“What we nurture, grows.”
Strategy, operations, product management, and health IT implementation for nonprofit, health, and life sciences organizations, grounded in health equity.
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What I do
Work ranges from a single focused project to ongoing advisory support, sized to your mission, your budget, and what your team can take on.
High-level direction for leaders and boards: where to focus, how to position the organization, and which programs to prioritize.
Hands-on execution that makes strategy real: the systems and processes that help an organization run smoothly and prepare for audits.
Taking clinical and digital health products from idea to launch: defining what is needed, shaping the solution, and seeing implementation through.
Building the relationships and resources that sustain growth, from a coalition's first members to national academic and industry partnerships.
Making sure programs reach the people they are designed for, especially communities that face the greatest disparities.
Who I serve
Having worked inside nonprofits, hospitals, universities, research networks, and global corporations, I understand the pressures on every partner around your table.
Safety-net organizations, coalitions, and community-based programs addressing health, food, income, and housing.
Hospital networks, accountable care organizations, and learning health networks improving care and outcomes.
Research networks, cancer collaboratives, and academic-industry partnerships moving science forward.
Colleges and academic units building community engagement, service learning, and public health partnerships.
Grounded in research
Decades of research experience, from laboratory science to community-based participatory research and national cancer research networks, shape how I design programs.
Partnered with faith communities to address racial disparities in HIV/AIDS, and helped co-draft the NIH grant proposal that funded the study. The work was acknowledged in the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
Currently supporting a national cancer learning health network with protocol participation, IRB registry data entry at member sites, grant-awarded publications, and research symposia.
Advanced pediatric population health across Southwest Ohio through a startup accountable care organization and national standardized care programs.
Early research in behavioral pharmacology, computational chemistry, and comparative pathology, with acknowledgment in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior.
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.Rabindranath TagorePoet and philosopher
How we work together
No long sales cycle. You will know the scope, timeline, and fee before any work begins.
A free 30-minute conversation about your goals, timeline, and budget.
A review of your documents and data, and conversations with key staff, board members, and partners.
A written scope with clear deliverables, a timeline, and a fixed fee.
We do the work together, and your team keeps the tools, SOPs, and skills.
Meet the founder
For more than 25 years, I have led health initiatives across the nonprofit, academic, clinical, and corporate sectors, including nationally recognized programs at leading institutions.
My work focuses on advancing health access and equity, improving the experience of care, and building lasting, systems-level change, particularly for communities facing the greatest disparities.
I currently serve as Director of Operations and Partnership Engagement at Canopy Cancer Collective through BawaforChange, LLC, where I advise executive oncology leaders, coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives, and support the growth of a national network driving care transformation.
Across my career, I have led programs and digital portfolios at nationally ranked hospitals, major universities, global companies, and health plans. My leadership has spanned mental well-being, chronic condition care, culturally responsive community programs, and clinical and enterprise product development.
BawaforChange began in 2011 as pro bono support for nonprofits. In 2025, I formalized that work as BawaforChange, LLC, so I can partner with more organizations through dedicated consulting engagements.
Outside of client work, I support community organizations across Greater Cincinnati through volunteering and giving.
At the core of my work is a belief in integrity, collaboration, and the power of centering marginalized voices to design better systems.
Master of Public Health
Leadership, Management and Policy
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Candid counsel and commitments kept.
Solutions built with your staff, board, and partners.
Marginalized voices shape the systems meant to serve them.
Why BawaforChange
“Lift others as you rise.”The principle behind every engagement
I run operations for a national research network today, so my recommendations come from doing the work, not just observing it.
An MPH from the UC College of Medicine and community-based research ground every plan in population health and equity.
Experience spanning nonprofits, hospitals, universities, research networks, and global corporations.
Every deliverable is built for busy staff, with clear documentation and a handoff so progress continues after the engagement ends.
Questions
Don't see your question? Get in touch and I will reply within one business day.
Primarily nonprofits and mission-driven health organizations, including community coalitions, research networks, clinical networks, and academic programs. I also advise healthcare and life sciences organizations whose work advances access and equity.
After a free discovery call, you receive a written proposal with defined deliverables, a timeline, and a fixed fee. Ongoing advisory support is available as a monthly retainer.
Focused projects such as an SOP library or a governance assessment usually run several weeks to a few months. Advisory relationships continue as long as they are useful to you.
Both. I am based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and work with organizations nationwide. Facilitated sessions and retreats can be held on-site.
Yes. I support grant strategy and proposal development, and once funds are awarded, I help you manage them against your committed deliverables and reporting requirements.
No. BawaforChange began in 2011 as pro bono support for nonprofits and became BawaforChange, LLC, a for-profit consulting firm, in 2025. Its focus remains serving nonprofit and mission-driven organizations.
Get in touch
Send a short note about your organization, what you are working on, and your timeline. I will reply within one business day to set up a free 30-minute discovery call.
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Working with organizations nationwide, remotely and on-site.
