Community Advisory Board

Our Prevention Research Center is guided by the Advisory Board, comprised of the Community Advisory Board with leaders from partnering community organizations, the Worcester Division of Public Health and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and UMass Chan Medical School Faculty and staff.

Community Advisory Board

Louis Brady, MBA
President/CEO
Family Health Center of Worcester

Casey Burns, MA
Director
Coalition for a Heathy Greater Worcester

Joanne Calista, MSW
Director
Center for Health Impact

Ydalia V. Heimann, MPA
REACH Program Manager
Worcester Division of Public Health

Stephen J. Kerrigan
President & CEO
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center

Judi Kirk, MSPE
Director of Community Impact
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester

Paul Matthews
Executive Director
The Worcester Regional Research Bureau

Jean G. McMurray
Executive Director
Worcester County Food Bank

Nikki Nixon, MS
Chief of Epidemiology
Worcester Division of Public Health

Community Benefits Program
UMass Memorial Health Care