About Us

Morgan CARES Steering Committee

This program is overseen by a Steering Committee that includes both community and academic voices. 

Ms. Lisa Bleich, Community Leader

Community Engagement Strategist, Equity & Inclusion Practitioner & Managing Partner at Signal Fire Consulting

Ms. Jane Buccheri, Community Leader

Resident of Southwest Baltimore City

Ms. Mary Gunning, Community Leader

Director, Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City 

Mr. Raynard Baylor, Community Leader

Resident of Southwest Baltimore City

Ms. Angela Roberson, Community Leader

FoodRX Program, MedStar Health, Good Samaritan Hospital

Ms. Paula Purviance, Community Leader

Vice President, Hillen Road Community Improvement Association

Ms. Annette Woodroffe, Academic Leader 

     Director, Office of Community Services, Morgan State University 

Mr. Harold Morales, Academic Leader 

Associate Professor, Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and the City, Morgan State University 

Ms. Christina Delgado, Community Leader

Founder & CEO at Tola’s Room, Stewardship Coordinator, Northeast Housing Initiative 

Ms. Winifred Winston

Executive Director, Dyslexia Advocation Inc 

Ms. Sarah McCann, Community Leader

Director of Partnerships, Fusion Partnerships

Morgan CARES Administrative Team

Dr. Payam Sheikhattari, Director

Dr. Yvonne Bronner, Co-Director

Ms. Emma Mitchell, Program Manager 

Ms. Tanaya Jones, Communications Coordinator

Ms. Rifath Ara Alam Barsha, Graduate Research Assistant

Ms. Adriana Foster, Program Coordinator

Ms. Kathy Evans, Traning Coordinator 

Ms. Akuna Mezu, Graduate Reserach Assitant

Mr. Chidubem Egboluche, Research Assistant  

Funding Acknowledgement: This program is funded through the Community Engagement Core component of the Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and innovation at Morgan State University (RCMI@Morgan), awarded by the National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD).