Our Team
Global Impact serves as GHC’s Secretariat, providing the organization with additional operational services. Global Health Council’s programming is currently supported by the following individuals:
Elisha Dunn-Georgiou is Global Health Council’s President and Executive Director. Elisha is a lifelong advocate with a passion for improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in the U.S. and globally. She has spent more than 20 years advancing political will and increasing resources for policies and programs to improve the health of communities worldwide.
As an executive leader, Elisha has a demonstrated track record in strategic planning, program design, advocacy, and new business development. She has strong organizational and financial management acumen, with experience building empowered, goal-oriented, and cohesive organizational and program teams for global impact in public health policy and international development.
Elisha holds a J.D. from the University of Buffalo School of Law, an M.S. from the State University of New York, Buffalo, and a BA from St. John’s College.
Kiki Kalkstein is Global Health Council’s Director of Advocacy & Engagement. In this role, Kiki leads the development, coordination, and management of GHC’s advocacy strategy with the U.S. government and various international agencies. Kiki works alongside GHC members and external partners to influence U.S. legislative and budget outcomes to positively impact policies and resources for global health and development.
She has more than 12 years of experience in policy analysis, advocacy, and coalition building in the DC global health advocacy community. She joined GHC in 2019. Before GHC, Kiki worked at Pathfinder International and the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE). Kiki has dedicated her career to advancing the health, rights, and well-being of underserved communities around the globe. She studied public health and global poverty at the University of California, Berkeley.
Eliana Monteforte is the Director for Special Projects at Global Health Council (GHC) where she leads advocacy efforts focused on improving community and civil society engagement and advocating for key health equity issues globally. Over the past 15 years, Eliana has worked with civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world to build strong health programs, products, and services that are responsive to populations’ needs, particularly those most vulnerable and marginalized. For many years, Eliana also worked with the Ministries of Health in Angola and Honduras to strengthen their health information systems (HIS) and develop regional and district-level health plans and budgets as well as health watch monitoring frameworks to monitor access and quality of health services. Currently, Eliana is an Advisory Group Member of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) focused on raising civil society voices and ensuring no one is left behind in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Additionally, she is the Global North Steering Committee Alternate Representative for UHC2030 where she ensures UCH2030 strategies, partnerships, and advocacy are inclusive of civil society and reflective of their needs. Eliana is also a Steering Committee Member of the inaugural WHO Civil Society Commission focused on advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on how to improve meaningful civil society engagement at the national, regional, and global levels. Lastly, as a Core Committee Member of the Social Participation for Health, Engagement, Research, and Empowerment (SPHERE Project), Eliana advocates to governments and other key stakeholders to develop, support, and mainstream social participation platforms to create enabling environments for civil society and communities to improve health policies and services. At GHC, Eliana also leads three Working Groups on Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), and Health Equity. In these working groups, Eliana collaborates with GHC members and outside partners to analyze global health data and develop advocacy plans to impact US Global Health policy as well as Global Health Programs, Action Plans, Resolutions, Declarations, etc. As noted by her work, Eliana truly believes that communities and civil society are the key to making a positive health impact in the world.
Alice Aluoch is the Senior Manager, Membership & Development at Global Health Council. In this role, she manages the recruitment, cultivation, and engagement of GHC members who are key players in the global health Industry. Alice also leads the planning and execution of major GHC events like the Annual Global Health Landscape Symposium.
She has over 10 years of experience working on different continents in technology, the nonprofit sector, health advocacy, and social justice. Prior to joining GHC, she served as a Senior Associate for Grassroots Expansion at RESULTS, managing onboarding and welcoming new advocates to the organization, starting new RESULTS advocacy chapters, and developing partnerships with like-minded organizations working on global health issues including child survival, child nutrition and global diseases like AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
Alice also led RESULTS efforts to elevate the voices of people with lived experiences of poverty and reach more diverse communities under-represented in the movement, with a particular focus on the African Diaspora community. She has significant expertise in building relationships with Elected Officials and has lobbied directly with congress to secure numerous co-sponsorships on critical domestic and foreign assistance-focused bills.
Ansley (Kahn) Moore is the Manager of Advocacy & Engagement at Global Health Council (GHC). In this role, she implements GHC’s policy agenda and supports the mobilization of the GHC network and community outreach activities. Prior to joining GHC, Ansley worked at PATH for nearly four years, most recently with PATH’s Global Health Technologies Coalition, where she focused on building membership engagement and strong communications. Ansley also worked on PATH’s Noncommunicable Diseases team helping to launch for the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines & Products. Previously, she interned with the Social and Economic Council at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and in the Office of Public and Media Affairs at the U.S. Trade Representative. Ansley received her BA in International Relations from the University of South Florida. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Global Health at Georgetown University.