Meet The Team
Meet our diverse, highly experienced, and well-respected group of population & public health leaders (many of whom have run public health or large clinical departments).
With over 50 combined years of serving historically marginalized populations and underserved communities.
WEA – Health Equity In Action
Executive Leadership
Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H, FIDSA
CEO & Co-Founder
Gaurav Mishra, MD, MBA, FAPA
National Director of Behavioral Health
Board of Directors
Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H, FIDSA
Chairman
Jeremey Veatch, MD, PhD, FIDSA
Board Member
Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD
Board Member
Maureen Lichtveld, MD
Board Member
Benjamin Young
Board Member
George Rutherford, MD
Board Member
Senior Advisors
Vanessa de la Cruz, MD
Senior Behavioral Health Advisor
Richard Aaron Chamberlain, DrPH, MPH, CPHA, CPM, CHW, RS
Senior Advisor on Border Health CHW
Task Force Lead
Aundrea McCall, MPH
National Clinical Educator
National Directors
Nancy Anwar Evans
National Director of Operations
Nav Hyare, RN, PHN
National Director of Public Health Nursing
Christina Madison, PharmD
Chief Pharmacist & Public Information Officer
Alayna Effron, Ed.D., M.S., B.S., C.H.E.S.
Director of Development
Development Team
Abi Baydoun, MPH
Senior RFP/Grant Researcher
Mark McGrath, MPH
National Public Health Innovation Lead
Marsha Zimmerman, M.Ed.
Lead Proposal Specialist
Will Randall, MPH
National Operations Manager
Antonella Sturniolo, MPH
Project Manager
Operations
Nancy Anwar Evans
National Director of Operations
James Colton
National Operations Coordinator
Will Randall, MPH
National Operations Manager
Antonella Sturniolo, MPH
Project Manager
Jovanka Ciares
Project Manager
Clinical Support Team
Gerrod Murai
National Public Health Lab Advisor
Abi Baydoun, MPH
Community Pharmacist
Mark McGrath, MPH
Communicable Disease Controller
Behavioral Health Team
Vanessa de la Cruz, MD
Senior Behavioral Health Advisor
Gaurav Mishra, MD, MBA, FAPA
National Director of Behavioral Health
Wendy Bernstein, M.D., C.M.
Senior Community Psychiatrist
EMS Team
Kevin Blythe, MD
State Medical Coordinator, Texas
Community Health Worker (CHW) Task Force
Richard Aaron Chamberlain, DrPH, MPH, CPHA, CPM, CHW, RS
CHW Task Force Lead
Jamie Santana, CCHW
Senior CHW Advisor, Pennsylvania
Queen Victoria Ortega
National CHW Advisor on Transgender
Health, California
Anel Torres, CHW
Senior CHW Advisor