Our Team

Carl-Henry Fortune
Founder/President

Carl-Henry Fortune is a Vice President at Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) where he supports and oversees programs and initiatives geared towards improving healthcare access for veterans all across the country. Carl has more than 15 years of public health and project management experience and has also dedicated much of his time towards youth empowerment and community development efforts. He attended the University of Florida where he obtained a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Public Health degree. This was followed by his attendance to the University of Maryland where he graduated with both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Healthcare Management. 

Vanessa M. Outland
Vice-President/Board Member

Vanessa Outland is an experienced Lead Management and Program Analyst, Human Resources professional, and champion of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA). Driven by a commitment to public service, she currently leads DEIA activities at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the US Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, Vanessa designs, implements, and evaluates novel, agency-wide DEIA efforts and works with top leadership and key operations managers to utilize DEIA strategies to enhance and strengthen SAMHSA’s mission of reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

With over 13 years of civil service, Vanessa has served in various roles at the National Institutes of Health, the Indian Health Service, and other support firms for federal agencies. In response to agency commitments to DEIA, she co-led the development, management, and implementation of new agency-wide mandatory Implicit Bias education training for over 22,000 employees at the National Institutes of Health. Vanessa has excelled in leading office business affairs and operations with success in heading and maintaining large contract portfolios in excess of $5 million. Vanessa holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management with an emphasis on Human Resource Management from the University of Maryland. She completed her undergraduate studies at Howard University. Vanessa lives in the Washington DC area with her two children and her steadfast Yorkie— Bash.

Martens Roc
Board Member

As a professional working in education spaces for 10 years, Martens Roc’s heart lies in making sure every student, especially students of color, receive education experiences that will assist in changing the world! Currently, Martens is a Senior Associate at The Raben Group. Prior to joining The Raben Group, Martens was an education policy professional at the Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington, DC. During his tenure at the Alliance, he managed grants connecting education justice with better economic outcomes, health benefits, and efforts to lower costs associated with criminal behavior.  Martens also led work around bettering education experiences for students of color and low-income students by providing more access to better school climate, great teachers, and rigorous and engaging curricula. Martens holds a master’s degree in higher education management and a bachelor’s degree in history and Africana studies, both from the University of Pittsburgh, qualifying him as an ultimate Pitt Panther. He volunteers his time as a researcher for local campaigns and an academic mentor in DC through College Bound, Inc.