Nicky Tettamanti
Weaving evidence and lived experience to reshape health institutions toward care and accountability
I’m a public health professional and healthcare strategist working across labor, philanthropy, and government to help health systems become more equitable, accountable, and oriented toward care rather than extraction. My work draws on training in social epidemiology and lived experience navigating healthcare, shaping how I understand power and institutional change. I focus on pragmatic strategies that reduce concentrated industry power, improve affordability, and prepare the ground for deeper transformation when opportunities open.
Current Roles
Senior Manager of Strategy at 32BJ Health Fund
Community Advisory Board Member at Callen-Lorde Health Center
Organizing with NYC-DSA
Previous Positions
| Position | Organization | Example Work |
|---|---|---|
| Program Officer, Primary Care | New York Health Foundation | Maternal Health Equity RFP |
| Manager, State Affordability Portfolio | Peterson Center on Healthcare | Peterson-Milbank Project |
| Healthy Lives Fellow | New York Community Trust | N/A |
| Founding Editor-in-Chief | Intervene Upstream | Inaugural Letter |
Selected Writing
Psychiatry Reserach, 2023. Prevalence of Substance Use and Mental Health Problems among Transgender and Cisgender U.S. Adults.
Health Affairs Forefront (2022). Tracking the Pandemic’s Effects on Health Outcomes, Costs, and Access to Care
Social Work Today (2019). Digital Literacy for Vocational Rehabilitation: Meeting Modern Technological Employment Demands
In-Training (2018). The Thinning Veil and Humanity in Anatomy
Education
MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
B.S. General Science, University of Oregon