Community Health Worker Association of RI
Steering Committee

Deleimy Castillo
Community Health Worker
Rhode Island Parent Information Network

Gary Chavez
Community Health Worker
Project Lead
Neighborhood Health Plan of RI

Chelsea DePaula
Community Health Worker
Providence Community Health Center

Judy Fox
Peer Recovery Specialist
Project Manager
Dept of Behavioral Healthcare
Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Sarah Lawrence
Director
Community Health Worker Association of RI

Mike Marosits
Community Health Care Outreach & Engagement Specialist
East Bay Community Action Program

Deborah Navarro
Community Health Worker
Coach
Office Of Health, Central Falls, RI

Michael Nina
Community Health Worker
Sales/Marketing Associate
Neighborhood Health Plan

Damaris Rosales
Navegante
Clinica Esperanza

Clement Shabani
Community Health Worker
Co-founder & Program Manager
Women's Refugee Care
ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board brings together a group of people with deep roots in healthcare service, employment, education, funding and policy.
Elizabeth Fortin – Community Health Team Program Director, Care Transformation Collaborative – RI
Deb Garneau – Director, Health Equity Institute; Maternal and Child Health / Special Needs Director, Director’s Office, RI Department of Health
Yvonne Heredia – Manager, Population Health management and subject matter expert, Neighborhood Health Plan, RI
Laura Jones – Director of Health Initiatives, Rhode Island Parent Information Network
Lisa Conlan Lewis – Executive Director, Parent Support Network – RI
Matthew Roman – Chief Operating Officer, Thundermist Health Center, RI
Larry Warner – Strategic Initiative Officer, Rhode Island Foundation
Carrie Zaslow – Program Office, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, RI