Leonard M. Lee is a Boston-based Connector for the HABIT Study.

He is currently the Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Strategic Planning at Kelley Chunn and Associates, playing a pivotal role in leading the organization's efforts to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture while aligning strategic initiatives with these principles for all clients. Reporting directly to the CEO, he is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive DEI strategies and integrating them seamlessly into the overall strategic planning processes of Kelley Chunn and Associates.

Leonard is Former President and CEO of South Coast Community Foundation in New Bedford, and formerly Division Director of Violence and Injury Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he oversaw a $30mil budget. Under his leadership, he managed four units to include: Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention, Child and Youth Violence Prevention, Suicide Prevention Program, and Injury Prevention and Control Program.

Prior to taking on the senior managerial role at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, he served the Commonwealth as the Unit Manager of Child and Youth Violence Prevention. This role included managing the following programs: Shaken Baby Syndrome, Youth Violence Prevention, and Safe Spaces for GLBTQ Youth.

Leonard founded “Masking the Community,” an ongoing effort to provide masks to under-served communities which have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of October 2020, he had raised just under $350,000 and has given out over 950,000 masks. As a result of these efforts, he has become known as the “Mask Man.”

Leonard served as the former Deputy Commissioner of Public Health for the State of Connecticut, overseeing a $100mil budget. In this capacity he oversaw Injury and Violence Prevention as well as several other departments. Before working at a state agency, he has been an Executive Director at a number of nonprofits throughout the Boston area, such as the Roxbury YMCA, ABCD, Inc. Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center, Odwin Learning Center and the Wang Theater. He also serves on a number of community boards, committees and commissions, ran a Broadway theater in Boston at the Wang Center theater, is President and CEO of Blakestone and Associates marketing and promotion company, promoting concerts and music festivals in Boston. He is also an avid skier and Master Urban BeeKeeper.

Kai Long is a Cambridge-based Community Connector for HABIT.

As a member of the steering committee of Community Conversations: Sister to Sister for the past 7 years, she has had the pleasure of helping to create health care programing for black women.  In addition, she is the owner of Long on Language, a small private speech pathology practice that focuses on work with neurodivergent professionals and students with communication challenges. 

Kai received her MS from Boston University in Communication Disorders and is a licensed and certified  Speech/Language Pathologist. She enjoys camping, biking, learning to sew in order to up-cycle clothes and is a member of a local chorus. 

Robin Hicks is a Boston-based Community Champion for the HABIT study.

She is a leader in her church community. She hopes to serve as a bridge between her community and this wellness study. She's drawn to the study because the team honors participants by prioritizing health equity and being community-focused. She brings over 10 years of experience in project management, quality improvement, coaching, and advancing health equity initiatives. Throughout her career, Robin has designed and implemented healthcare transformation strategies to achieve large-scale change while creating inclusive spaces for learning and collaboration. Robin holds a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from Hamilton College. In her spare time, Robin enjoys going to the movies or having a cup of coffee with good friends. 

Natalie Ribeiro is a Boston-based Community Champion for the HABIT study. 

Natalie is originally from the Boston/Dorchester area and has a professional background in application analysis, along with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She chose to get involved with the HABIT study because she believes research that reflects real-life experiences has the power to meaningfully improve community health. In her role, she connects with people in the community to raise awareness about the study and invite them to take part.

Natalie is an active volunteer through her church and participates in Hope Worldwide, which supports food pantries and natural disasters through donation efforts. Giving back to the community is something she cares deeply about. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family.