Our Team

• Phil Nader, MD Founder
• Sheila Gahagan, MD, MPH Division Chief
• Howard Taras, MD Professor of Pediatrics
• Kyung (Kay) Rhee, MD, MSc, MA Pediatric Hospitalist
• Patricia L. East, PhD Research Scientist
• ​Michelle Zive, MS, RD, PhD Principal Investigator
• Blanca Meléndrez, MA Executive Director
• Ramón Hernandez, DrPH, MPH Associate Director
• Amina Sheik Mohamed, MPH Director
• Joe Prickitt, MS, RD Senior Director
• Asmaa Deiranieh, BSPH Program Coordinator
• Carissa Hwu Program Specialist
• D. Eastern Kang Sim, MPH, PhD Staff Research Assistant
• Denise Hinojosa Community Health Specialist
• Elizabeth Cooper, MPH Program Manager
• Elle Mari, ​MSc Director
• Estela Blanco​, MPH, MA ​​Research Associate
• Kate Edra, MPH, CHES Program Manager
• Kelley (Thompson) Axelson, MPH Director
• Lakisha McZeal Community Food Specialist
• Micaela Smith, PhD Program Manager
• Nghi Dang, BSPH Community Food Specialist
• Reem Zubaidi, MPP Health Policy and Communications Coordinator
• Shana Wright Bruno, MPH, CHES​ Director
• Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS Researcher
• Rodrigo Alvarez Intern, Urban Food Equity