Driving Impact: Our Team and Board Lead the Change

Executive Directors

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Ozlem Equils, MD, FAAP

President and Founder

Amonda-Bakaj

Amonda Bakaj Berishaj, HBSc, MS

Executive Director

chris-costa

Christopher da Costa, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA

CEO

CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) Vaccines and Therapeutics Research and Development Lead

Board Members

Alex Chen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, HealthNet
Willie Watts-Troutman
Former Registered Nurse at LACDPH
Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program
Belinda Jimenez
DPM candidate class of 2025, Western University of Health Sciences
past Adjunct Biology Professor at Valley Community College
past Co-Executive Director MiOra
Michael Deitch
American Heart Association
CPR Advocate
James A. McGregor, MD
Researcher, retired Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology UCLA, USC, University of Colorado. 
Dr. Aparna Arun
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Disease Medical Director

Staff

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Ben Vorspan

Communications Director

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Destiny Delgadillo

Associate Director, Social Media & Marketing

Angela-Bakaj

Angela Bakaj

Research Associate

brian harris

Brian Harris, CPA

Volunteer accountant

Kalkidan Amare

Kalkidan Amare, BS

Project Leader

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