OUR TEAM
Caren supports the Ortus Foundation with strategic advising. Previously Caren was the executive director of the Oprah Winfrey Foundations and the president of Crown Family Philanthropies in Chicago. She is working with Ortus to build a strategy focused on supporting educational institutions on both prevention and response to youth and young adult mental health.
Marceline (Marcy) Madigan is Program Director at the Ortus Foundation, where she builds partnerships that advance youth mental health and suicide prevention across the Intermountain West. She collaborates with leaders across education, healthcare, philanthropy, government, and nonprofit organizations to identify emerging needs, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, and turn evidence-informed practices into meaningful action for rural and frontier communities.
A former educator and community builder, Marcy brings both professional expertise and personal perspective to her work, helping communities create more responsive, family-centered approaches to supporting young people.
Dr. Dustin Brown is a results-oriented healthcare leader with nearly 20 years experience in clinical operations, behavioral health and public policy. In his strategic role, he develops and implements partnership-driven, evidence-informed strategies for youth mental health programming in the Intermountain West region.
Sabrina Gracias is the founder of the Ortus Foundation, a private foundation elevating awareness, education, and prevention for the mental health crisis among teens and young adults. In conjunction with her foundation’s mission, Sabrina is an early-stage investor in transformational technologies and companies that elevate the mental health space, providing capital to support innovative companies that accelerate advancement in the field.
Sara has been an accomplished leader in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors for over three decades. She is driven by a passion to connect people and ideas. She is a Venture Partner at FemHealth Ventures focused on sourcing, diligence and helping companies grow. As president of SCS Innovations, she guides entrepreneurs advancing healthcare products and technologies around governance, strategy and operations.
Antonio is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in cognitive psychology with honors and a secondary concentration in economics at Harvard University. As a young Ortus Foundation board member, Antonio is an active contributor to our mission-driven work and making a difference in the mental health crisis among his peer group of young adults.
Marisa is a sophomore at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Services pursuing a Bachelor of Science in international politics. For the past three years, she has collaborated with neuroscientists from the research firm PsyML on a study pending publication: “The Effects of Attachment Style and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Responses to Stressful Vignettes.” Her personal experiences inspire Marisa to use her voice to help others. At age 15, she presented at a TEDx conference on the struggles faced by neurodivergent students.
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