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Chief Executive Officer
Ruth C. Browne, Sc.D
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Dr. Ruth C. Browne is a nationally recognized visionary and innovator in the field of urban health and education. As Chief Executive Officer of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Dr. Browne has served as the Institute's spokesperson and public persona since its inception. Founded by legendary tennis champion and humanitarian Arthur Ashe just 2 months prior to his death in 1992, under Dr. Browne's leadership the Institute has gained national recognition as a pioneer in developing culturally competent programs that address racial, ethnic and gender disparities in health.
A leader in the development and implementation of community health empowerment programs, Dr. Browne has an unrivaled record in bridging the gap that exists between medical institutions and individuals in under-served urban communities. Determined to encourage people to lead their own efforts to be healthy, Dr. Browne creates model programs that provide health education to culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged communities in non-traditional settings. Using meeting places such as beauty salons, barber shops, laundromats, tattoo and body piercing salons, libraries and places of worship, Dr. Browne brings health education directly to people within the comfort and familiarity of their communities. Dr. Browne is the architect of the Institute's successful 15 year partnership with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and is the principal investigator for several National Institute of Health (NIH) grants that train hair stylists and barbers to promote breast, prostate and cardiovascular health with their clients.
Prior to her position at the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Dr. Browne held diverse program, research and health policy positions. With extensive experience in the development and analysis of health policy, and the monitoring of health policy implementation through sponsored programs, Dr. Browne has served as staff for major policy commissions for the Office of New York City Mayor Ed Koch and New York State Governor Mario Cuomo, and the foundation affinity group Funders Concerned about AIDS.
Dr. Browne serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Health Care Strategies, a nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving the quality and cost effectiveness of health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. She is a member of the Brooklyn Borough President's Task Force on Fiscal and Social Equity. In June 2003, the National Institutes of Health selected Dr. Browne to serve on its 21 member Director's Council of Public Representatives. She is also an active member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. An experienced educator, Dr. Browne is an assistant professor in the College of Health Related Professions and the College of Medicine's Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Selected as a "New Yorker of the Week" by NY1 in 2002, Dr. Browne has been profiled and quoted in numerous media outlets including The New York Daily News, The New York Times, AOL Blackvoices, and New York Newsday.
Dr. Browne received her doctorate from the School of Public Health at Harvard University and a Masters in Public Health and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. She received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, and pursued lower undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.
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Deputy Director of Research and Programs
Grace E. Macalino, PhD
Health Disparities Initiatives/New Constituency Development
Humberto Brown
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Associate Director for Research & Training
Marilyn A. Fraser - White, MD
(bio)
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Manager of Corporate Affairs
LeeAnn M. Hicks
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Administrative Assistant
Deborah Neal
Counseling Coordinator
Jenny Cossio
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Associate Director, Health Science Academy
Halina Maslanka, Ph.D
Administrative Assist., Health Science Academy
Claire Trunk
Program Manager
Tonya D. Samuel, MSPH
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Controller
Neil Miller
Resident Instructor
Richard Clare
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To Contact the Institute via phone, fax, or mail:
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1232 • Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098 • 718-270-3101 • fax: 718-270-2602
483 Hudson Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11201 • 718-222-5953 • fax: 718-222-4462 |
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AAIUH Board of Directors |
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Founding Chairperson
Arthur Ashe
Chairperson
Edgar Mandeville, M.D.
President
Dennis A. Suskind
Retired Partner; Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Vice Chairperson
Kenneth I. Chenault
American Express Company
Vice Chairperson
Paul Smith, D.Min., Sr. Minister
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
Secretary
JoAnn Bradley, Ed.D
SUNY Health Science Center
Treasurer
Robin Rosenblum
WellChoice, Inc. |
Members
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Seth Abraham
Donald Dell
Chairperson/CEO; ProServ Corporate
Henry Foster, M.D.
Meharry Medical College
Edward Goldberg
Federated Stores/Macy's East
Bill Shore
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
John P. Margaritis
Brandi Robinson
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Alvin Schragis
Carol Management |
Robert Smoler
Consultant
Michael Stocker, M.D.
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Jeff Williams
Tennis Magazine
Kristen Williams
AstraZeneca
John Wren
President/CEO; Omnicom
John LaRosa, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Peter Worth
American Benefits Consultants
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AAIUH Science Advisory Council |
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Chairperson
Benjamin Safirstein, M.D.
Co-Chairperson
Nilsa Gutierrez, M.D. |
Members
Emile Jean-Baptiste, M.D., Ph.D.
Henry W. Foster, Jr., M.D.
Stephan Kamholz, M.D.
Richard H. Schwarz, M.D.
Nancy Neveloff Dubler
Stephen Merahn, M.D.
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AAIUH Health and Beauty Council |
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Ruth Browne
CEO, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Co-Chairperson
Debbie Deas
Salon Owner, Asase Salon
Co-Chairperson
Bibi Alli
Salon Owner, Bibi's Unisex Salon
John Atchinson
Salon Owner, John Atchinson Salon
Diane Bailey
Salon owner, Tendrils Hair Salon
Beverly Coll
Breast Cancer Survivor
Marion Council
Salon Owner, Designer Braids & Trade
Gerald Deas, MD
Director of Health Education and Communications
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
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Ms. Marcia Ann Gillespie
former Editor in Chief
Ms Magazine
Wilbert Rhodes
Barbershop Owner, Chick's Unisex Barber
Prostate Cancer Survivor
Emily Spivak
Founder & Executive Director, Shop Well With You
Jean Ward
(SHARE)
Breast Cancer Survivor
Patrick Wellington
Senior Stylist
Wellington Hair Spa
Alfretta L. Wilkey, RN
Queens County Black Nurses Association
Bettina Willis
Nurse Oncologist
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