Open Letter from the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity to Governor Charlie Baker Regarding Safe Reopening of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

                                                                                May 13, 2020

Governor Charlie Baker

Office of the Governor

24 Beacon St., Room 280

Boston, MA 02133

CC:

Secretary Marylou Sudders

Executive Office of Health and Human Services

One Ashburton Place, 11th Floor

Boston, MA 02108

Dear Governor Baker and Secretary Sudders:

We are writing on behalf of the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity, a group of over 400 healthcare professionals, public health and community leaders to express profound concern about your plan to reduce public health safeguards and reopen workplaces in Massachusetts on May 18, 2020. Massachusetts residents have been waiting for two months to go back to work. The economy must be restarted as soon as possible. But we must concur with Boston Infectious Disease specialists in stating that the conditions to do so safely are currently not in place. Residents of our Commonwealth should not have to choose between earning a living and protecting our health and our lives.

Not only the staggering 5,108 death toll in Massachusetts as of May 13th, but also the emerging understanding of prolonged disability in many convalescents of COVID-19 and of impacts on children, demand that appropriate protections in all workplaces and in all public spaces are in place before employees and the public are asked to spend our days in these environments.

We are concerned about the absence of three critical determinants of a successful emergence from the current first wave of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. In addition to insufficient testing and the absence of objective benchmarks that can indicate readiness to reopen, we note the lack of representation of essential workers and of the most affected communities on your Reopening Advisory Board and a dearth of medical and public health experts. In its current composition, this panel, which skews overwhelmingly toward CEOs and business representatives, lacks the expertise and perspective necessary to successfully reopen our state.

Regarding point one, testing and benchmarks, we observe that testing in Massachusetts has not achieved the scope and has not shown the decrease in new infections set by your advisors in the Massachusetts High Technology Council. Their briefing of May 5th finds that sufficient testing is indicated by a 3% positive test rate, while Massachusetts had a 14% positive test rate on May 11th. Linked to sufficient testing capacity, a benchmark is also needed to trigger re-closure if opening leads to a spike of new infections. A country which has successfully managed the pandemic, Germany, has defined a trigger of 50 new infections over 7 days per 100,000 residents of a district, to reverse their reopening. Such a trigger needs to be specified in advance before the state reopens.

Point two, as our group has argued, we must prioritize the perspectives of essential workers and the most intensely affected communities in order to successfully and safely reopen the Commonwealth, as they currently experience the heaviest burden of infection and death. While you have stated workplace regulations in general terms, workplace inspections apparently are not planned and employers are left to invent the specifics for their facilities. We emphasize that representatives of the respective employees and of workplace safety organizations must be invited to share their knowledge of needed protections. Similarly, representatives of residential districts who understand the current barriers their neighbors face in protecting themselves and their family members from infection are the only ones who can provide knowledgeable advice on how to remove these barriers.

Point three, an improved balance of medical and public health experts versus the current overwhelming skew towards business representatives on the Reopening Advisory Board, will ensure that available understanding of the pandemic is utilized in real time and that emerging data appropriately inform decision making.

To underscore the harm of excluding the hardest hit communities, many of whom are people of color, from the seats at the table, we would like to remind you: absence of trust in government entities of the undocumented and their family and community members, who comprise a large fraction of the essential workers now exposed and infected with COVID-19, is currently a major obstacle to contact tracing. Policies you have pursued, such as ordering State Police to collaborate with ICE and supporting local police’s embrace of immigration enforcement, have deepened the fear which now precludes members of these communities from even picking up the phone on unknown callers.

The course of the COVID-19 epidemic in our state has been disastrous. The death toll among our state’s elders and residents of long-term care facilities is an affront to our humanity. In order to reshape our state’s response to enable a successful recovery in the coming weeks and months, we again respectfully request: 

1. Expansion of testing and setting of objective benchmarks for testing, opening and reclosing

2. Inclusion of the most intensely affected workers and communities on the Reopening Advisory Board

3. A rebalancing of the Reopening Advisory Board towards medical and public health experts.

We thank you for your consideration of our requests.

Sincerely,

The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity

Regina LaRocque, MD MPH

Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Lara Jirmanus, MD MPH

Primary Care Physician, Cambridge Health Alliance

Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Part-Time, Harvard Medical School

Julia Koehler, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Galina Tan, MD

Primary Care Physician

Cambridge Health Alliance

Susan J. Lee, Psy.D.         

