About Us
Our Beginning
In 2016, Michealle Gady, JD, founded Atrómitos, LLC to balance the responsibilities of parenthood with a meaningful career dedicated to improving the human condition, uplifting individuals and their communities, and enhancing overall well-being.
After decades of experience in health law and policy across both government and corporate sectors, Michealle envisioned a consulting firm built on the core principles of authentic collaboration and seamless integration of traditional silos. This framework empowers team members and client partners to trust their insights and boldly challenge the status quo, driving the development of inventive solutions to problems, both big and small.
Our name, Atrómitos, means “fearless” in Greek, embodying the spirit of our Founder, President & CEO, and reflecting what we do: providing wise guidance and strategic support that inspire our partners to step out of their comfort zones and exceed their goals.
We are a fully virtual, woman-owned boutique consulting firm certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Our clients gain unparalleled access to senior-level, cross-disciplinary experts who understand the complexities of the constantly evolving health and human services landscape. We pride ourselves on delivering novel, yet practical strategies tailored to each client’s unique needs, goals, and budget.
Our Fearless Approach
Unwavering Courage
We face difficult and complex challenges that others avoid. Inspired by the fierce determination of the lioness in our logo, we relentlessly break down barriers to create new pathways for growth and success.
Shared Wisdom
Our multi-disciplinary expertise, combined with our clients’ invaluable lived experience and local insights, shapes every aspect of our work. We believe in the power of shared knowledge, knowing that informed leaders make better decisions.
Autonomous Empowerment
Our true success lies in the independence and long-term sustainability of our partner clients. Our team works diligently to ensure your organization continues to thrive well after our collaboration ends.
Genuine Partnership
We don’t dictate your path; instead, we work with your past and present struggles and triumphs to develop a blueprint for your organization’s future. Your vision, values, and aspirations are central to our process, ensuring our recommendations match your specific goals and overall mission.
Silo Integration
Health and human service providers achieve greater impact when they work together. Cross-functional teams within organizations also achieve better results when they collaborate. We break down silos and build connections to create a cooperative environment where obstacles are overcome and goals are reached.
Lasting Impact
We are committed to leaving a lasting impact on our partners and their constituents. Every client engagement is driven by our unwavering commitment to inspire lasting, positive change for organizations and the individuals and communities they serve. Together, we can build a legacy of enduring progress.
Michealle Gady, JD
Founder, President & CEO
Michealle Gady, JD, is Founder, President, and CEO of Atrómitos, LLC. She takes nearly 20 years’ experience in health law and policy, program design and implementation, value-based care, and change management and puts it to work for Atrómitos’ partners who are trying to succeed during this time of dramatic transformation within the U.S. healthcare system.
The words most often describe her are, “She gets things done.”
Michealle fully understands the intricate process of turning policy into law and understands the need to balance competing forces to succeed. Michealle has been intimately involved in creating and passing major healthcare laws, including the Affordable Care Act, as Health Counsel to a senior Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee. She has honed her ability to think strategically and creatively in her prior roles with healthcare policy and advocacy organizations such as Families USA and the Medicare Rights Center, and she brings these skills to all of Atrómitos’ partners.
Michealle earned her Juris Doctor from the Quinnipiac University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services from Springfield College. Outside of leading the Atrómitos team, Michealle served as a board member for non-profits such as the Cape Fear Literacy Council and A Safe Place and is a member of the American Health Law Association.
Monette Goodrich, MS
Director of Communications
Monette Goodrich has more than three decades of experience in strategic communications, media relations, and management in the non-profit, governmental, and philanthropic sectors. Prior to taking a meaningful multi-year “motherhood” sabbatical, Monette served as Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) for almost ten years.
During her tenure, she played a crucial role in elevating the foundation from relative obscurity to established leadership in public policy research and grantmaking, specifically advancing transformative systems change in children’s oral and mental health and promoting health equity.
