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OUR TEAM

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Dita Obler

Founder, Strategic Planning Committee, Community Steering Committee

MS LCGC, Moving Beyond a Diagnosis Genetic Consultation & Counseling (private practice)

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Amanda Okaka

Intern

BS Public Health, George Washington University; MPH Boston University

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Audra Robertson Meadows

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH, UCSD School of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology Dept; Perinatal Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of MA, Director

On Hiatus

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Dr. Shanaé Burch

Leadership

Executive Director; PhD '23, Columbia University Teachers College, Public Health and Theater, Robert Wood Johnson Scholar, One Nation One Project, Post Doc Researcher; Poetry for the Public's Health, C-Associate Editor; Actors' Equity Assoc, Actor

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Heresa Laforce

Intern

BA Tufts

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Krista Daniel

Intern

BS Biology, Seton Hall University; MS Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

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Mel Isidor

Fellow

Isidor Studio, MIT DUSP

On Hiatus

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Monera Wong

Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee

MBBS, MRCP(UK), MPH; Medical Director of Harbor Health

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Omlade (Lade) Sogade

Fellow, Strategic Planning Committee

MD '21 Washington University Medical School, Surgery Resident Washington University School of Medicine

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Suryani (Sury) Dewa Ayu

Fellow, Strategic Planning Committee

Harvard Graduate School, Urban Planning and Design, MA '20

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Erinn Pearson

Founder, Community Steering Committee

Simply Erinn's Unisex Salon, Founder

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Andrea Harriott

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology

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Carmela Belizaire

Leadership

Organizational Leadership Fellow

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Fidelia Gaba

Strategic Planning Committee, Fellow

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS '21

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Kai Long

Community Steering Committee, Strategic Planning Committee

MS SLP CCC, Owner Long on Language (private speech pathology practice)

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Linda Sprague-Martinez

Strategic Planning Committee

PhD, Professor, Dept of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine, Dir Health Disparities Instit, UConn Health; Faculty Affiliate at UConn School of Social Work

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Melissa Dagher

Strategic Planning Committee, Community Steering Committee

MSW, Clinical Social Work / Therapist (private practice) LICSW

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Nadine Jackson-McCleary

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH, Dana Farber Caner Institute GI Medical Oncology

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Robin Reed

Board of Directors, Community Steering Committee

MD, Co-Founder The Wellness Collaborative Inc. Re-Imagining Healthcare

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T. Salewa Oseni

Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee

MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Breast Oncology Surgery

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Shelley Flaherty

Founder, Strategic Planning Committee, Community Steering Committee

AIRINC, Assoc. Director of Analysis & Delivery, CC Co-Founder

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Angela Fowler-Brown

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Associate Medical Director of Vaccine Preventable Diseases

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Cheryl Clark

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, DSc, DPH; Mass League for Community Health Centers, ED & Sr VP Health Equity Institute; Health Equity Compact; Brigham & Women's Hospital, Assoc. Chief, Div General Internal Medicine & Primary Care

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Grace Yeboah-Kodie

Fellow

Harvard College, AB '22

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Kathryn Hall

Strategic Planning Committee

PhD, MPH, Dir of Basic & Translational Research, Osher Center, Brigham & Women's Hospital

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Mai Smith

Fellow

University of Utah Health, Inpatient Medical Social Worker, MPH '16, MSW '19

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Merranda Logan

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital Nephrology, Assoc Chief Quality Officer

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Natasha Holmes

Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee

PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Consultant, Life Coach (And Still We Rise Founder and CEO)

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Shanae Burch

Board of Directors, Fellow

PhD '23, Columbia University Teachers College, Public Health and Theater, Robert Wood Johnson Scholar, One Nation One Project, Post Doc Researcher; Poetry for the Public's Health, C-Associate Editor; Actors' Equity Assoc, Actor

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Theresa (Terry) Sass

Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee

PhD, MPH, Licensed Clinical Psychologist (private practice), Specialty in Intergenerational Trauma with Individuals, Families and Communities

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Alexandria (Alex) Williams

Fellow, Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Internal Medicine

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Ashlee Daniel

Intern

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Dorla White-Simpson

Strategic Planning Committee, Community Steering Committee

Fayerweather Street School, PE Teacher & Diversity Committee Member

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Harriette Crawford

Community Steering Committee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept of Urban Studies, Admin, BA candidate

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Keri Griffin

Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee

PhD, MPH, MPA, MCPHS, Dir. Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program

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Meghan Davis

Intern

MIT '21; 2022 Mitchell Scholar

On Hiatus

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Michele David

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MBA, MPH, MIT Health Center Internal Medicine

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Nneka Ufere

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Gastroenterology

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Shirley Harvey

Community Steering Committee

Cambridge Public School Dept, Family Liaison (Retired)

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Valerie Stone

Strategic Planning Committee

MD, MPH Brigham & Women's Hospital, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the Department of Medicine and she is a Professor of Medicine

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