Clinical Psychologist        

Jim Recht, MD        

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Part-Time, and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry        

Harvard Medical School and Tufts Univ. School of Medicine

Lachlan Forrow, MD        

Director, Ethics Programs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center        

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Tiffany Joseph, PhD

Associate Professor of Sociology        

Northeastern University

Rebecca Hillel, M.A.        

Therapist        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Bari Brodsky, MD         

Assistant Professor         

Tufts University School of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance

Jessica Early, MD        

Family physician        

CHA

Lia Rosenberg, PA-C        

Physician Assistant, Family Medicine        

CHA

Adelaida Jasperse        

JD, MBE Candidate        

Harvard Medical School

Scot B Sternberg, MS        

Director, Quality Improvement        

BIDMC

Cora Neudeck        

Alumna '19        

Harvard College

Raquel Sofia Sandoval        

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Michael Alpert, M.D.        

Psychiatrist        

Jaime Lederer, MSW, MPH                

Cambridge Health Alliance

Beth Rosenberg, PhD        

Associate Professor, Public Health        

Tufts University School of Medicine

Henry H. Wortis, MD        

Professor, Immunology        

Tufts University School of Medicine

Amareen Dhaliwal        

Medical Student

Boston University School of Medicine

Ashlie Taylor, RN, EMT, RN        

Ramsey Champagne, LMHC, MA Counseling Psychology, M.Ed.        

Founder        

Culture Change Project

Dana Bogan LICSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Alex Pirie        

Coordinator        

Immigrant Service Providers Group/Health

Urszula Masny-Latos        

Executive Director        

National Lawyers Guild-Mass Chapter

Linda Miller JD, MSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Cambridge Heath Aliance

Eduardo Siqueira, ScD, MPH        

Associate Professor        

UMass Boston

Nicole O'Connor, MD        

Family Medicine Physician        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Carl G Streed Jr, MD, MPH, FACP        

Assistant Professor of Medicine        

Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

Vanessa Urhiafe, MPH                

Tufts Medical Center

Nishant Uppal        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Judy Wolberg, RN, CNM

Retired

Alexandra Brunel, BA MA

Cambridge Health Alliance

Helen Hemley        

Program Manager        

Massachusetts General Hospital

Afi Mansa Semenya, MD, MPH        

Department of Family Medicine, Primary Care Physician        

Boston Medical Center

Rose Molina, MD, MPH        

Assistant Professor        

Harvard Medical School

Kate Zona, PhD        

Staff Psychologist        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Ivys Fernandez-Pastrana, JD        

Program Manager        

Boston Medical Center

Saba Ijadi, MA International Environmental Policy        

Climate Justice Coordinator        

FICC

Tia Tucker, MD, MPH        

Physician         

CHA

Maalika Banerjee, MD, MPH        

Family Medicine Resident Physician        

Boston Medical Center

Javier Suarez, MD        

Resident Physician         

Massachusetts General Hospital

Vanpat Pensuwan, MD        

Family Medicine Resident        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Siobhan Kelly        

MSW Student        

Boston University

Lana Habash, MD        

Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity

Rebekah Rollston, MD, MPH

Family Medicine Physician

Cambridge Health Alliance

John Loughnane, MD        

Partner        

JLRM

Israel Molina, MD        

Primary Care Physician and Hospitalist        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Juan Ramos        

Spanish Medical Interpreter        

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Joanne C Suarez, MBE        

Community Health Assistant        

The Family Van — Harvard Medical School

Jennifer K. Brody MD, MPH,

AAHIVS                

Jacqui Martir, CPRP        

Program Coordinator

Genevieve Preer MD        

Pediatrician        

Boston Medical Center

Jennifer Brown, MSW, LICSW        

Outpatient Therapist and Clinical Social Worker        

Mary Flynn MD        

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health        

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Carmen Rosa Norona LICSW, ME.Ed., CEIS, IECMH-E        

Clinical Social Worker

Julia Cha, BS        

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Erin Plews-Ogan        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, BS        

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Charlene Saulnier        

PCP/NP        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Ryan Lisann

DMD (2020 Candidate)        

HSDM

Parsa Erfani, BA        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Hema Pingali        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Durham         

Dental Student         

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Emily Witt, MSc, MS        

Harvard Medical School

Mirret El-Hagrassy, MD        

Spaulding Neuromodulation Center

Harvard Medical School

Erica Streit-Kaplan, MPH, MSW                

Laura Lin, DMD Candidate         

Dental Student        

Harvard University

Jocelyn Antonio        

Research Coordinator        

Boston Medical Center

Jane Margolis, LICSW        

Family Mental Health Clinician        

Boston Medical Center

Stephanie Martin        

Family Planning Counselor        

Boston Medical Center

Sierra Klotz, LCSW        

Clinical Social Work Fellow        

Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School

David Mazumder        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Robyn Wing MD, MPH        

Brown University

Julia Potter, MD        

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics        

Boston University Medical School

Nathan Praschan, MD, MPH        

Resident Physician        

MGH/Mclean Hospital

Natalie Williams, BA        

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Karen Johannesson, Ph.D., P.G.        

