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Dr. Yanique Redwood

Dr. Yanique Redwood,
President & CEO

Rewind the Videotape: A Response to the Chronicle of Philanthropy Op-Ed by Yanique Redwood

15 May 2013

By Deborah Smith, Trustee, The Consumer Health Foundation

I had to “rewind the videotape” when I read Yanique’s op-ed.  Ah, yes. It was David, Jackie, Christopher, and me: David, a health care executive who understood what our auditors…

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