Community Advisory Board

Our Prevention Research Center is guided by the Advisory Board, comprised of the Community Advisory Board with leaders from partnering community organizations and UMass Chan Medical School Faculty and staff.

Community Advisory Board

Sandy Amoakohene
Built Environment Specialist 
Worcester Division of Public Health

Debra Bolz
Green Hill Neighborhood Association

Casey Burns, MA
Director
Coalition for a Heathy Greater Worcester

Yahaira Graxirena
Project Manager
Central Mass Regional Planning Agency

Fred Jenoure
Community Resident

Maria Juncos-Gautier
Executive Director
Latino Education Institute

Judi Kirk, MSPE
Co-Chair of CAB & Community Resident 

Paul Matthews
Executive Director
The Worcester Regional Research Bureau

Alex Salcedo
Worcester Program Manager 
MassBike

Maydée Morales
Director of Resiliency Center
Worcester Community Action Council

Ivette Olmeda
Community Resident (MassDevelopment Senior TDI fellow)

Iolando Spinola
Senior Program Manager 
WalkMassachusetts

Casey Starr
Co-Director 
Worcester Public Schools/Office of Family and Community Engagement