Staff

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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Dr. Brandy N. Kelly Pryor joined The Humana Foundation in May 2018 as the Senior Director of Programs. In this role Dr. Kelly Pryor oversees the Foundation’s strategy, research and impact for the over $14 million grants portfolio. She is excited about bringing an ethnographer’s lens to the Foundation, as they seek to co-create solutions leading to greater health equity for all in the Humana Bold Goal communities in which they serve. 

Before joining the Foundation, Dr. Kelly Pryor was the inaugural professor to be jointly appointed as the Director of the Center for Health Equity (CHE), a division within the Louisville Metro/Jefferson County's...

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 ...

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 ...

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.