Our Team

Annette Nansubuga, MSc

Program Manager

Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Director

Cassandra Pierre, MD, MPH

Co-investigator

Duncan Schulte

Project Manager, Clinical Research Network

Garey Lywood

Senior Manager, Community Engagement & Internal Affairs

Hope White

Community Engagement Core Director

Jai Marathe, MD, MS

Co-investigator

Jazmin Granadeno

Community Engagement Specialist

Julien Dedier, MD, MPH

Co-investigator

Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD

Co-investigator

Kathleen Mazor, EdD

Co-investigator

Kimberly Fisher, MD

Co-investigator, Population Data Core Director

Lucy Schulson, MD

Co-investigator

Mari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD, MEd

Co-investigator, Evaluation Core Director

Natalie Joseph, MD

Co-investigator

Nicholas Bosch, MD, MPH

Co-investigator

Nike Asupoto

Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Network

Nikki Kaufmann, M.S.

Research Study Coordinator

Quinneil Simmons

Project Manager, Clinical Research Network

Rebecca Perkins, MD

Co-investigator

Rebecca Rudel, DrPH, RD

Co-investigator

Ryan Schroder

BMC Clinical Research Director

Sabrina A Assoumou, MD, MPH

Co-Investigator

Sarah Barnes

Research Assistant

Shannon Timlin, MPH

Community Engagement & Recruitment Specialist, Clinical Research Network

Shaquera Robinson, MPH

Community Engagement Specialist

Taki Koda

Communications and Media Intern

The Massachusetts Community Engagement Alliance (MA-CEAL), led by Boston Medical Center, is part of a nationwide initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health. MA-CEAL’s mission is to provide trustworthy information on COVID-19 through active community engagement and outreach to the people hardest-hit by the pandemic. Our goal is to build long-lasting partnerships and improve diversity and inclusion in our research response to COVID-19 and beyond.