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David E. Finney

David Finney has served on the Shepherd’s Clinic Board of Directors since 2004. David is a healthcare technology expert who has been driving innovative programs in healthcare for over a decade. As a Co-Founder of Leap Orbit, a software and product development firm focused on electronic health information systems, he helped develop the RxGov PDMP, a full-featured prescription drug monitoring platform that consolidates disparate information representing treatment options, education, enforcement and regulatory requirements, and prescriber patterns and volumes. Prior to founding Leap, David served as a senior advisor to CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for Patients) where he was focused on integrated care in support of Maryland’s unique, all-payer hospital financing model. Prior to that, he was a principal at Audacious Inquiry overseeing the firm’s growing federal healthcare consulting practice. He played an ongoing advisory role at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT within HHS and at CRISP. David also helped to author early planning reports on the trajectory of Maryland’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) and the federal funding requests that established CRISP’s Statewide HIE and Regional Extension Center cooperative agreements. David and his wife Amy also spent two years in Botswana as Peace Corps volunteers, supporting the U.S.-led mobilization to combat Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. He holds a BA from Yale and an MA from Johns Hopkins University.

Elizabeth Burger, MPA

Treasurer

Liz Burger has served on the Board of Directors since 2019. She is the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, the commercialization and entrepreneurship hub of the Johns Hopkins University. In this capacity, she oversees strategy and communications to maximize the role that academic technology can play in meeting unmet needs in health care and other industries. Liz came to this work with a background in management and policy and on the heels of building a post-Affordable Care Act startup organization, Evergreen Health Care, which provided primary medical and behavioral health care to the newly insured through a patient-centered medical home model. As Executive Director/President of Evergreen Health Care, Liz oversaw the establishment of a four-location medical home. Liz has worked in a business consulting capacity at L.E.K. Consulting, where she conducted investment diligence analyses and provided strategic insights to companies in the retail and consumer products, life sciences, industrials and aviation industries. She also spent time in the public sector as an Analyst and Grants Manager at a criminal justice agency in New York. Liz is passionate about the role that all sectors can play in driving social change and has consulted on projects related to nonprofit fundraising, social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. Liz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and an MPA from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.

Mark J. Bittle, DrPH, MBA, FACHE

Dr. Mark Bittle has served on the Board of Directors since 2019. Mark is the Program Director for the MAS in Population Health Management and the Certificate in Population Health Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is an experienced healthcare executive and Board Certified in Healthcare Management as a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. His healthcare management experience includes ambulatory services and physician practice development, physician integration, care delivery model innovation and service line management. He also has extensive experience leading ambulatory quality and patient safety improvement initiatives and developing managed care infrastructure and care management under global capitation. Areas of teaching and research interests include change and change management in large health care systems, physician alignment and engagement strategies to improve system performance, population health management, and the development of community-oriented care delivery systems, especially in rural settings. Mark also serves on the board of the Maryland Rural Health Association and the Maryland Association of Healthcare Executives. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health Services Administration from the University of Maryland, his MBA from the University of Baltimore, and his Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) from the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Stuart B. Bell

MD

Dr. Stuart Bell has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2016. He has served as the Vice President of Medical Affairs for MedStar Union Memorial Hospital since 2003. In 2018 this role expanded and he is now the Vice President of Medical Affairs for both MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief of Staff for MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Before working at MedStar, Dr. Bell was the Director of Employee Health Service and Medical Consultant for the Children’s Hospital for Reconstructive Surgery and Medical Director and Physician in Chief for the Brightwood Health Center. He has also served as a consultant for the Baltimore City Health Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Stuart has held teaching roles at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Stuart received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is a member of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of the House of Delegates, a fellow for the American College of Physicians, and a fellow for the American College of Physicians Executives.

William K. Bleser, PhD, MSPH

Vice President

Dr. William Bleser has served on the Board of Directors since June 2017, acting as Vice President since December 2018. Will is the Managing Associate of Payment Reform and Population Health at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University in Washington, D.C. His work revolves around addressing key policy questions related to health care delivery, with particular attention to the overlap of health care payment reform and population health. His portfolio of work includes a focus on peer-reviewed research as well as policy briefs, issue briefs, and convening and collaborating with relevant stakeholders to have real-world impact related to accountable care and other alternative payment models or risk-based contracts for population health, specialty care, and marginalized populations and how value-based payment models can better address social needs and improve health equity, as well as other emerging health policy issues. Before coming to Duke, Will worked at the Pennsylvania State University studying inequities in preventive health services, evaluating national health quality improvement efforts, and achieving change to the patient-centered medical home delivery reform model. He also previously worked for the Department of Health and Human Services on improving adult influenza vaccine coverage and better understanding rare adverse events to influenza vaccines. He earned his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University jointly in health policy and in demography, his Master of Science in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in disease epidemiology and control, and his BS from the College of William and Mary in Neuroscience.

Alan Yuspeh, JD, MBA

President

Alan Yuspeh has been a member of the Board of Directors of Shepherd’s Clinic since 2014, and has served as the President since 2019. Alan worked in Washington, DC for 24 years in senior staff positions in the United States Senate, as a partner in large national law firms, and as a management consultant with McKinsey. He then spent 21 years as Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for HCA Healthcare. Under Alan’s leadership, HCA, the largest healthcare provider in the United States, was named one of the world’s most ethical companies from 2010-2019. Alan has been active in civic affairs for most of his adult life. He has both chaired, and served on an impressive number of philanthropic organizations’ boards in both Nashville and Baltimore. While living in Baltimore, he served as Chairman of the City’s Board of Ethics and as a member of Board of Directors of the Baltimore City Housing Authority and the Baltimore City Planning Commission. Alan is married to Janet Horn, a talented physician who has volunteered at Shepherd’s Clinic since 2006. Alan received his Bachelor’s degree from Yale University, his MBA from Harvard, and his law degree from Georgetown University.

Rev. Angela T. Burden, MA, BSN, RN

Angela Burden is a registered nurse, ordained minister, and a native Baltimorean. Rev. Burden has spent her entire professional career serving in Baltimore City in multiple community-based and leadership roles. After a full-time 30-year career as a Public Health Nurse leader with the Baltimore City Health Department, Angela began community-based work as a Faith Community Nurse Coordinator, placing emphasis on the intersection of faith and health within the maternal and child health population. As a public health practitioner, she continues to work on improving birth and maternal health outcomes, while helping to develop programming to reduce infant mortality. Angela is married with two adult children and two grandchildren who she describes as her heartbeats. She is a graduate Western H.S., the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and the St. Mary’s Seminary & University Ecumenical Institute of Theology.

Nathaniel Chase

Nathaniel Chase joined the Shepherd’s Clinic Board of Directors in 2020. Nathaniel is a Baltimore Native, Community Influencer, Banker and Motivational Speaker. At present he serves as a Branch Manager for M&T Bank. He has over a decade of Financial Institutional experience, with over 12 Years of Management experience, and 10 Years of Community Involvement. Prior to joining the M&T team in 2017, Nathaniel worked for TD Bank and Bank of America. Nathaniel finds fulfillment in giving back to the community by financial empowerment. Every month he serves at the Jessup Prison as a Motivational Speaker to the male inmates, as well as at Our Daily Bread soup kitchen. Nathaniel is a very optimistic individual, who always finds the good in every situation. Nathaniel received his Bachelor’s in Christian Ministry from Regent University and his Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Baltimore City Community College.

Clifford Mitchell, MS, MD, MPH

Dr. Clifford Mitchell has served on the Board of Directors since 2019. Clifford is the Director of the Environmental Health Bureau in the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Bureau oversees the Office of Food Protection and four centers: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Healthy Homes and Community Services, Injury and Sexual Assault Prevention, and Injury Epidemiology. His responsibilities include environmental public health tracking, monitoring hazardous algal blooms, coordination of environmental health activities with other state agencies, and direction of the department’s preventive medicine residency program. Prior to assuming his current position, Clifford has served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and has consulted for international, federal, state, and private entities in the fields of occupational health and indoor air quality.
Clifford earned his MD from Case Western Reserve University and his MPH from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

George Moran, MD

Dr. George Moran has served on the Board of Directors since the 1990s and started volunteering at the clinic shortly after joining the board. He and his wife, Dr. Marguerite Moran, have been volunteer physicians at the Clinic for more than 20 years. In 2019 Drs. Moran were recognized together as Volunteers of the Year for their decades-long commitment to caring for Shepherd’s patients. George is a Cardiology Specialist with over 48 years of experience in the medical field. He worked as cardiology teaching faculty at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prior to moving to Union Memorial Hospital in 1982. At Union Memorial, he served as Chief of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology before retiring in 2007. George received his MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed his residency with the University of Maryland, and conducted his fellowship at the VA. He is also recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Jeffrey Scrivens

Facilities Manager

Jeff has worked as the Shepherd’s Facilities Manager for 12 years. He is proud to be a part of an organization that helps people obtain access to not only healthcare, but other important resources as well. In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his extended family and is a huge fan of the Baltimore Orioles.

Mona Kim, LCPC, NCC

Behavioral Health Director

Mona Kim, LCPC, NCC, Board-Approved Supervisor is the Behavioral Health Director at Shepherd’s Clinic. Mona’s professional counseling experience includes working with diverse populations across the state of Maryland providing trauma-informed care. Mona’s clinical approach to counseling is cognitive-behavioral, centered on evidence-based research, and also existential, focused on the human condition and the universal concepts that impact human existence. Mona has experience working in both the nonprofit and private sectors, as a mental health provider and clinical supervisor, supervising Masters level counseling and social work interns as well as new graduate professionals working to obtain full licensure. Mona is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University, Master of Science in Counseling program and has been in the counseling field for over a decade.

Kelly Arguero, RN

Nurse Coordinator

Kelly Arguero has a Bachelor’s Degree in Public and Community Health from University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Her background includes direct nursing care at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center working as an emergency department RN. She currently spends some of her free time as an active volunteer crisis counselor with Crisis Text Line. Kelly joined Shepherd’s Clinic during the summer of 2020. She is eager to combine her nursing and policy backgrounds to deliver quality health care to underserved populations while learning from her patients. Kelly is excited to work with Shepherd’s Clinic to help community members who are most in need of compassionate health care.

Sara Cawrse, CRNP

Staff Nurse Practitioner

Sara Cawrse joined Shepherd’s Clinic in 2011 as a volunteer nurse. She became a staff nurse practitioner in 2012 and assistant to the medical director in 2014. Sara received her BSN and MSN from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing where she also participated in the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program. The Fellows Program allowed Sara to expand her experience in community health and reinforced her commitment to working with underserved communities. Sara believes in taking a holistic approach to healthcare and has a particular interest in empowering patients through health education.

Tracy Holcomb, RN

Joy Wellness Center Program Director

Tracy Holcomb is the Program Director of the Joy Wellness Center and MedStar Community Health Educator. Her background includes 14 years of direct clinical nursing care at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and a Masters in Community/Public Health Nursing. Tracy began at the clinic as a Nurse Diabetes Educator in 2015 and became Program Director in 2017. Her responsibilities at the Joy Wellness include overseeing wellness programs such as yoga, massage, acupuncture, nutrition classes, movement, stress reduction, and health education that reach over 2,500 appointments annually. She is most proud of living and working in this community throughout her entire nursing career.

Rebecca Peterson, CCHW

Community Health Advocate

Rebecca Peterson is Shepherd’s Clinic’s Community Health Advocate. She works out of MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital making sure that patients know about Shepherd’s Clinic, the services that we offer and how to access them. With a background in broadcast journalism, production, media consulting, public relations, Rebecca conducts community outreach, and is certified to facilitate health education classes for diabetes self-management. Prior to Rebecca’s position as Community Health Advocate, she worked as an Outreach Representative at the Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.

Preethi Gopal

Patient Intake Coordinator / Executive Assistant

Preethi graduated from Johns Hopkins University in May of 2020. Prior to being offered the position as Patient Intake Coordinator and Executive Assistant, Preethi served as a Front Desk Volunteer and found it to be one of the most meaningful experiences she had while in college and an influence in her decision to go to medical school in the future. Preethi is excited to be a part of Shepherds’ mission to provide comprehensive healthcare to the Baltimore Community.

Nichelle Newton, RN

Staff Nurse

Nichelle Newton has a Bachelors in Public and Community Health from the University of Maryland-College Park, a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from University of Baltimore, an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Howard Community College. Nichelle’s primary area of interest is in health care disparities that exist among minorities and people of lower income. She believes everyone deserves access to affordable and quality healthcare.

Nezia Munezero Kubwayo

Director Of Philanthropy

Nezia Munezero Kubwayo is the Director of Philanthropy at Shepherd’s Clinic. She has managed communications and development efforts for non-profits for over a decade. Nezia previously worked in refugee resettlement for the Ethipian Development Council and Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area. She also worked as the Executive Director of Night of Peace Family Shelter prior to serving in the information management branch of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Nezia completed her BA in Political Science and French at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and received her MA in International Human Rights Law from the American University in Cairo.

