdb11/Villain.jpg)
Jean-Marc Villain - Ochsner Health
![Terri Ricks - Department of Children and Family Services](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/3535e4dc-2cbb-4e8b-a23e-23aa9376462c/Ricks.png)
Terri Ricks - Department of Children and Family Services
![Krishann Burd - PACE of Greater New Orleans](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/f01a1c57-2dc7-406e-a5be-58f45b2fe837/Burd.png)
Krishann Burd - PACE of Greater New Orleans
![Tiffany Lewis - Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff5daa14dab6352053e3dad/e18b502b-eb47-4e6e-bf32-5c43a7fd7b65/Lewis.jpg)
Tiffany Lewis - Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center