Professor of Geochemistry         

University of Massachusetts

Joyce Wang, BA        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Egan, MPH, LICSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Boston Medical Center

Lorky Libaridian, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician, Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance

Bailey Ingalls, BS        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Erica Cuevas, BS, MPH        

Senior Administrative Coordinator         

BMC

Marielle, MD, MPH        

Family Medicine Physician        

Boston Medical Center

Wesley Chou        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Jiachen Lin        

DMD Candidate        

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Nidhi Lal, MD        

Family Medicine        

Mimi Yen Li        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Adi Rattner, MD        

Family Doctor

Boston University School of Medicine/Mattapan Community Health Center

Priya Shah        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Ariana Zahedi        

Dental Student        

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Eduardo Garza, MD        

Family Medicine/ Psychiatry PGY-2        

BMC

Lauren Jo Alicandro        

Digital Associate Producer        

WGBH

Bijan Ghaffari, MD        

Family Medicine and Psychiatry Resident        

Boston Medical Center

Sarah Kleinschmidt MD        

Resident physician, emergency medicine        

Boston Medical Center

Neena McConnico, PhD, LMHC        

Program Director        

Boston Medical Center

Laura Janneck, MD, MPH        

Emergency physician        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Michael Tom        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Alison Presti, MD        

Family Medicine Physician         

Boston Medical Center

Zoe Silver, LCSW        

Social Worker        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Emma Hartswick         

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Sarina Madhavan, BSc        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Lisa Kim        

Associate Director, Programs and Engagement        

CHA CMC

Pat Larson        

Board Member        

Quabbin Harvest Food Coop

Kathleen Pellecchia, BS        

Mental Health Care Partner        

Cambridge Health Alliance

David N. Sontag, JD, M.

Bioethics        

Managing General Counsel, Beth Israel Lahey Health

Katherine MIller MD        

Assistant Professor

Harvard Medical School

Desiree Hartman        

Program Coordinator        

Boston Medical Center

Sarah Bansen APRN, MSN        

Women's Health and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner        

Cambridge Health Alliance and Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center

Norma Holmes RN                

Stephanie Osiecki MD        

Internal Medicine Physician        

Owner Elm Street Adult Medicine

Mark A. Tidswell, MD        

Director, Medical ICU        

Baystate Medical Center

Carolyn Arnold MD MPH         

Resident Physician        

Boston Medical Center

Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH        

Assistant Professor        

Boston University School of Medicine

Carol J. Patterson, MD, MBA

Internal Medicine Physician        

Elm Street Adult Medicine

Cara McGuinness CNM WHNP        

Nurse-Midwife        

BMC

Martha Ellen Katz, MD        

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Anna Goldman, MD, MPA, MPH        

Assistant Professor of Medicine        

Boston University School of Medicine

Aiham Korbage, MD        Dr.        

Lowell General Hospital

Elizabeth Rocco, MD        

Family Physician        

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

Cecilia Torres Girard CNM        

Clinical Instructor         

Boston University / Boston Medical Center

Lori E. Circeo, MD        

Intensivist and Critical Care Anesthesiologist         

Baystate Medical Center

Robert Saper MD MPH        

Professor        

Boston University School of Medicine

Jessica Howard, MA, MPH        

Research Program Director        

Boston University/Boston Medical Center

Alexandria Harmon, LICSW        

Medical Social Worker, Complex Care Manager         

Cambridge Health Alliance

Sonia Lipson FNP        

Family Nurse Practitioner        

Neponset Health Center

Caren Solomon, MD MPH        

Associate Professor of Medicine,

HMS, BWH

T. Stephen Jones, MD, MPH        

Retired

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Curtis Nordgaard, MD MSc        

Pediatrician        

DotHouse Health

Jillian Scales        

Manager of Operations        

Harvard University

Sanjay Gadi, BSPH        

Medical Student        

HMS

Charles Brower        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP        

Director, Program for Global Public Health & the Comon Good        

Boston College

Rebecca Williams, MSN, FNP-BC                

Family Health Center

Austin Herbst        

Medical Student        

Harvard Medical School

Lynne Crawford APRN        

Adult Nurse Practitioner        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Meghna Srinath, MD MPH        

