Office Staff

Bryan Collinsworth, Executive Director
bcollinsworth[at]essentialmedicine[dot]org

UAEM Executive Director Bryan Collinsworth has a broad background in policy advocacy, organizing, management and communications. As the national student coordinator for STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) in 2006, Bryan mobilized student activism against global human rights violations. He subsequently served on the Capitol Hill staff of Congresswoman Betty McCollum, the founder of the Congressional Global Health Caucus. Most recently, Bryan directed online organizing and advocacy for the New York Working Families Party, running issue campaigns for economic justice and government and corporate accountability. Bryan studied global politics and history at Sarah Lawrence College, from which he holds a B.A., and UCLA.

 

Roxanne Winston, Campus Campaign Organizer
rwinston[at]essentialmedicine[dot]org

Campus Campaign Organizer, Roxanne Winston, comes to us with a strong background in organizing and student leadershipOriginally from San Diego, CA, Roxanne received her BA in American Studies from UC Berkeley in the Fall of 2009. While a student at UC Berkeley, Roxanne coordinated numerous programs geared towards addressing educational achievement gaps and university admissions policies.   In her final year at Berkeley she served as Student Body President, advocating for student empowerment and access to education.  She has since worked in a range of professional organizing positions, including mobilizing resident physicians as an organizer for the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU. In her role as Campus Campaign Organizer Roxanne provides support for student members and assists in implementing strategic campaigns at various universities.