Dr. Tista Ghosh is a physician, epidemiologist and award-winning health journalist.  She has served as the Chief Medical Officer of the state of Colorado, an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, and an appointee to the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force. During the height of the pandemic, she advised multiple Fortune 500 companies on keeping their workers safe. As a health journalist, her writing has been featured in outlets like Fast Company, Business Insider, Inc., the HuffPost, and KevinMD. She has also appeared as a guest expert on various media platforms, including the Today Show, CNN, the NY Times, Forbes, NPR, USAToday, Healthline, and MarketWatch. In 2021, she was honored with a media excellence award for written health journalism by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Her latest book, Before the Next Crisis (Columbia University Press), captures powerful firsthand stories from everyday Americans navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.  From construction workers to police officers to pastors, these narratives lay bare the communication gaps and misunderstandings that shaped the pandemic.   After witnessing the toll of widespread confusion and misinformation through these interviews, Dr. Ghosh was inspired to found the Institute for Personal & Public Health Literacy (IPPHL), dedicated to translating health science into clear, trustworthy guidance.

Dr. Brigitte McClellan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and a licensed psychologist in the Special Care Clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her clinical and research specialties include medical complexity, infant mental health, and perinatal mental health — areas with profound implications for health equity and early childhood well-being across Colorado.

Dominick Moreno is a lifelong Coloradan and dedicated public servant whose career spans city council, the Colorado House of Representatives, and the Colorado Senate, where he served as Majority Leader and chaired the Joint Budget Committee — overseeing Colorado’s $36 billion state budget. A proud product of Commerce City public schools who graduated valedictorian and went on to Georgetown University, Dominick currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, leading legislative and policy initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels.

A healthcare strategist with more than two decades of experience, Katherine Mulready currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at cliexa, an AI platform serving complex healthcare environments. She previously served as Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at the Colorado Hospital Association and as Senior Health Policy Advisor to Governor John Hickenlooper, where she helped design major Affordable Care Act reforms, including Medicaid expansion and Colorado’s health insurance exchange. Katherine is a recognized voice on healthcare AI governance, hospital strategy, and the future of clinical decision infrastructure.

Karl Nieschburg serves as Compliance Officer for Prowers Medical Center in Lamar, Colorado, directing ethics and regulatory programs for a Critical Access Hospital, Rural Health Clinic, and home health agency. A native of Lamar, Karl brings a deeply community-rooted, rural perspective to health policy. His background as a health coach and patient navigator informs his commitment to dismantling systemic barriers to care. Karl also has over two decades of civic leadership, including service on boards overseeing substance abuse treatment and charter education.

Cole Wist brings legal expertise and a deep understanding of Colorado’s policy landscape to the committee. Based in the Denver metro area, Cole contributes a practitioner’s perspective on the intersection of law, policy, and community well-being.