Staff

Strategic development. Community and stakeholder relationships. Inspiring and motivational leadership. These are the tenets upon which Walter D. Woods built his career and his reputation. A recognized leader in the field of non-profit management, Walter is known for his unique blend of business acumen and humanitarian pursuits. Throughout his career, he has endeavored to foster robust business strategies that drive both organizational development and community impact.

Walter began his career with the American Gas Foundation in Washington, DC, where his advocacy on behalf of members and customers allowed him to work directly with federal agencies to identify and ...

Dr. Brandy N. Kelly Pryor serves as the Director of Strategy Advancement for The Humana Foundation and is responsible for connecting the vision and the philanthropic strategy for the one of the world’s leading health and well-being companies, Humana, Inc.  In this role she manages the Foundation’s health equity strategic vision, goals, and portfolio research, while also leading a dynamic and visionary a team of portfolio officers, a grants administrator, and data analyst.  Their region covers a dynamic region in the Southeast United States and a giving portf...

Soojin Conover, Ph.D. serves as Data Scientist at Humana Foundation, where she focuses on utilizing data-driven analytics to further the mission of the foundation. Soojin’s career includes extensive experience in public health research and data analytics, often incorporating geospatial information to guide evidence-based decision making and implement place-based approaches to promote health equity. Prior to joining Humana Foundation, Soojin held analytical roles at non-profit organizations including RAND Corporation, UNESCO, and most recently Boston Medical Center, where she developed data tools and dashboards, led program evaluation eff...

Brittany Forshee, MBA joined the Humana Foundation in January 2020 and serves as its Operations Leader. She manages the operations of the Foundation along with the associate programs, finance and budgets, and strategy planning and execution. 

Brittany began her accounting career at one of the “Big Four” accounting firms within their audit practice. She worked over 4 years within the Corporate Accounting Department at Humana prior to transitioning to Humana Foundation. 

Brittany has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) both from Bellarmine University.

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Ariel Bright joined the Humana Foundation in December 2020 and serves as the Grants Administrator.  She joins the team with experience managing and overseeing complex grant portfolios.  Her background is grounded in designing, implementing, and managing domestic and international grant programs where she worked as a philanthropic intermediary on behalf of Fortune 500 companies and private Foundations. She has helped ensure recipient organizations are performing charitable work in a transparent and accountable manner that complies with local requirements and meets grantmaking standards.

Juanita Pryor, MBA joined The Humana Foundation in July 2020 and serves as the Foundation Analyst. She helps manage Foundation operations, communications, the Strategic Community Relations Program, the Community Partners Program, the disaster philanthropy program, and is helping manage the Foundation's financial due diligence with current and potential community partners. Her efforts are positively impacting each of our eight focus communities and have increased our capability of expanding our work to improve and sustain positive health outcomes.  

Juanita earned her MBA from the University of ...

Heather Hyden (She/her)  joined the Humana Foundation in January 2021 and serves as a Portfolio Officer. She has a twelve year career in Community Development with over a decade of experience organizing communities and developing new policies and systems towards a more equitable food system. She has worked in multiple sectors including local government, non-profits, academia and most recently with the Kentucky Cooperative Extension system. She is a trained community organizer with lobbying and strategic planning experience in food policy at the local and state level. She is a member of the R...

Jasmine Weatherby joined Humana in January 2021 as a Senior Corporate Communications Professional for The Humana Foundation.  Jasmine brings over a decade of experience in government at the federal and local levels across the fields of constituent services, communications, strategic planning and project management. Jasmine has a passion for connecting individuals and communities with the resources and supports they need to thrive. She has experience creating programs that focus on empowering citizen to lead through projects that place data collection and decision making power in constituent’s hands - ther...