“We cannot do this work siloed.”
For more than 25 years, Dr. Latrice D. Snodgrass has worked across the healthcare system, starting as a medical secretary and working her way through clinical and leadership roles. Along the way, she gained something more valuable than titles or credentials: perspective.
She saw the system from every angle. And she saw where it wasn’t working.
“There are gaps,” she says. “Despite best efforts, people aren’t receiving equitable care. They’re not being connected the way they should be.”
Today, as CEO of Beacon Charitable Pharmacy, Dr. Snodgrass is working to close those gaps by connecting people to the resources that already exist.
At Beacon, she leads an organization that “provides equitable access to essential medications and compassionate care for the uninsured and underinsured”, bridging the gap between a prescription and the ability to actually use it.
“You can go to the doctor. You can get the prescription,” she explains. “But if you can’t afford it, it’s just a piece of paper.”
That reality is not theoretical for Dr. Snodgrass. It’s personal.
She grew up in subsidized housing, raised by working parents who did everything they could while navigating the limitations of systems not built for equity. As a young mother herself, she experienced firsthand what it felt like to move through healthcare spaces where she wasn’t fully heard or considered.
“I was being talked at, not talked to,” she recalls.
Those experiences stayed with her, and eventually, they shaped her purpose.
As she moved into leadership roles within healthcare systems, Dr. Snodgrass made a decision she didn’t have language for at the time but would later recognize clearly: She would be a disruptor. Not for the sake of disruption, but to challenge the systems and assumptions that allow people to fall through the cracks.
That work requires more than knowledge. It requires connection.
“I’m a convener by nature,” she says. “I bring people together.”
Whether sitting at decision-making tables or working directly within the community, Dr. Snodgrass is constantly asking the same question:
Who else needs to be part of this conversation?
“We cannot do this work siloed,” she says.
That philosophy extends beyond her role at Beacon.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Snodgrass identified another critical gap: access to culturally competent mental health care. In response, she began pursuing a master’s degree in clinical counseling, with plans to expand her impact even further.
At the same time, she founded Equity House Consulting, a firm dedicated to facilitating conversations around equity, access, and systemic change.
Her work often centers on helping people navigate difficult but necessary conversations, particularly around bias, access, and the difference between equality and equity.
“You can’t treat everyone the same,” she explains. “People need different things.”
Today, she leads with both conviction and strategy, grounding her work in data, building alliances, and knowing when to push forward and when to step back.
It’s a balance that allows her to create real, lasting change, and she doesn’t do it alone.
Dr. Snodgrass credits a strong circle of women—her “personal board of directors”—for helping her stay grounded, accountable, and focused. Alongside her deep faith and commitment to self-care, that support system enables her to continue showing up for work that is both meaningful and, at times, heavy.
While her work impacts individuals every day, her goal is broader: to shift systems, influence policy, and change how communities think about access, care, and connection.
“I think macro,” she says.
For Dr. Snodgrass, connection isn’t just about introducing people. It’s about transforming how people, organizations, and systems work together. It’s about ensuring that no one falls through the cracks simply because no one made the connection.
And in doing so, she is helping build a healthier, more equitable community one connection at a time.
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