Britta Latz, CEO of MedWish Medworks

Britta Latz is the CEO of MedWish Medworks, a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization. MedWish MedWorks’ mission is to advance health equity and environmental sustainability. We achieve this by providing essential care, redistributing surplus medical supplies, and connecting medically underserved communities with vital resources in Northeast Ohio and around the world.

 

We bridge the gap between the abundance of supplies in the U.S. healthcare system and the inadequate healthcare access experienced by millions of people around the globe and in Ohio. Further, we provide critical health services and social service navigation to people in our local communities free of charge with no qualifications for care. Our work and mission are unduplicated anywhere in our region and provide a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to medical scarcity and barriers to resource access. 

 

MedWish International and Medworks recently merged in September 2024. Britta has been part of the MedWish staff for almost nine years prior to the merge, serving as Executive Director starting in November 2021 and transitioning to CEO of the combined organization this past fall.

 

Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Britta served as MedWish’s Director of Business Operations (2015-2018) and Associate Executive Director (2018-2021). While in these prior roles, Britta oversaw MedWish’s financials, human resources, gift recording and acknowledgements, international brigades program, grants program, managed the warehouse team and volunteer team, and was also part of strategic planning and major gift planning.

 

As the CEO, Britta oversees MedWish Medworks’ merger, strategic direction, and overall operations. In December 2022, Britta was awarded the 2022 Pillar Award for Community Service as ‘Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year’ from Smart Business.

 

Before joining the staff, Britta was a volunteer for MedWish, completing internships in 2009 and 2013. Britta has a Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, with a focus in international development.

 

While at the University of Kentucky she also completed a graduate certificate in global health. She also has a Bachelor’s degree in French and Religious Studies from the College of Wooster. While at Wooster she competed for the school’s soccer and lacrosse teams, captaining the lacrosse team in her senior year. Britta and her husband have two young children who keep her very active outside of work.