Our Team
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Jen Aspengren, MPP
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jen Aspengren founded Alongside Network to support families and young people navigating the stress that comes with a life-threatening illness or injury.
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Amber Ross, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Lead, Founding Advisory Group Member
Amber Ross, MSW, LICSW, possesses over 17 years of experience in the social services field. Throughout her career, Amber has used a trauma-informed lens to provide therapeutic and social services to adults, youth, and families in the community, in-home, outpatient, and inpatient settings.
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Abe Dickison, MBA
Family Support Lead
Abe is the lived experience co-facilitator of Alongside Network Wellbeing Groups. He is passionate about crafting spaces for community connection through shared experiences.
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Jessica Torres
Digital Communications Specialist
Jessica is a graphic designer, communications strategist, writer, and artist. She is a strategic thinker committed to taking a thoughtful approach to everything she creates.
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Rachel Zahn, MD
Board Chair
Rachel has a varied professional background as a pediatrician, parent educator, and child advocacy leader. She is currently working to bring national attention to our child wellness crisis and serves on the Boards of Directors of The Alia Organization, Alongside Network, and Better Together Foster Parenting.
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Denise D'Rozario, MPA
Board Member and Founding Advisory Group Member
Denise has held leadership positions in the corporate and nonprofit sectors. After a decade in the global advertising and marketing business, she shifted her focus to social impact work in 2005. She has since been committed to contributing her expertise to nonprofit organizations that focus on mental health, education, and equity.
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Anna Bonelli, MURP
Board Secretary and Founding Advisory Group Member
Anna Bonelli has spent nearly two decades in public service, primarily evaluating and analyzing federal domestic programs.
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Mark Sterling, JD, MPP
Board Member
Mark Sterling has been an advisor to mission-driven healthcare organizations for over four decades. He has had a longstanding focus on models to improve care for those underserved by our healthcare system.
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Dana Mortenson, MIA
Board Member
Dana is the Co-Founder and CEO of World Savvy, a national education nonprofit working to educate and engage youth as responsible global citizens.
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Megan Lindahl Goodrich
Board Member
Megan has focused on making a community impact in the areas of wellness and education for the last fifteen years, serving on multiple boards in addition to Alongside.
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Felix Isuk
Board Member
Felix is a dedicated finance executive with over two decades of experience and has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the mission of nonprofits through effective financial management.
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Joshua Kugler, MD
Board Member
Joshua Kugler is a Pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who loves being active. He is the assistant medical director of the CHOP at Virtua Pediatric Hospitalist program working in various areas. He developed a passion for being involved in the care of children and fostered an interest in global health.
