Our Team

Jennifer Potter, MD

Director

Jennifer Potter is Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, Acting Director of its Division of Education and Training, and principal investigator of the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, a HRSA-funded cooperative agreement to improve health care for LGBTQIA+ people at health centers.

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Dr. Potter co-directs two longitudinal curricular themes focused on sexual and gender minority health equity and trauma-informed care. In addition, she serves as Advisory Dean of the William Bosworth Castle Society and Director of Student Well-Being Services in the Office of Student Affairs, providing academic, career, and personal support to students throughout their tenure at the medical school.

Dr. Potter is a staff physician in the Division of General Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where she founded a primary care clinic dedicated to caring for sexual minority women and cancer survivors.

Kevin Ard, MD, MPH (he/him)

Medical Director

Dr. Kevin Ard is the Medical Director of the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and the Director of the Sexual Health Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is a practicing clinician and faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ard’s interests include LGBTQIA+ health and the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and HIV.

Ayanna Besson, DrPH(c), MPH (she/her)

Public Health Program Evaluation Analyst

Born and raised in New York, Ayanna Besson, DrPH(c), MPH, has served as a public health professional for over 7 years. She is a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at SUNY Downstate's School of Public Health with expertise in plant-based nutrition, Type 2 diabetes prevention, community-based participatory research, and community health promotion. She has previously worked in program management to address the disparities in patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) through clinician training and has also worked to link underserved intellectually and developmentally disabled (ID/DD) children and adults to care.

Jack Dalton, MPH (he/him)

Program Manager

Jack Dalton is the Program Manager of Fee-for-Service projects for the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute. He completed both his Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Public Health at Northeastern University, where he currently holds an Adjunct Faculty position within the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences. Prior to joining the Fenway team, Jack worked in medical school curricular design with the goal of instilling public health core competencies into new medical curricula. He strives to promote inclusive health education for all populations in an effort to improve LGBTQIA+ health outcomes and narrow health disparities.

Ashley Deñó

2iS Project Coordinator

Ashley Deñó is the 2iS Project Coordinator in the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. She has a background in outreach, advocacy, and program coordination in non-profits specializing in sexual and reproductive health. In her role on the Fenway team, she supports the management of the Innovative Intervention Strategies Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance. Ashley received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is completing her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Before joining the Fenway team, she worked as a program coordinator at a Ryan White clinic in Austin, Texas and is excited to continue to serve LGBTQ+ patients and other marginalized people. Ashley credits her time working in Texas for her fervent commitment to protecting sexual and reproductive health rights and expanding access to judgement-free, compassionate, quality healthcare nationwide.

Milo Dorfman (he/him)

Project Director

Milo Dorfman, MS, is the 2iS Project Director in the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. In his role, Milo manages the Innovative Intervention Strategies Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, including providing technical assistance to funded sites, building relationships, facilitating communications, and developing and implementing project plans. Milo earned a Master’s of Science in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University, and he has spent the last five years managing implementation and evaluation projects in non-profit healthcare settings.

Sarah Mitnick, MBA (she/her)

Associate Director

Sarah Mitnick is the Associate Director of the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. In her role she runs the day-to-day operations of the division including staff supervision, project oversight, budget management and operational support. Prior to coming to Fenway, Sarah worked in non-profit advocacy. She has over 15 years of experience supervising staff, managing projects and budgets, fundraising, grant-seeking and providing administrative support. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Environmental Science from Colorado College and an MBA, with concentration in Leadership and Organizational Transformation, from Boston University.

Liza Rice (she/her)

Administrative Coordinator

Liza Rice is the Administrative Coordinator for the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. Liza has her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Connecticut. Liza has a background in case management and found a passion for working with LGBTQIA+ folks in healthcare settings. Having a background in non-profit healthcare work opened the path to the behind-the-scenes work that this administrative position offers. She found her way to Fenway Health after attending a training titled "How to Best Support Trans Clients"; the way that Fenway approaches healthcare, specifically for LGBTQIA+ folks, was inspiring. Liza joins this team with the intent of furthering the progress Fenway Health has made for marginalized communities while making healthcare a more inclusive, safe, and accessible space.

Emma Walsh (she/her)

2iS Program Assistant

Emma Walsh is the 2iS Program Assistant in the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. Emma has her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Salem State University. In her role, she supports the administrative components of the Innovative Intervention Strategies Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance. She has a passion for helping to advocate for LGBTQIA+ people and underserved communities to work towards furthering progress in healthcare.