Impact Spending leverages Kaiser Permanente’s purchasing power to build healthy, equitable, and sustainable economies.
We ensure Kaiser Permanente’s spending decisions are:
- Environmentally Sound
- Economically Viable
- Socially Equitable
We target spend in our communities to address economic and environmental disparities, ultimately creating positive health outcomes.
Our 3 Focus Areas
Supplier Diversity
We believe in providing diverse businesses the most practical opportunity to be included in our contracting and subcontracting activities.
Sustainability
We believe in reducing the impact of the products and services we procure on both environmental and human health.
Economic Impact
We believe in leveraging Kaiser Permanente’s economic resources to grow local businesses and enhance community development, vitality, and wellness. We believe creating economic opportunity is one of the core tenets for improving health and equity.
Meet the Team
Ije-Enu Nwosu
Executive Director
Andaye Hill-Espinoza
Lead Project Manager
- Economic Impact Management
- Integration of Total Spend Optimization and KP’s Total Health Strategy
- Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement
- Regional and Local Support Liaison
Elizabeth Eldridge
Director of Sustainable Sourcing
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
- Scope 3 Emissions / Carbon Footprint
- Sustainable Procurement Policy and Strategy
- Data Strategy and Management
- Performance and Regulatory Reporting
Lee Yang
Sr. Financial Consultant
- Tier II Strategy
- Report Development and Management
- Employer Group and Monthly Performance Reporting
- Sourcing Liaison (Non-Med and Service Delivery)
- Annual Goal Setting
Michelle Shaw
Lead Project Manager
- Prime Supplier Program
- Supplier Capacity Building
- Veterans Business Development and Customer Engagement
- Supplier and Internal Sourcing Engagement
Rachel Parsons (Interim)
Project Manager
- Supplier Outreach and Capacity Building
- Internal and External Website Development and Management
- External Advocacy Organization Partnerships
- Supplier and Internal Sourcing Engagement
Priscilla Ng
Business Process Consultant
- Carbon Emissions Strategy
- Sustainability Training Development
- Outreach and Impact Support
Open
Manager
- National Sourcing Support
- External Outreach/Sponsorship & Budgeting
- RFP responses (city & state)
- Advocacy Group Liaison
Tommy Smith
Managing Consultant/Regional Liaison
- Economic Impact Strategy
- Integration of Total Spend Optimization and KP’s Total Health Strategy
- Regional and Local Contracting Support
- Policy Custodian
- Supplier Risk Management
