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Profiles

• Jennifer Merschdorf - Chief Executive Officer
  
• Stacy Lewis - Chief Program Officer and
  Deputy Chief Executive
  
• Mary Ajango - Director of Community Advocacy & Partnerships
  
• Phelicia Hardy - Content Manager, Marketing & Communications
  
• Annie Hiller - Director of Finance & Operations
  
• Jamie Larson - Director of Marketing & Communications
  
• Debi Lindley Lopez - Manager of Community Support
  
• Megan McCann - Director of Community Education
  
• Amanda Nixon - Director of Community Engagement & Empowerment
  
• Desirée A.H. Walker - President
  
• John Hennessy - Vice President
  
• Michael Wirth - Treasurer
  
• Courtney Hagen - Secretary / Past President
  
• Karen Kochevar - Executive Committee Member
  
• Christine Duffy, MD MPH - Board Member
  
• Deb Axelrod, MD
  
• Maria Baker
  
• Anate Brauer
  
• Constance Chen
  
• Kate Lampen-Sachar
  
• Kandice Ludwig
  
• Margaret McCormick, RN, LPC, MBA
  
• Sheila McGlown
  
• Corinne Menn, MD
  
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• Rebecca Seago-Coyle
  
• Jennifer Beaudet
  
• Chesley Flotten, LCSW
  
• Jennifer Klemp
  
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• Ondina McIntosh
  
• Dolores Moorehead, BS
  
• Krista Nelson, MSW, LCSW, OSW-D, BCD
  
• Katie Parker
  
• Noelle Porter
  
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• Deanna Attai
  
• Carole Baas
  
• Matteo Lambertini
  
• Tracy Leduc
  
• Mary Lopresti, DO
  
• Ginny Mason
  
• Jilda Nettleton
  
• Courtney Preusse
  
• Shoshana Rosenberg
  
• Kathryn Ruddy
  
• Irene Su
  
• Alexander Swistel
  
• Devin Boerm
  
• Janet Bosi
  
• Jen Campisano
  
• Carletta Cunningham
  
• Richard Korentager
  
• Tracy Leduc
  
• Sarah Luem
  
• Emily Beard
  
• Patti Carey
  
• Barnaby Cook
  
• Jim Inzirillo
  
• Larry Jones
  
• Danielle Kline
  
• Kimlin Ashing, Phd
  
• Claudia Campos Galván, MA
  
• Dawn Capone, M.Ed., LPC
  
• Shubhada Dhage, MD, FACS
  
• Dolores Moorehead, BS
  
• Leena Nehru, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
  
• Melanie Nix, MBA
  
• Desirée A.H. Walker
  
• Donna Williams, DrPH
  
• Lynda Weeks, BS
  
• Amy Wu
  
• Dr. Rosara Torrisi, PhD
  
• Dr. Don Dizon
  
• Chelsea London Lloyd
  
• Caroline Abi-Khattar
  
• Elizabeth Brannen
  
• Jen Campisano
  
• Lindsay Gafford
  
• Decca Knight
  
• Heather LaBruna
  
• Tanessa Noll
  
• Kelly Walborn
  
• Amy Wu
  
• Laura D'Allesandro - RISE Advocate
  
• Allison Eng-Perez
  
• Michele Hille - RISE Advocate
  
• Amanda Hynum - RISE Advocate
  
• Jen Linares - RISE Advocate
  
• Diane   - RISE Advocate
  
• Kate Petrides - RISE Advocate
  
• Rebecca Seago-Coyle - RISE Advocate
  
• Dana Stewart - RISE Advocate
  
• Sherri Waldvogel - RISE Advocate
  
• Carole Baas - RISE Advocate
  
• Sandra Finestone - RISE Advocate
  
• Leslie Hammersmith - RISE Advocate
  
• Andrea Hutton - RISE Advocate
  
• Tracy Leduc - RISE Advocate
  
• Marisa Leonardelli - RISE Advocate
  
• Sueann Mark - RISE Advocate
  
• Ann Marie Potter - RISE Advocate
  
• Noel Romo - RISE Advocate
  
• Erin Price Schabert - RISE Advocate
  
• Medha Deoras Sutliff, M.S. - RISE Advocate
  
• Desirée A.H. Walker - RISE Advocate
  
• Miranda Gonzales
  
• Marquita Goodluck
  
• Joanne Hayashi
  
• Samantha Horn
  
• Kari Nishioka
  
• Tiffany O'Donnell
  
• Dulce Santiago-Montoya
  
• Jasmine Souers
  
• Marissa Thomas
  
• Elyssa Warner
  
• Tara Coleman - RISE Advocate
  
• Megan Whitman - Director of Philanthropy
  

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