RaisingHealth Team
Board of Directors
Scott Nolen, PhD, JD
Chairman | Senior Portfolio Director, Blue Meridian Partners
Hewett Chiu, MPA, FAHM
Chairman Emeritus | President & CEO, RaisingHealth Partners; Associate Professor of Health Administration, New York University
Ira Salom, MD, MSc, MS, CPE
Interim Treasurer | Medical Director, Metro Community Health Services; Chief Medical Officer, United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
Robert Spellman, MHA
Secretary | Human Resources, U.S. Veterans Health Administration
Mon Yuck Yu, MPA
Member | Director of Policy, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
Pablo Sadler, MD, MPH
Member | Medical Director, NYC Department of Health
Elizabeth Norman, MPA
Member | Senior Director, Finance and Administration, Crisis Response, Recovery and Development, International Rescue Commission
Leadership
RaisingHealth is led by a Senior Staff who oversees specific function areas. Our work is carried out by a passionate force of volunteer professionals with expertise in clinical medicine, public health, health policy, law, finance, compliance, social work and case management, counseling and mental health intervention, data science, communications, cultural anthropology, language interpretation, and other fields.
Leadership Team
Amparo Peterkin-White, MEd, SPHR, SHRM-CP | Chief People Officer
Desiree Brown-Malta, PhD, MPhil, MPA | Director of Programs
Health and Social Services
Ira Salom, MD, MSc, MS, CPE | Clinical Director & Chief Medical Officer
Lysna Paul, MA, CHES | Manager of Community Health
Gisel Garcia | Coordinator of Health Initiatives
Carlos Martinez | Community Health Partner
Yijie Zhu | Language Interpreter
Behavioral Support Services
Margaret Miu, LMHC | Mental Health Therapist
Food & Nutrition Services
Tammy Piravej | Coordinator of Food Care Services
Education Services
Alise Eramian, MA | Manager of Community Education
Lauren Higgins | Educational Case Manager
Carlos Montivero | Educational Case Manager
Weam Al-Rubaye | ESOL Teacher
William Jong | ESOL Teacher
Margaret Pemberton | ESOL Teacher
Anna Zemskova | ESOL Teacher
Sheryl Smith-Codlin | ESOL Teacher
Community Building
Kanako Kawabe | Coordinator of Community Safety Initiatives
Ekram Alrowmeim | Community Health Partner
Development & Communications
Grace Aaronson | Coordinator of Development
Shalini Khan | Communications & Volunteer Engagement AmeriCorps VISTA
Administration & Operations
Catherine Caceres | Executive Assistant
Alan Miu | Administrative Assistant
Maria Salgado | Facilities Assistant
