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
• Joe Prickitt, MS, RD Senior Director - Southern California Nutrition Incentive Program
• Amina Sheik Mohamed, MPH Director
• Barbara L. Hughes, MS, RD Registered Dietitian Director
• D. Eastern Kang Sim, MPH, PhD Staff Research Assistant
• Elizabeth Cooper, MPH Program Coordinator
• Elle Mari, ​MSc Director
• Estela Blanco​, MPH, MA ​​Research Associate
• Kate Edra, MPH, CHES Program Manager
• Katie Sorrell, RD Interfaith Wellness Director
• Kelley (Thompson) Axelson, MPH Senior Manager
• Lauren Barker, MPH, CPH Project Coordinator
• Reem Zubaidi, MPP Health Policy and Communications Coordinator
• Shana Wright Bruno, MPH, CHES​ ​​Program Manager
• Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS Researcher