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OUR TEAM

Dr. Marilyn Fraser is the Chief Executive Officer at the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, a Research Associate Professor in both the Department of Medicine and the School of Public Health at the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and the co-Director of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center. In her previous capacities as the Deputy Director and the Associate Director for Research & Training, she was primarily responsible for overseeing the Institute’s community outreach and research programs. Dr. Marilyn Fraser is a graduate of the Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine in St. Lucia, West Indies, where she maintained an enviable scholastic record. During her medical education, she was afforded the opportunity to be exposed to various types of health care delivery systems, within the United States and abroad. Her medical training has included work in the West Indies, Mexico and various US cities such as Kansas City, Washington, DC and New York City. Dr. Fraser is a former scholar of the NHLBI funded Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID, now known as PRIDE-CVD) in cardiovascular disease; and, she has participated as a faculty member to train new scholars on the importance of community engagement in addressing health disparities.

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Humberto Brown, MA

Director, Health Disparities Initiatives
& New Constituencies Development

Leidi Luna

Senior Community Health Worker

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Roudjessie Charles, MPH*

Senior Education Coordinator

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Kirabo Nanyanzi

Data & Education Coordinator

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Shanneilia Woolcock

Admin Assistant

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Faven Araya, MPH

Director, Community Engagement & Health Equity Research

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Briana West, MPH

Senior Coordinator to the CEO

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Taskin Khan

Education Coordinator

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Nazhifah Junia

Senior Education Coordinator

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Mary Valmont, PhD

Associate Executive Director
Health Science Education

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Kristelle Pierre, MPH

Senior Health Equity Research Coordinator

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Tynesha Morris, MS

Program Coordinator

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Tolulope Atolagbe

Senior Education Coordinator

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Kenya Kirkman, MPA

Senior Community Engagement Coordinator

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Brittney Vincent, MPH

Senior Program Coordinator

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Tyiesha Dorsett

Sr. Administrative Assistant

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Zenab Ojibe

Community Outreach Coordinator

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