A proud Wisconsin-native, Monette has sharpened her planning and management expertise through positions with the City of Houston, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Her career began in daily journalism in Texas and Wisconsin, where Monette covered a wide variety of topics, from high school sports to breaking news events, honing her storytelling and writing skills.
She holds both a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kate McNulty, MA, CHC
Principal
Kate McNulty spent more than a decade helping nonprofit organizations learn the intricacies of the federal funding process to increase their chances of success in what continues to be a highly competitive market. Kate has a strong background in grant writing as well as an uncanny ability to identify growth opportunities.
Kate offers experience providing leadership and growth opportunities for clinical and educational programs for diverse healthcare systems. Kate’s experience with corporate healthcare compliance and healthcare research compliance heightens her ability to streamline internal policy and procedure and ensure commitment to ethical practices. Kate earned her master’s degree in American History from Trinity College and her bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Connecticut.
Emily Brandenfels, MD, MS
Senior Advisor
Emily is a physician who has dedicated her career to implementing innovative strategies to improve outcomes for vulnerable individuals as a frontline provider, leader of interdisciplinary teams, and leader in practice transformations across county and statewide systems. She has deep experience integrating behavioral health into primary care and optimizing the care and engagement of individuals most in need.
She started her career as a primary care physician working in an FQHC in Seattle, Washington, where she gained a deep appreciation for the myriad of factors that impact the health of our most marginalized citizens and the challenges that providers face in addressing those needs. She went on to work in a variety of clinical environments, including an inpatient psychiatric hospital, homeless youth clinic, nursing homes, and most recently, home-based hospice and palliative care. Each of these settings has provided additional viewpoints into the strengths and challenges inherent in healthcare delivery.
Emily has spent more than 10 years doing health plan work, both as and Associate Medical Director and Physician Advisor at Community Health Plan Washington and as a consultant with Health Management Associates, where she was a key leader in supporting IEHP in their efforts to implement Health Homes and CalAim across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. As an independent consultant, she also assisted Intermountain Health in its efforts to launch a Collaborative Care Pilot program across Utah in 2022-2023.
Mui Mui Hin-McCormick
Senior Advisor
Mui Mui Hin-McCormick attained her B.A. degree from Fairfield University and her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Central Connecticut State University, and she eventually pursued her license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Connecticut.
Mui Mui is Chair of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Subcommission under the Connecticut State Legislative Commission on Seniors Equity and Opportunity, engaging various diverse communities, encouraging civic engagement from youth to adults, and advocating on multiple issues such as health equity and access.
Miu Mui spent the past five years as Clinical Director of a substance use residential facility overseeing 3.7 Medically Monitored Inpatient Withdrawal Management, 3.7 Medically-Monitored Intensive Inpatient, 3.5 Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential, and 3.5 Adolescent Clinically Managed High-Intensity. She has over 25 years of behavioral health and addiction experience, including assessing and implementing Culturally Linguistically Appropriate Services.
Mui Mui also led the agency in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging work and was also actively involved in DEIB system activities. In her previous position as the Senior Special Projects Coordinator at the Commission on Equity and Opportunity, Mui Mui planned, implemented, managed, and evaluated programs and projects for the Commission.
As the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, Mui Mui completed the state’s first Southeast Asian Needs Assessment, which resulted in valuable information on a growing Southeast Asian population with unique needs. Furthermore, Mui Mui led a language access campaign that expanded locally and was highlighted by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
In Mui Mui’s former position as a Clinical Director of a behavioral health outpatient clinic, her work allowed her to concentrate on specific underserved populations such as people experiencing homelessness, HIV, the Department of Correction, and Asian American and Pacific Islander population, emphasizing the importance of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
Mui Mui has conducted trainings in diverse communities for professionals and community members on various topics such as mental health issues, addiction, outreach work, and cultural awareness. She continues to serve on various commissions, committees, and councils to assist providers and others in including marginalized and underserved groups in activities and initiatives, stressing cultural sensitivity, collaboration, and partnership.