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Advisory Board

In December 2005, Adventist HealthCare announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Panel to provide guidance and direction for the creation of a Center on Health Disparities. Comprised of a distinguished array of experts with experience in addressing health care issues among various populations, this panel continues to serve today in an advisory capacity to the Center on Health Disparities.

Advisory Board Members

Claudia R. Baquet, M.D., MPH
AHEC Program Director
University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine

Julie Bawa, MPH
Program Manager
Asian American Health Initiative for Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services

Danielle F. Benjamin
Haitian Immigrant Group

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Tuei Doong
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Nakamoto Group, Inc.; former Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health, U.S. DHHS

Steve Galen
Executive Director
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County

Carol Garvey, M.D., MPH
Chair, Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth & Families; former Health Officer for Montgomery County

Doris Addo-Glover, R.N., MSN
Quality Improvement Administrator
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield

Patricia N. Horton, RN, MBA
Senior Administrator, Office of Minority and Multi-cultural Health
Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services

Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Public Health Informatics

Director, Asian American Health Initiative Project
Department of Public and Community Health University of Maryland/College Park

Elisa Jaramillo-Mayor
Senior Manager of Health Programs
CASA of Maryland, Inc

Malcolm Joseph, III, M.D., MPH
Medical Director
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield

Wanjiru Kamau, Ed.D.
Director
African Immigrant and Refugee Foundation

Brenda Lockley
Manager, African American Health Program
Montgomery County, Department of Health & Human Services

Wilbur W. Malloy
Executive Director
People's Community Wellness Center

Sonia Mora
Manager, Latino Health Initiative
Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services

Sylvia Quinton
President
Strategic Community Services, Inc.

Anna S. Sommers, Ph.D.
Senior Research Analyst, Center for Health Program Development & Management
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Diego Uriburu
Deputy Executive Director
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Mary Jo Vazquez, MS
Unit Senior Project Director, Center for Public Health Improvement and Innovation
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Lois Wessel, CFNP
Associate Director, Program of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Mobile Med, Inc

 

Contact Us

For additional information on Adventist HealthCare's Center on Health Disparities, please contact (301) 315-3777.

Cultural Competence

As the diversity of our community continues to change, providing health care that is culturally sensitive goes to the heart of our mission as an organization.

QBS Training

Register for our QBS Training Program by faxing the registration form below to Barbara Reguerin at 301-315-3118.

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