Stephanie Brown is the Executive Director of CRISP DC, the District Designated Health Information Exchange. In her role at CRISP DC, Stephanie leads digital health initiatives that enable the coordination of equitable health care for District residents. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Master in Law from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently pursuing her DrPH from Tulane University. Stephanie considers herself to be a public health professional that accidentally landed in Health IT. In previous positions, Stephanie focused on addressing health disparities through behavioral economics frameworks and data driven process improvement using IT solutions. She has exposure to several types of healthcare settings: state Medicaid offices, hospital systems, private practices, local health departments and non-profits. As an employee embedded in the health care practices, Stephanie led program development in accordance with Accountable Care Organization and Patient Centered Medical Home guidelines.