COLLABORATION

Dr. Cohn is a Professor of Nursing, an Obama White House Champion of Change in Health Equity, and the current Vice Provost for Hunter College in the City University of New York. She is a 15-year Board member of the Communities of Harlem Health Revival, a group of faith-based and community-based organizations in Harlem, New York that fosters health in mind, body and spirit for residents of Central Harlem. 

Dr. Phillips is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement for the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and Co-Director of the community engagement core of the Cornell Center for Health Equity. Over the past 20 years at WCM her research efforts have focused on translating basic social and behavioral science theories into effective community-based interventions to address health inequities in high-risk populations.

Dr. Terry is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Director for the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at CUIMC Cancer Center and head of the Chronic Disease Unit for the Department of Epidemiology. She is co-leading a four institution Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) initiative to address diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.

Jonathan C. Cho is a proven operations executive with years of experience in providing leadership, enhancing efficiencies, and expanding service lines. He started his career as a pharmacist and held previous roles as a Professor, Director of Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Residency Program Director. In his current role as PAGNY COO, Jonathan will be responsible for overseeing daily operations, leading growth strategies, and heading outreach and business relations.

Dr. Hershman is an American Cancer Society Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Director of the Breast Oncology and Population Science Program for the Columbia University Irving Medical Center Cancer Center. She has spent the past 20 years developing a comprehensive multidisciplinary program to study ways of improving cancer care delivery, reducing disparities and improving the quality of life and quality of care of cancer survivors. 

Dr. Shimbo is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Associate Dean of Research and Career Development, and Director of the Columbia Hypertension Center. Through the CUIMC Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)/Irving Institute, he runs the Irving Institute’s resource for developing clinician and non-clinician scientists at CUIMC.

Dr. Williams is a Professor and Chief of Staff of the Department of Neurology and the Associate Dean of Community Research and Engagement at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is the Co-Director and Founder of the Columbia Wellness Center which trains Community Health Workers.  He is founder and chair of Hip Hop Public Health, an internationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that engage young people in the health of their families and communities.