CINow is a dynamic team of Board Members and Staff who are deeply committed to advancing the organization’s mission through listening to our community, collaborating with others, thoughtful planning and performance improvement, and considering equity in everything we do. Our collective expertise includes community engagement, resource development, and fiscal stewardship.
Laura McKieran has served as Executive Director of Community Information Now (CINow) and Associate Professor of Management, Policy and Community Health at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio since 2010. She earned a Doctor of Public Health degree in 1998 with a focus on community involvement in health planning. Prior to joining CINow she held roles in community- and program-level outcome measurement at the United Way of America; in expanding community involvement in public health governance at the New York Academy of Medicine; and in grants management, evaluation, and IT at CentroMed federally qualified health center in San Antonio; and community indicators, evaluation, and grantwriting in her own consulting practice.
Jeremy Pyne brings over a decade of experience managing community-based research projects. His expertise includes overseeing local indicator reports, online dashboards, and interactive mapping tools to drive equitable community change. With an MPA focused on Urban and Regional Affairs and a B.S. in Geography from Grand Valley State University, Jeremy excels in GIS, demographic mapping, project management, and data analysis. He has designed community data training sessions and presented to local stakeholders. Before CINow, Jeremy served as GIS Manager at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Community Research Institute and taught courses at Grand Valley State University on GIS in the Public Sector and Ethics in Public Administration.
Danequa Forrest is an accomplished mixed methods researcher specializing in quantitative and qualitative data analysis with a focus on the intersections of health and race. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Texas at San Antonio with Honors. Danequa continued her academic journey at Louisiana State University, earning a Master’s degree in Sociology through a full graduate assistantship. In Spring 2021, she completed her PhD in Sociology with double minors in Applied Statistics and African and African-American Studies
Jeanette Parra draws from her experience as the daughter of immigrants to serve as a translator and advocate for her community. Since 2022, she has inspired community members to leverage data for positive change at CINow. In the past, Jeanette contributed to the San Antonio COVID-19 Response Team as a Contact Tracer, Team Lead, and Program Trainer. Trained as a Sociologist at Hamilton College, she also served as a Resident Care Coordinator at an assisted living facility. Certified as a Community Health Worker (CHW) in Texas, Jeanette is driven by positivity, advocacy, and building stronger community connections.
Natalia Rodriguez brings over five years of expertise in managing community-based research projects in South Texas. Specializing in chronic illness and outcomes in vulnerable populations, she excels in community outreach, data management, and program evaluation. Natalia holds a Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology and is currently a doctoral student in Community Health Practice at the UTHealth School of Public Health in San Antonio. Her research focuses on chronic disease management, health disparities, community-based participatory research, and translational science.
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