Who We Are
Leads
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA
Co-Lead
Director - ICAP at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA
Co-Lead
Director - ICAP at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Ayman El-Mohandes, MBBCh, MD, MPH, FAAP
Co-Lead
Dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH)
Ayman El-Mohandes, MBBCh, MD, MPH, FAAP
Co-Lead
Dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH)
Management & Staff
Mitch Stripling, MPA
Director, NYC Pandemic Response Institute
Danielle Greene, DrPH, MPH, MCHES
PRI Chief Operating Officer for CUNY SPH
Executive Director of State and Local Public Health Initiatives (CUNY SPH)
Danielle Greene, DrPH, MPH, MCHES
PRI Chief Operating Officer for CUNY SPH
Executive Director of State and Local Public Health Initiatives (CUNY SPH)
Jasmine L. Jones, MPH
Programs and Operations Manager
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA
PRI CTO for CUNY SPH
Professor; Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA
PRI CTO for CUNY SPH
Professor; Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Ingrid R. Maurice Knowles, MPH
Partnerships & Programs Manager
Bashar Makhay, MPA
Senior Communications Officer
Christopher McLaughlin, MPH
Senior Project Officer
Christopher McLaughlin, MPH
Senior Project Officer
Kamrun Nahar, MPH
Community Engagement and Operations Manager (CUNY SPH)
Technical Core & Cross Cutting Team Leads
A. Kayum Ahmed
Racial Equity and Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health at CUMC
A. Kayum Ahmed
Racial Equity and Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health at CUMC
Shih-Fu Chang
Innovation and Scaling Co-Lead (Columbia SEAS)
Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Shih-Fu Chang
Innovation and Scaling Co-Lead (Columbia SEAS)
Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jeff Goldsmith
Data Collection, Sharing and Translation Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH/Biostats)
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Jeff Goldsmith
Data Collection, Sharing and Translation Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH/Biostats)
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Ilias Kavouras
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Department Chairperson, Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Ilias Kavouras
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Department Chairperson, Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Susan Klitzman
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Professor, Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Susan Klitzman
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Professor, Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Sean Haley
Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Sean Haley
Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Professor; Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Professor; Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Deborah Levine
Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Community Outreach Director, Harlem Health Initiatives
Deborah Levine
Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Community Outreach Director, Harlem Health Initiatives
P. Christopher Palmedo
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Clinical Professor, Community Health and Social Sciences
P. Christopher Palmedo
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Clinical Professor, Community Health and Social Sciences
Rachael Piltch-Loeb, PhD
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Assistant Professor Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Rachael Piltch-Loeb, PhD
Workforce Capacity and Preparedness Lead (CUNY SPH)
Assistant Professor Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences
Scott Ratzan
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Executive Director, CONVINCE USA; Dean Community Health and Social Sciences
Scott Ratzan
Communications Co-Lead (CUNY SPH)
Executive Director, CONVINCE USA; Dean Community Health and Social Sciences
Jeffrey Shaman
Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH/CPID)
Professor Environmental Health Sciences; Director, Climate and Health Program
Jeffrey Shaman
Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH/CPID)
Professor Environmental Health Sciences; Director, Climate and Health Program
Samuel Sia
Innovation and Scaling Co-Lead (Columbia SEAS)
Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact
Samuel Sia
Innovation and Scaling Co-Lead (Columbia SEAS)
Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact
Jeanette Stingone
Data Collection, Sharing and Translation Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor Epidemiology (Columbia MSPH)
Jeanette Stingone
Data Collection, Sharing and Translation Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor Epidemiology (Columbia MSPH)
Wan Yang, PhD
Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Wan Yang, PhD
Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Ami Zota, ScD
Racial Equity and Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Community Engagement Core Co-Director, Columbia Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattan
Ami Zota, ScD
Racial Equity and Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH)
Community Engagement Core Co-Director, Columbia Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattan