Meet Our Team
Leadership
Mariam Gas
Executive Director & Founder
Boston, MA
Dr. Jean Wilkinson, PhD
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Boston, MA
Dr. Lisa Fortuna, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Boston, MA
Sadia Fadil
Chief Resettlement & Integration Officer
Boston, MA
Anab Egal
Director of Finance & Administration
Boston, MA
Naima Agalab
Director of Community Service
Boston, MA
Resettlement & Integration (Boston Office)
Frank Barnabas
Program Director
Boston, MA / Worcester, MA
Alexa Ruotolo
Program Manager
Boston, MA
Sheema Kharooti
Program Coordinator
Boston, MA
Hassan Al Hamoodi
PIR Coordinator
Boston, MA
Verly Delacruz
Case Specialist
Boston, MA
Idil Osman
Case Specialist
Boston, MA
Abdikareem Egal
Case Specialist
Boston, MA
Khadar Adam
Case Specialist
Boston, MA
Resettlement & Integration (Worcester Office)
Meg Gallo
Program Director
Worcester, MA
Liona Ngaira
Program Coordinator
Worcester, MA
Murad Ali Zada
Case Manager
Worcester, MA
Shukri Ali
Program Coordinator
Worcester, MA
Bernice Codija
Program Manager
Worcester, MA
Oleksandr Martseniuk
Case Specialist
Worcester, MA
Mohammad Palizban
PIR Coordinator
Worcester, MA
Oleksandra Koada
Case Specialist
Worcester, MA
Esther Osei Mansah
Case Specialist
Worcester, MA
Shams Fazi
Case Specialist
Worcester, MA
Murtaza Akbari
Case Specialist
Worcester, MA
Teresiah Njoki
Employment Specialist Manager
Worcester, MA
Hanna R Cahn
Community Engagement / Matching Grant
Worcester, MA
S.T.A.R Program
Alisa Miller, PhD
STAR Program Director
Boston, MA
Ndeye Gaye
Program Manager
Boston, MA
Jenae Spencer
STAR Clinician
Boston, MA
Anwar Alananzeh
STAR Clinician
Boston, MA
Nazawali Hamza
STAR Afghan Community Health Worker
Boston, MA
Manoucheka Jean Philippe
STAR Haitian Community Health Worker
Boston, MA
Community Services & Advocacy
Fatuma Hassan
Program Coordinator
Boston, MA
Atia Walizada
Program Liaison/Advocate
Boston, MA
Mental Health Clinic
Dr. Alisa Miller, PhD
Clinical Supervisor
Boston, MA
Carmel Drewes, LICSW
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Boston, MA
Sarah Bansen, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Boston, MA
Lea Solomon
Clinical Intern
Boston, MA
Administration & Finance
Shawnette Foote
Administrative Officer
Boston, MA
Ahmed Al-Rubaye
Program Coordinator
Worcester, MA
Abdi Aden
Financial Officer
Boston, MA
Mohamed Mohamed
Financial Coordinator
Boston, MA
Aklilu Haile
Financial Specialist
Boston, MA