Our Team

John founded Good Wolf based on the belief that people everywhere should be able to benefit from understanding themselves better through neuroscience. He serves as Good Wolf’s neuroscientist-in-residence, leads the Good Wolf team, and is responsible for overall strategic and programmatic direction and content development. 

John is a physician, scientist, educator, and healthcare leader whose career has spanned behavioral neurology and neuroscience, internal and geriatric medicine, hospice and palliative care, and medical ethics. A graduate of Tulane University and Harvard Medical School, he received his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and in Neurology at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Program. His neuroscience research focused on the effects of neurotransmitters and neuromodulators on mammalian cortical neuronal systems in vitro. He was Chair of Geriatric Medicine at Deaconess Hospital, founding Medical Director of the Sherrill House Alzheimer’s Program, and founding Director of Deaconess ElderCare. At Harvard Medical School he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology and at the Harvard School of Public Health as Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management. While serving as Chair of the Subcommittee on Dementia of the Ethics and Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology, he authored and lobbied successfully for the passage of the Massachusetts Health Care Proxy Act.  He later served as a Healthcare Policy Fellow with the U.S. Senate and was honored by the American Medical Association with the annual William Beaumont Award in Medicine in recognition of his “contributions to programs serving frail elders and successful extension of this work into the public sector and legislative spheres.”  John has held numerous other leadership roles in healthcare organizations including, most recently and just prior to forming Good Wolf, Chief Medical Officer for Patient Care Services at Visiting Nurse Service of New York. 

Angela leads Good Wolf's outward-facing communications including social media engagement, community outreach, and media and public relations.  She collaborates in content development and organizational strategy. 

Angela is a communications professional with over 12 years of experience developing, managing, and executing comprehensive, multicultural, and integrated communication campaigns and strategies within the U.S. and international markets. Ms. Betancourt works with businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs, and community and government leaders to help them achieve their communication goals. She has experience creating and adapting communication strategies and messaging for various audiences, including internal teams, media, government officials, community leaders, non-governmental agencies, ministries, departments, and agencies, and private sector actors. Angela holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, and a master’s degree in Global Strategic Communications from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Angela was a 2018 Summer Fellow for the prestigious Georgetown University-Santander Bank Partnership on Social Economy. She is also certified in market systems development and monitoring and evaluation methods. Angela is a proud member of the United States Air Force Reserve. 

Johanna leads Good Wolf’s strategic planning process, including cultivation of institutional partners and funders.  She develops content for the Good Wolf website and other communications channels and supports Public Policy working groups.   

Johanna is a writer and researcher who has written and presented extensively about issues related to criminal and juvenile justice reform, educational equity, and implicit bias. Between 2006 and 2018, she served as Director of Strategic Planning at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. During that time, she worked closely with FrameWorks Institute on a multi-year project aimed at developing new public messages focused on justice reform. Prior to that, she served as a Policy Analyst at the Civil Rights Project, where she organized the first national conference on the school-to-prison pipeline and co-edited the journal “Deconstructing the School to Prison Pipeline”, that was published by Jossey-Bass. Johanna’s past work includes law review articles, policy briefs, book contributions, and op eds on policing, prosecutorial reform, juvenile justice, school discipline, and other aspects of the justice system that have been published in Slate, salon.com, The Crime Report, U.S.A. Today, The Marshall Project, the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and Education Week. 

Jade brings broad expertise in social and emotional learning, education and social service training, and facilitation of group processes to her role in senior leadership at Good Wolf.  Jade coordinates the development, implementation, and assessment of Good Wolf’s engagement with individuals, organizations, and communities. 

Jade has served over 15 years in nonprofits as a social worker, educator, and management specialist, with experience in working with a diversity of populations. She is passionate about developing, managing, and facilitating programs for people who are undocumented, formerly incarcerated, vulnerable youth, survivors of human trafficking, pregnant while homeless, and more. Understanding the power dynamics between communities served and those who work with them, her professional mission is to facilitate inclusive, sustainable, and goal-oriented practices in nonprofits. Ms. de Saussure’s insights into addressing stress and burnout were featured in Social Worker Today and Prevention Magazine, and comprehensively detailed in her co-authored book, Dancing the Labyrinth - Spirituality in the Lives of Women. As reflected in her Emerging Social Work Leader Award from the National Association of Social Workers, she also has extensive experience professionally developing future nonprofit leaders and runs her own nonprofit training company, Desa Training, Inc. Her work can be found in the Nonprofit Management: A Social Justice Approach textbook.  Jade is a PhD Candidate at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. 

As a Creative Director of art and design Shelly brings a viscerally original point of view and comprehensive experience to every project. Her inspiration is born from a genuine desire to help others be their best selves, by communicating insightful messages with compassion and empathy.

A native of Hawaii, Shelly began her advertising journey as a studio artist at Chiat/Day, where she was soon promoted to art director. From the get-go Shelly was working on major brands such as CNBC, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and National Rent-a-Car. This led to producing TV and print campaigns for Bell Atlantic and CorningWare and pitching in on the legendary MasterCard “Priceless” Pitch. Shelly also worked on international digital campaigns for Dell and IBM, as well as a Slim-Fast Super Bowl Spot, while winning advertising awards along the way.

All this experience opened doors to video and film-based projects, web design, CRM, and experiential. While freelancing for ad agencies and PR firms, Shelly also put teams together for her own clients which included brands like MetLife and Vonage. In her role at 360i, she sharpened her social media chops working on Fisher-Price, Enterprise Rental Cars, and Nestlé Waters campaigns. Most recently, Shelly has brought her experience and talent to some notable pharma-based agencies bringing DTC and HCP efforts for clients like Jardiance, Cologuard, and Urvant to name a few.

Greg leads Good Wolf’s communications infrastructure development and operations.  His responsibilities include managing projects related to website content and participating in organizational strategic and program planning. 

Greg is a content and communications expert with over eight years of experience in content production and strategy with a track record of delivering communication plans and building audiences for globally renowned clients including Sky Arts, The British Council, and The Arts and Humanities Research Council. As a freelance photographer and writer his work has been published by Positive News, Sotheby’s, The Globe Theatre, and The London Library. From multi-channel campaigns to websites, magazines and photo essays, he believes that compelling communication can facilitate positive change in individuals and society. As an environmentalist and mental health advocate he is thrilled to be a part of Good Wolf, dedicated to making tangible, positive change in the world.