Our Team

Ted Quinn is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Activate Care. He earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Since graduating, Ted has acquired 25 years of experience working in technology and healthcare. 

Inspired by his mother who provided hospice care for friends and neighbors entering a challenging time in life, Ted understands the importance of compassion in caring for others. He envisions a future of SDOH that depends on whole person care models where communities recognize the importance of individual care. 

When Ted isn’t working, he can be found spending time with his family, involving himself in his church community, cycling, and fly fishing. Some of his favorite places to travel include Costa Rica, Utah, and wherever his kids want to go. Ted lives in Boston, MA with his wife and their six children.

Jonathan Abbett is Activate Care’s Vice President of User Experience and has been involved with Activate Care from its 2012 founding. After receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science from Brandeis University, Jonathan has spent his entire career designing and building software for physicians, researchers, patients, and their families, through startups, hospitals, and a global pharmaceutical company.

Jonathan envisions a future of SDOH that addresses not just social needs, but underlying social determinants. He is inspired by his mother and her efforts to care for her parents in their final years:

“I learned the lesson that medical treatment isn't nearly enough, even in well-respected hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes. My grandparents were lucky to have a daughter that could navigate the system and keep track of everything else they needed.”

When Jonathan is not working, he enjoys cooking, and has recently perfected his recipes for chocolate chip cookies, whole-wheat sandwich bread, and challah. (In fact, the User Experience team is known for sharing cooking advice across the company.)

Jonathan lives in Brookline, MA with his wife, an anesthesiologist, and their three energetic children.

Imre Fitos is the Chief Security Officer at Activate Care. He has been with the company for 6 years, following many years of interesting and varied professional experiences around the world. His experiences include time working for NPR as well as military airfields in countries ranging from American Samoa to the Netherlands.

Being born in Hungary and having lived abroad, Imre is inspired by efforts to learn from the best and most effective healthcare systems in the world, especially the Scandinavian model of caring for citizens’ health and well-being. In addition to his international work experience, Imre studied Computer Science at Gábor Dénes College (GDF) Hungary in Budapest, Hungary. 

When Imre is not working, he can be found bicycling, visiting national parks, and exploring old cities. Imre is based in Boston, MA, where he lives with his wife, two children, two cats, and one dog.

Katie Young is the Vice President of Product at Activate Care. Her roots are in Public Health and health research, specializing in mixed-methods research and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Before working at Activate Care, Katie’s work involved collaborating with formerly homeless women with serious mental illness engaged in Housing First programs to develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs.

Encouraged by the increasing momentum of the SDOH movement, Katie envisions communities narrowing the gap between investments in healthcare and social services. She hopes to see more products and services designed to make hard things easier for underserved communities. Katie is inspired by Malala Yousafzai’s activism, bravery, and unwavering commitment to female education.

When Katie isn’t working, she enjoys cooking and exploring local restaurants and breweries. She also likes gardening, kayaking, and snowboarding. Some of Katie’s favorite places to travel to are New Zealand, Maine, and Philadelphia. She lives with her husband Matt in New Hampshire.

Jessica Sattler is the Vice President of Implementations at Activate Care and has been with the company since 2013. Before joining Activate Care, Jessica worked in Human Resources, then later returned to school to pursue a second career in Nursing after her children were born. She received her B.A. from Providence College and her M.S. in Nursing from Boston College

As a nurse, Jessica experienced first-hand how important coordinated care collaboration across healthcare and community settings can be for patients and families. She’s grateful for the opportunity to work with our partners who share a commitment to improving health and social outcomes through cross-sector data sharing and care collaboration.

Outside of work, Jessica enjoys reading, music, and volunteer work. Jessica and her husband have three children and live in Belmont, MA with their very sweet but slightly neurotic dog.