Sidney Henderson-Kushner (he/him)
Founder & Executive Director
Founder & Executive Director
Program Director
Operations Director
Virtual Program Coordinator
Virtual Program Associate
Regional Program Coordinator
Chicago Program Coordinator
Operations Coordinator & Program Specialist
Mentor Coordinator
Senior Manager, Valuation Services at CFGI
Program Officer at The Grable Foundation
Senior Manager, Teammate Experience and Culture at DICK’s Sporting Goods
Co-founder, President at Oyster Creative Collective
CEO at Everest Infrastructure Partners
President of Parkhurst Dining
Division Chief – Pediatric Blood and Cancer Center at WVUM Women & Children’s Hospital
Financial Advisor at MassMutual of Pittsburgh
Member of Connecting Champions’ Young Professional Advisory Board
Assoc. Chief Research and Translation Officer at UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
AYA Care Development Specialist, Teen Cancer America
Social and Behavioral Scientist, Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Co-Founder, Grassroot Soccer
Senior Advisor, UPMC Insurance Services Division
UX Designer, Allegheny Health Network; Former Connecting Champions Participant
Assoc. Chief Research and Translation Officer at UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
AYA Care Development Specialist, Teen Cancer America
Social and Behavioral Scientist, Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Co-Founder, Grassroot Soccer
Senior Advisor, UPMC Insurance Services Division
UX Designer, Allegheny Health Network; Former Connecting Champions Participant
Assoc. Chief Research and Translation Officer at UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
AYA Care Development Specialist, Teen Cancer America
Social and Behavioral Scientist, Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Co-Founder, Grassroot Soccer
Senior Advisor, UPMC Insurance Services Division
UX Designer, Allegheny Health Network; Former Connecting Champions Participant
Assoc. Chief Research and Translation Officer at UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
​Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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