HealthCorps CEO and leadership

Amy Braun is a Chief Executive Officer at HealthCorps Inc. and is based in Los Angeles, California. She has worked as Barbie Global Marketing Team at MATTEL INC DE; 5th Grade Teacher, PS/MS 95 at Teach for America; and Recruiter at Harlem Village Academies. Amy attended UCLA Anderson School of Management between 2011 and 2013, University of Chicago between 2003 and 2007, and Pace University between 2007 and 2009.

Michelle Marquez is a Chief Operating Officer at HealthCorps Inc. and is based in New, York. She has worked as Director of Development at Susan G. Komen and Senior Vice President, Development, Contracts, Grants Administration and Reporting at HealthCorps Inc.. Michelle studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University between 1987 and 1990 and State University College at New Paltz.

The Honorable Karen A. Johnson served as Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs. In this Senate confirmed position she was the Department’s primary contact with Capitol Hill, overseeing the direction, planning and development for the implementation of the Administration’s Education goals and priorities. She joined Members of Congress in their districts addressing the landmark and controversial No Child Left Behind Act. Ms. Johnson was a key advisor to Secretary of Education Rod Paige. Ms. Johnson was vice president of social marketing & public affairs at Porter Novelli, where she managed nonprofit & foundation clients.

In 2009, she founded 2KConsulting providing gov\'t affairs and communications for nonprofit & education clients. She is a principal with Potomac Strategic, LLC providing similar counsel.

A veteran of numerous campaigns & large political efforts, including the 2000 Republican National Convention, she served as a convention manager. She managed U.S. Rep John Kasich’s presidential primary campaign (1998-1999) and Pioneer PAC.

She continues to lend her expertise. In 2015 - 2016, she served on the board of New Day for America supporting John Kasich.

Her campaign work is recognized internationally. Through IRI she worked with Iraqi women leaders & mentored women in Jordan & Egypt for CLIME. She traveled to Albania to work with disability groups and to Afghanistan to advise women Members of Parliament. She currently serves on the advisory board of IRI’s Women’s Democracy Network.

She is on the board of WMST Charter High School and a national advisory board member of LionsQuest, Lions Clubs SEL program.

She founded PawsGo www.pawsgo.com an online community for women and their dogs highlighting the positive impact dogs have on their owner's health.

Her career began as staff assistant to US Rep. Duncan Hunter (R- CA). She's a grad of Appalachian State University. She's a marathoner & hiked to Mt. Kilimanjaro's summit.