Meredith Kerr, Rn

Staff Nurse

Meredith Kerr, MSN, FNP-DNP: student 2021 (both degrees from Hopkins). Meredith has a previous career in design with BFA from MICA. She lived in Baltimore since 2005 and loves it. At present she is a public health RN at multiple local non-profits, focusing on substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction. She has been a staff nurse at Shepherd’s since 2018 and also is the Medication Assisted Treatment Community Specialist for the Shepherd’s buprenorphine program.

Michele Mccomas, Rn

Clinical Manager

Michele McComas, RN, serves as the Clinical Manager. Michele volunteered at Shepherd’s from 2006 until 2013, when she then joined as a staff member. Present duties include maintaining and teaching use of our electronic medical records, managing and scheduling staff and volunteers, overseeing education of patients, maintaining equipment, discovering ways to obtain reduced-cost and free medications for our patients, and maintaining patient databases

Libby Aldridge, MPH

Development Assistant

Before moving to Baltimore, Libby worked conducting health policy research and community outreach for 504HealthNet, a non-profit association of 60 federally qualified health centers in New Orleans. She started at Shepherd’s Clinic as a volunteer in January 2019 while earning her direct-entry Master of Science in Nursing degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and became a part-time employee in July. At present she serves as the Development Assistant, and helps with donor correspondence, donation tracking, and grant writing. She is specifically interested in expanding access to healthcare, and enjoys working to help support the Shepherd’s mission to do so.

Kari Parreco

Referral Coordinator

Kari has B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a Psychology Minor. She also has an Associate of Science in Chemistry with a Premedical Professional focus. Prior to her accepting her current position at Shepherd’s Kari served for 3 years as a Front Desk Volunteer.
In response to COVID-19, Kari became a Certified Application Counselor and now assists eligible patients with insurance enrollment.

Haley Taylor, LCPC

Behavioral Health Director

Haley Taylor is the Behavioral Health Director. Haley obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University and a Masters of Science in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked in the counseling field for the past 12 years. Prior to counseling, Haley worked in substance abuse treatment research at Johns Hopkins University for 6 years. Haley enjoys spending time with family, and watching West Virginia and Pittsburgh Steelers football.

Ellen Sangiamo

Volunteer & Onboarding Administrator

Ellen started her tenure at Shepherd’s as an Administrative Volunteer followed by serving 2 service years as Volunteer Coordinator through the Americorps Volunteer Maryland Program. She started volunteering at Shepherd’s after being at home full time raising her 3 boys who are now adults. Ellen has a strong interest in integrative medicine and helping people to access quality healthcare.

Allison Revels

Joy Wellness Center Program Coordinator

Allison earned her Bachelor’s of Health Science Degree from Towson University and spent 5 years working in the Community Health field before coming to Shepherd’s where she started as a Health Science Intern before accepting her position of Program Coordinator. Allison’s area of focus is Health Education and Promotion. While earning her undergraduate degree, she assisted in designing a youth intervention to influence the need for building healthy relationships in the community. Allison has always had a passion for integrative health and plans to continue her education in Herbal Medicine.

ADONGO MATTHEWS, MBA

Executive Director

Adongo Matthews is a non-profit professional who joined Shepherd’s Clinic in December 2019 as the Executive Director. Adongo brings almost a decade of experience working with underserved families in Baltimore. She previously worked as the Manager of a Community Action Center (CAP) in Baltimore City where she focused on financial empowerment, housing stability and utility affordability for Baltimore’s most vulnerable populations. At CAP she had the unique opportunity to work one on one with clients at the center level while also working as part of the leadership team. She was able to witness the daily struggles that clients faced, while also having a hand in the policies and procedures necessary to maximize assistance to families. Adongo holds an MBA from Alvernia University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Morgan State University.

Kathleen Mchugh, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Kathy McHugh joined the staff of Shepherd’s Clinic in 2011 as a volunteer primary care physician. She became medical director in 2016. Dr. McHugh has worked as a primary care physician and hospitalist at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Boston and at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and did her residency training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. McHugh has a special interest in caring for underserved populations and patients who struggle with chronic illnesses.

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