Meet the Team
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Dr. Fayron Epps, Founder
Dr. Fayron Epps is a Professor at the University of Texas Health-San Antonio and registered nurse by training. Dr. Epps has devoted her career as a nurse leader to reducing health disparities for underserved populations through innovative, culturally relevant programs for the African American community. Along with founding Engaging Beyond Dementia LLC, Dr. Epps oversees several faith-based research related projects and is an active member in several local, regional, and national organizations.
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Janelle Gore, CEO
Janelle is a public health professional and community engagement expert. She graduated with her Masters of Public Health from Emory University. Janelle has focused her career working to improve the health of both young and older populations. Her commitment to contributing novel systematic solutions to the field of public health and research has driven her work thus far.
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Morgan Collquit, COO
Morgan is an Epidemiology MPH candidate at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health. She is passionate about the spatial distribution of health outcomes, health equity, and community-engaged research. After the completion of her degree, she is dedicated to working with faith-based communities to reduce health disparities through the Beyond Box
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Mayra Sainz, CCO
Mayra is a current doctoral student at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and an alumna of Rollins School of Public Health where she received her MPH from the department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences. Her interests are partnering with community organizations to conduct research that explores, addresses, and evaluates programs that reduce health disparities in historically marginalized communities. Her dissertation will focus on partnering with community, religious, and government leaders to improve the quality of life for Latinx families impacted by dementia. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her dogs Cubby and Luna, travelling to her home state of California to visit friends and family,and observing astrological occurrences and patterns.