Board of Directors

Gail Reed MS

Gail Reed MS

Chair, Board of Directors
Co-chair, Joint
Academic Council
Contributing Editor,
MEDICC Review’s Cuba Health Column

Arnold Perkins BA

Arnold Perkins BA

Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Chair, Alameda County Juvenile Justice Commission and the University of California Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Advisory Board
Elder, Brotherhood of Elders Network

Marsha Broussard DrPH MPH

Marsha Broussard DrPH MPH

President, Policy and Action for Community Health, New Orleans, LA

Melissa S. Burroughs MD MS

Melissa S. Burroughs MD MS

Cardiologist, Wellstar Health System,
Atlanta, GA
Board Member, Association of Black Cardiologists

Paul C. Erwin MD DrPH MPH

Paul C. Erwin MD DrPH MPH

Dean, School of Public Health
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Organization
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Angela J. Garcia

Angela J. Garcia

Executive Director,
Global Links,
Pittsburgh, PA

Tomás A. Magaña MD MA FAAP

Tomás A. Magaña MD MA FAAP

Lead Physician, Dept. of School-Based Health Centers, La Clínica de La Raza, Oakland, CA
Asst. Professor/Medical Director, Master’s Physician Assistant Dept., Samuel Merritt University
Founding Director, FACES for the Future Coalition, Public Health Institute

Carmen Rita Nevarez MD MPH

Carmen Rita Nevarez MD MPH

Senior Consultant,
Public Health Institute,
Oakland, CA

Cristina Rabadán-Diehl PharmD PhD MPH

Cristina Rabadán-Diehl PharmD PhD MPH

Technical Advisor on Substance Use Disorders, Cristina Rabadan Consulting, LLC
Member, National Advisory Council, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, HHS
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University

Ralph Rivera-Gutiérrez PhD MSW

Ralph Rivera-Gutiérrez PhD MSW

Professor, Department of Health Services Administration
University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health (UPR-GSPH)
Director, UPR Center for Public Health Preparedness

Richard Streiffer MD

Richard Streiffer MD

Past Dean & Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine
Univ. of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL
Founding Chair and Professor Emeritus, Family & Community Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA