Smita Sanwardeker, MS
Smita Sanwardeker, Communications Lead, is an effective marketing and communications professional, passionate about crafting and bringing forth a coherent message and inciting action around it, while giving voice to ideas, donors and the community. Sanwardeker brings with her an understanding of leveraging social media to increase visibility with online audiences, building email campaigns to engage […]
Ushma Patel, MSPH, PMP
Ushma Patel, Patient Engagement Lead, is a public health professional and strategic leader bringing over 16 years of health policy, patient engagement, and qualitative research experience to her role. Prior to joining the Center for Innovation & Value Research, Patel was the Director for Special Projects and Educational Programs at the Institute for Patient- and […]
Erica deFur Malik
Erica deFur Malik, Head of Operations and Patient Engagement, is a seasoned leader with over 19 years of healthcare policy, patient engagement, and member relations experience. She formerly served as membership director for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiologists of America. Malik also served as state policy director for Mental Health America and has worked as […]
Lisa Malecha, MBA
Lisa Malecha is an experienced professional with expertise in business strategy, supply chain and finance. She is the founder and owner of Malecha Business Solutions and works with clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small Non-Profit entities to develop and implement strategic change focused on optimizing the top and bottom lines. Before starting Malecha […]
Tiffany Huth, MPH
Tiffany Huth, Head of External Affairs, brings over 20 years’ experience in executive leadership, strategic planning and communications, health policy, and brand reputation management to her role. Prior to joining the Center for Innovation & Value Research, Ms. Huth served as Vice President of Communications and Programs at the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness. […]
Michelle Cheng, MHS
Michelle Cheng is a health economist and serves as Research Lead. She completed her master’s degree in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. She was also a researcher at the JHU Drug Access and Affordability Initiative, conducting studies in HEOR to evaluate new healthcare […]
Rick Chapman, PhD
Rick Chapman brings decades of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) expertise to his role as Head of Research. Chapman was Director of Health Economics at the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review prior to the Center for Innovation & Value Research, where he led development of economic evaluations that accompanied rigorous reviews of clinical […]