Board of Directors

Officers                                                     

Melvin Gerald, MD
Chairman
Term: 2008-2011

President & CEO, Gerald Family Care, PC

M. Stanley Kelly, BS
Vice Chairperson
Compliance Officer
Consumer Representative
Term: 2008-2011

Veronica Damesyn-Sharpe, MHSA
Secretary/Treasurer
Term: 2008-2011

Executive Director
District of Columbia Health Care Association

Members

Marie Leslie Borum, MD, EdD, MPH
Term: 2009-2012
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases
The George Washington University Medical Center

Senora D. Simpson, PT, MPH, Dr. PH
Term: 2009-2012
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy, Howard University
College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Professions

Donald Teekasingh, RN, BS
Term: 2008-2011
Vice-President of Operations
Tri-State Home Health

John T. Wulu, Jr., PhD, M.Sc., M.A.
Term:  2009 – 2012
Statistics Programs Manager
Division of Immigration Health Services (DIHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

The maximum size of the Board will not exceed 9 members. The term of office of each Director shall be no longer than three (3) years; said Directors shall serve staggered terms. A Director may serve a maximum of two (2) three (3) year terms, for a total of six (6) years. Typically one third of the Board is appointed each year. The Board of Directors meet quarterly. Compensation is $450.00 per meeting.

Last Updated: October 14, 2009