Resident Physician        

Boston Medical Center

Thomas L Higgins MD, MBA, FACP, MCCM        

Chief Medical Officer        

The Center for Case Management

Alan Meyers, MD, MPH        

Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics        

Boston University School of Medicine

Julia Bartolomeo, MD         

Family Medicine Physician         

Boston Medical Center

Angel Reyes                

Harvard Medical School

Edward Bender, DO, MPH        

Second year child and adolescent psychiatry fellow        

UMass memorial medical school

Andrea Gordon, MD        

Faculty,

Tufts University Family Medicine Residency at Cambridge Health Alliance, CHA

Ronnie Millar        

Executive Director         

The Rian Immigrant Center (formerly the Irish International Immigrant Center

Carolyn M Keiper, MD        

Physician        

UMass Memorial

Christopher Simons MD        

Family physician         

Cambridge Health Alliance

Natalia Linos, ScD         

Executive Director        

FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard

Abigail Orenstein, MD, MPH        

Attending Intensivist         

Baystate Medical Center

Mary Ellen McCurley, LICSW, MPh        

Public Health Social Worker        

Private Practice

Sunny Kung, MD        

Internal Medicine Resident Physician        

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hilana Scott, NP                

Boston Medical Center

Rashmi Jasrasaria, MD        

Primary Care Physician        

MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center

Yuanyuan L Luo        

Dental Student        

HSDM

Lisa Dobberteen MD         

Pediatrician        

Jean Preer        

Professor Emerita        

James Preer Ph.D.        

Retired Professor        

Satchel Tsai                

Sienne Haman                

Alan Papscun        

Supporter

Hilana Scott, NP                

Boston Medical Center

Rashmi Jasrasaria, MD        

Primary Care Physician        

MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center

Yuanyuan L Luo        

Dental student        

HSDM

Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW          

Clinical Associate Professor         

Boston University School of Social Work

Tara Venkatraman, MSW, LCSW        

Social Worker and Therapist        

The Leggett Group and Boston Liberation Health

Betty J Ruth        

Clinical Professor and Director, MSW/MPH Program        

Boston University School of Social Work

Lakshmi Ganapathi MBBS        

Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases        

Boston Children's Hospital

Kurt Lebeck                 

Amy Collins MD        

Emergency Physician         

MetroWest Medical Center

Katie McCann, MSW, MPH, LCSW                

Courtney Johnson, LCSW        

Social worker         

Bruce Weinraub MD        

Private Internal Medical Practice

Tom Peteet, MD, MPH        

Primary Care Physician         

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Lucy Chie MD, MPH        

Assistant Professor, OBGYN        

Harvard Medical School/BIDMC

Julia Ozog, MA         

Outpatient Clinician         

Justice Resource Institute

Reverend Dr. Michelle A. Walsh, PhD, LICSW        

Lecturer         

Boston University School of Social Work

Schuyler Engel, MSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Ira  Helfand. MD        

Co-President        

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Betsy Sowers  MSW. M.Div        The Rev.         

Old Cambridge Baptist Church

Rachel Drucker,

Current MSW/MSEd student

COVID-19 Contact Tracer        

Partners in Health (and Boston University)

Nicole Jackson MD        

Director of Diversity Programs, Dept of Family Medicine        

Boston Medical Center and Codman Square Health Center

Danielle Card, MSW                

BU

Chloe Frankel, LICSW        

Assistant Director of Programs        

Boston Liberation Health

Roseann Bongiovanni        

Executive Director        

GreenRoots

Brenna Cleeland        

MSW Student

BU School of Social Work

Griselda Tomaino, MSW        

Member        

Boston Liberation Health

Alexander Lee, LCSW                

Melaku Arega        

Medical Student         

Harvard Medical School

Fay Strigler                

Karen Kirchof                

Rex Temple                

Rachel Stanton, LICSW                

Judy Hu, LMHC        

Psychotherapist        

Constance Wynne, LICSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

The Leggett Group, Commonwealth Land Trust

Joel Rosen, MD        

Psychiatrist          

Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis

David Katz, MD        

Retired family physician        

Baystate Health

Billie Swiggard, MD PhD        

Infectious Diseases Attending Physician         

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Shannon Michel, LCSW, MSW        

Clinical case manager         

St. Francis House

Lisa M Jennings        

Mother, health & disability advocate, PCA        

Margee Louisias, MD, MPH        

Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Associate

Physician - Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,         Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Tracy Guzman, LCSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Ellen Senghas, M.D., FAAP        

Charlotte Alger        

Research Analyst        

BU

Alpine Bird                

Don Bird                

Noah Buncher, DO        

Primary Care Pediatrician        

BMC, BUSM

Charlene Gormley Abebe, LCSW        

Licensed school adjustment counselor and social worker         

Kewanee McGhee-Wiggins

UCB

Sophia R Geffen, MPH        

Project Manager, Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Dr. Ellen Hsu-Hung, M.D.        

