People Empowering People For Inclusion Now

Join us live for Flash Talk Live! Check out the details below!!

Last week, PEP!IN had the opportunity to both attend and speak at the Health Equity & Innovation Symposium hosted by the Center for Healthcare Innovation.

Our focus was clear: the importance of building inclusive clinical research, partnerships, and authentic community engagement. We shared how engagement not only raises awareness, but also supports informed decision-making and helps drive more equitable outcomes — particularly within underrepresented communities.

What we heard throughout the symposium reinforced why this work matters: equity and innovation can’t exist without engagement. From healthcare executives to patient advocates, there was a shared commitment to making sure communities are not just subjects of research, but partners in shaping it.

We left inspired, energized, and ready to deepen the work of empowering communities and advancing health equity together. 💜

Join us at the Health Equity & Innovation Symposium – 2025 at Center for Healthcare Innovation!

PEP!IN is honored to be part of this important event on advancing inclusive clinical research and health equity innovation.

Our team — Dr. Melva Covington (Managing Director) & Tamara Allen (Chief Visionary & Marketing Officer) — will be on site connecting with communities, CROs, and biotech leaders.

💬 Plus, don’t miss our fireside chat with Joshua Justin Travis, Executive Director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation, on Wednesday, September 17th!

Visit www.chisite.org for more information!

Check out Flash Talk Live with MVI hosted by Felisbret featuring Walidah Bennett, Founder & Executive Director of the Multi-faith Veterans Initiative.

Explore why MVI was created, the importance of their work, and how leaders in the veteran and allied community, military families, faith leaders, and partners can come together to transform health and research engagement.

Take a moment to listen to this conversation and learn more about the launch of Veterans Pulse Checks!

Flash Talk Live with MVI: Transforming Veteran Health & Research Engagement People Empowering People For Inclusion Now (PEP!IN) and the Multi-Faith Veterans Initiative (MVI) at DePaul University have joined forces to create meaningfu...

!IN partnered with at the National Veterans’ Rodeo & Resource Fair

Our Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Marketing Officer, Tamara R. Allen, joined hundreds of veterans, families, allies, and leaders—including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson—at The National Veterans’ Rodeo & Resource Fair hosted by Behind.

Sharing a table with our new partner, the Multi-Faith Veterans Initiative (MVI), we connected directly with the veteran community, sharing our mission of:
✨ Empower underrepresented communities in health, wellness, and clinical research
✨ Ensure veterans’ voices are heard & represented
✨ Build partnerships that drive equity & impact

Together, PEP!IN in partnership with MVI Health Series, we are launching Veterans Pulse Checks—monthly conversations designed to center veteran voices, address health equity, and strengthen ties between clinical research and community support.

📢 First Flash Talk with MVI coming soon—stay tuned!