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

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

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

Ingrid R. Maurice Knowles, MPH

Partnerships & Programs Manager

Bashar Makhay, MPA

Senior Communications Officer

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)

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