9-22-16 Harlem Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights

Hep C Task Force Meeting Highlights

National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA)

September 21, 2016 (3 – 5 PM)

In Attendance

1. Adisa Yamusah Care Coordinator  Harlem United ayamusah@harlemunited.org
2. Alan Timothy Lunceford Stevens Chief Executive Officer and Advocate End AIDS Now timothynyc4@gmail.com
3. Amiyr Holland Linkage to Care Specialist Brightpoint HealthAmiyrh7354@gmail.com
4. Angel Cotto Linkage to Care Navigator Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hepatitis C Program acotto@wyckoffhospital.org
5. Anisha Lewin Outreach and Engagement Specialist Bailey Housealewin@baileyhouse.org
6. Barney Robinson Program Coordinator National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Inc. (NBLCA) brobinson@nblca.org
7. Brooke Wyatt Program Director Mount Sinai Project Inspirebrooke.wyatt@mssm.edu
8. Carol Nguyen Therapeutic Specialist  Gilead carol.nguyen@gilead.com
9. Cinthia Castro Patient Navigator  Harlem United Ccastro@harlemunited.org
10. Daniel  Calder Outreach Coordinator DOHMH dcalder@health.nyc.gov
11. Francisco  Rodriguez Peer Outreach  Harlem Unitedrodriguezfrancisco039@gmail.com
12. Gail Brown Policy Advocate COPE gbrown.cope@gmail.com
13. Heather Anderson Associate Director FOCUS Regional Lead, New York City Gilead Heather.anderson2@gilead.com
14. Henrich Boahene Program Specialist BronxWorks hboahene@bronxworks.org
15. Janice Sweeting Outreach Advocate COPE sweetsuad1@live.com
16. Jerry Loschiavo Territory Sales Executive CVS SPECIALTY Gerald.loschiavo@cvscaremark.com
17. Jocelyn Camacho Outreach Coordinator Mount Sinai Project Inspire jocelyn.camacho@mountsinai.org
18. John Buie Outreach & Engagement Specialist Bailey Housejbuie@baileyhouse.org
19. Kyle Wanger Hep C Clinical educator Gilead kyle.wanger@gilead.com
20. Lionel Smith Treatment Advocate, Weill Cornell Uptown CRSltrannonstop@yahoo.com
21. Medesa Garrett HCV Coordinator Brightpoint Health mgarrett@brightpointhealth.org
22. Megan Galligar Inspire Program Assistant DOHMH mgalligar@health.nyc.gov
23. Mike Selick Hepatitis C Coordinator  Harm Reduction Coalition selick@harmreduction.org
24. Natalia Kwon Specialty Representative AbbVie natalia.kwon@gmail.com
25. Nirah Johnson Director of Program Implementation & Capacity Building DOHMH  njohnso2@health.nyc.gov
26. Patricia McDarby Nursing Director  Center for Comprehensive Health Practicepmcdarby@cchphealthcare.org
27. Paul Bolter American Liver Foundation Outreach and Community Education Manager PBolter@liverfoundation.org
28. Regan Deming Inspire Evaluation and Monitoring Coordinator DOHM Hrdeming@health.nyc.gov
29. Robert Suarez Co-Chair Peer Network of New York robertsuarez1211@gmail.com
30. Robin Howard Peer Educator Brightpoint Health rhoward@britghpointhealth.org
31. Samara Washington Hep C Patient Navigator Mount Sinai Hep C Primary Care Program samara.washington@mssm.edu 
32. Stacy Irozuru Patient Navigator  Harlem United sirozuru@harlemunited.org
33. Tatiana Vera Health Educator/Linkage to Care Specialist Montefiore Medical Center  tvera@montefiore.org
34. Timeka Toussaint Program Specialist  BronxWorks ttoussaint@bronxworks.org
35. Umaima Khatun MPH Intern DOHMH ukhatun@health.nyc.gov
36. Veronica Perez, American Liver Foundation, vperez@liverfoundation.org 
37. Will Robertson Recover Coach  Harlem United willrobertson45@gmail.com

Advocating for Increasing the NYC Viral Hepatitis Initiative Budget
Mike Selick, MSW, Hepatitis C Program Coordinator, Harm Reduction Coalition (selick@harmreduction.org)

Harlem United Check Hep C Program
Cinthia Castro, Care Coordinator HCV program (ccastro@harlemunited.org)
Stacy Irozuru, Check Hep C Patient Navigator, Harlem United (sirozuru@harlemunited.org)

Project INSPIRE NYC Updates
Marie Bresnahan, MPH, Project INSPIRE Program Director, NYC Health Dept (mbresnahan@health.nyc.gov)
Brooke Wyatt, MPH, Program Director, Mount Sinai Project INSPIRE (brooke.wyatt@mssm.edu)