Emergency Physician        MetroWest Medical Center

Katherine M. Martin, Esq.        

Attorney         

Exceptional Kids Advocacy

Catalina Palfreman, M.Ed

BCBA LABA                

Nina Passerini

RN and mother to immunocompromised child                

Cynthia Su, MSW                

Rev. Elaine S Gaetani         

Reverend         

United Church of Christ

Romelia Rollins- Webb        

Parent Leader/ Ambassador        

Nurture Learning Lab & Boston Children's Museum

Rachel Drucker, current MSW/MSEd student         

COVID-19 Contact Tracer        

Partners in Health (and Boston University)

Matthew Palfreman                

S. Andalcio, MD

CHA

Maggie Newburger, MD

Attending Physician

Joanna Henderson-Frost

Fellow

MGH

G. Basu, MD MPH

Physician

CHA

J. Kushner MSW

Social Worker

Lauren Bachman, MSW

Kathy Sell, RN

MGH

Mary Decker, BA

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Jay H Holtzman, MD                

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Carl Saviano, M.D.        

President        

PSR , Pioneer Valley Chapter

Natalie Gill-Mensah        

Constituent        

Boston Resident

Bridget Saviano, RN        

Pioneer Valley Chapter of PSR

Rebecca D Lewis, MD        

Secondary Science Teacher        

Hingham Public Schools

Carolyn Genatossio, RN        

NWH, MCPHS

Joshua Palfreman                

Lauren Camuso, LICSW         

Clinical Social Worker        

Boston Children's Hospital

Maya Milic-Strkalj, MSW, LICSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

Boston Liberation  Health

Quentin Davis        Ms        

John Tsongalis, MD         

Primary Care Physician        

Aisha James, MD                

Massachusetts General Hospital

Russell Levine LICSW        

Justice Resource Institute

Dr.Elisa Tristan-Cheever, MPH        

Manager - Patient Information & Volunteer Engagement

CHA

Yaritza Morales        

Director of Operations        

GreenRoots, Inc.

Abaigeal Doherty, MSW        

Social Worker        

Maria Belen Power        

Associate Executive Director        

GreenRoots

Kiki C Venios, MSN        PMHNP-BC        

Boston Medical Center

Casey Poore, ScB,

Medical Student                

Harvard Medical School

Jasmine Gale                

TUSM

Samantha Harris, FNP-C        

Nurse Practitioner        

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Carlin Maiorana LICSW        

Social Worker        

Hannah Briere, BA

MSW Student - Therapeutic Support Staff        

Children’s Friend and Family Services/JRI

Michelle R. Johnson, MD        

Cambridge Health Alliance

Radhika Jain, MD        

Resident Physician        

Massachusetts General Hospital

Caitlin Ryan, MPH, LICSW, CCM, ACM-SW        

Manager of Care Continuum Management        

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Austin Wertheimer, MD        

Member, Planning Committee        

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility

Kathleen St.Denis                

David Maciewski BA        

Program Manager        

Advocates

Jessica Dacus, DO        

Physician, Family Medicine        

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Elizabeth Gelotte        

Teacher        

Brookline Public Schools

Elizabeth G Brenner        

Clinical Social Worker        

Therapy Training Boston

Susan Racine, MD        

Primary Care Physician        

Atrius Health

Cristina Urton LMHC        

LMHC        

Lys Hunt, LICSW        

LICSW         

Brian Kroener        

Clinical Assistant Professor        

Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Jaclyn French, LICSW        

Clinical Social Worker        

BIDMC

Lin Bellanich RN ,MSN,PNP                

E. Jo-Anne Wyndham, BSc(N), EdM, MBA

Contract Manager

Atrius Health

Linda Sapol

former teacher

Brookline Public Schools

Jonathan Leaning

Grant Writer, Grassroots International

Mindy Fried

Sociologist/Arbor Consulting Partners

Podcaster, The Shape of Care

Karen D’Amato

Writer, Educator, Child Advocate

M.M. Westropp, M.A.

Writer/Publicist

Don Sherak, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor,

Tufts University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry

Heloisa Maria Galvão

Executive Director

Brazilian Women’s Group

Christopher Knight, MS