Katy Evans

Katy Evans is Senior Director of the Health Justice Program at the FrameWorks Institute. In this role, she sets strategic direction for the program and manages FrameWorks research, application, and communication to strengthen the field through advancement of policy and systems change. Along with her team, Katy identifies and shifts cultural mindsets that impede efforts to advance a vision of health equity. Through this work, the Health Justice Program equips movement builders and social change organizations with the tools they need to communicate more effectively about the issues that matter. Before joining FrameWorks in 2025, Katy served as the Senior Program Officer at the de Beaumont Foundation where she led the foundation’s efforts to strengthen public health partnerships and improve health communications. In this role, she directed research, training, and programmatic work to support the public health workforce. Katy holds a PhD in American Studies from Boston University, an MA from Kings College London, and a BA from Boston College and was recognized as a 2022 Terrance Keenan Fellow.