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Board of Directors

Thomas H. Bilodeau, III

Thomas H. Bilodeau, III

Thomas H. Bilodeau, III

Thomas H. Bilodeau, III, is a member/shareholder of the law firm, Rich May. Mr. Bilodeau concentrates on corporate, commercial, and securities law. He is a senior member of the Firm’s corporate practice and chairs the firm’s Investment Management Practice. His diverse practice reflects the firm’s broad client base and includes all aspects of the organization and operation of corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships and other business entities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing, technology and commercialization transactions, the organization and operation of investment managers and private investment funds and related regulatory and compliance matters, contracts, secured transactions, and public and private financings. Mr. Bilodeau is a graduate of Boston College Law School (J.D., 1996, cum laude; recipient 1994 Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Scholastic Excellence) and Bowdoin College (B.A., 1990, Government and Legal Studies). He has been named in the 2006-2011 editions of Massachusetts/New England Super Lawyers.

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TJ Bilodeau

TJ Bilodeau

TJ Bilodeau is a Principal at L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, and is a senior member of the firm’s Healthcare practice. Mr. Bilodeau supports clients across the healthcare industry with a focus on growth strategy for emerging and mid-size biopharma. During his career, TJ has worked across several therapeutic areas and has extensive experience in commercialization strategy, portfolio optimization, transaction support, and broader strategic planning. He recently led and remains on the Steering Committee of L.E.K.’s Global Healthcare Insights Center. TJ is a graduate of Harvard College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Government.

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Nancy Dyste Christiano

Nancy Dyste Christiano

Nancy Dyste Christiano

 

Nancy Dyste Christiano is a proactive leader, visionary, strategic thinker, and public relations expert focusing on national and international business development. She has depth in management and coalition building at the grassroots, state, national and international levels in business and non-profit sectors. As an influencer, Nancy has access to major corporations, family foundations, and has personal relationships with speakers who focus on peace, justice and sustainability and is instrumental in connecting them to philanthropic organizations, universities, governments and others. High profile individuals with whom she has participated in fundraising efforts include Barbra Streisand, Sir Richard Branson, The Dalai Lama, Charlize Theron, Queen Noor, and Jane Goodall. Over the years, Nancy participated in honoring people of influence including Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Sting, Glenn Close, Ted Danson and President Bill Clinton. Nancy is a visiting professor at her alma mater Chapman University, where she is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate, holds a BA in Communication Studies and was the recipient of the Most Inspirational Student award.

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Mary E. Landergan, Esq. Joins Medicines for Humanity Board of Directors

Mary Landergan

Mary Landergan

Mary E. Landergan, Esq. is of counsel to the law firm, Rich May. She concentrates on corporate, trademark, and entertainment matters. Her 35 years of legal experience includes international law, general commercial litigation, bankruptcy, trademark law, copyright law, constitutional law, civil rights and entertainment law. She has worked in the legal departments at CBS and ABC, and at an international New York-based law firm. Until recently, she served as an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Intellectual Property Clinic at Northeastern University School of Law where she has also taught Entertainment Law, Trademark Law and First Amendment. She is a graduate of Wellesley College where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors. She received her law degree from Columbia University. She is a trustee of the McDonnell-O’Brien Foundation, has contributed her time and expertise to various human rights organizations.

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Bishop George Lungu

Bishop George Lungu

Bishop George Lungu is a Catholic Priest who was consecrated as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Chipata in the African nation of Zambia in 2003. Since then, he has been twice elected President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops. Before the end of his tenure of office, he successfully organized a Sub-Regional Conference that brought together Bishops and Archbishops from Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. He is currently Bishop Director of the Religious Men and Women in Zambia. Born in the Eastern Province of Zambia, he was originally ordained in 1985. He originally worked in parishes for 6 years and then pursued further education at what is now known as The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, graduating with a master’s degree in Liturgical Studies.

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Sister Joyce Meyer, PBVM

Sr. Joyce Meyer, PBVM

Sister Joyce Meyer, PBVM

Sister Joyce Meyer is a consultant to organizations that work with Sisters, particularly in Africa and Asia, and works part time for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.  Prior to this, she served as executive director of the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters, a grant making organization supporting the works of Catholic Sisters globally. A Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, she worked for five years as a missionary in Zambia where she taught college English and served as executive director for the Zambia Association of Sisterhoods. Following her time in Africa, Sister Meyer served in leadership in her congregation. She was president of the board of the Presentation Health System based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and served on the sponsorship board of the National Catholic Health Care Association. She helped establish the International Presentation Sisters Association, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the United Nations. Her education includes degrees from Marquette University and Catholic Theological Union at Berkeley.

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Thomas M. O’Neill

Thomas M. O’Neill

Thomas M. O’Neill

A graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School, Thomas M. O’Neill has over thirty years of experience in finance. He is currently the Managing Director and Partner of Navigator Management Company, and an independent Trustee serving on the Board of Directors for the Federated Investors Fund Complex. Mr. O’Neill has also served as President and CEO of Fleet Investment Advisors. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Children’s Museum of Naples, FL.

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Joan M. Regan

Joan M. Regan

Joan M. Regan

Joan Regan brings a wealth of varied experience to the MFH Board. She combines an MSN degree in nursing and significant clinical hospital experience with several years of teaching experience as a member of the nursing faculty of several Massachusetts colleges. Ms. Regan also has more than ten years of experience in administration at the Roxbury Latin School, where she was Assistant to the Headmaster and Community Service Coordinator. In the latter role, she inspired and organized student fundraising efforts for MFH, and led student service teams to work at MFH projects in Jamaica. She has also served as a Board Member of Milton Affiliated Visiting Nurse Association and as Board Chair of St. Mary Academy. In 2015, Ms. Regan was named as a Docent of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate.

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Cordelia “Kirk” Ryan

Board Chair

Cordelia "Kirk" Ryan

Board Chair

Kirk Ryan followed MFH Founder Tim Bilodeau as Board Chair after a ten-year relationship with the organization, first as Associate Development Director, and then as an MFH Board member. Her efforts contributed directly to the growth of the organization, allowing MFH to significantly increase critically needed health services to the world’s most vulnerable children. Prior to her staff position at MFH, she worked for a non-profit where she specialized in development and organizational systems management. Kirk developed a passion for other cultures while earning a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Elon University. She is also currently the Executive Director of the Cordelia Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization that promotes human welfare by increasing access to education, health services, and cultural activities.

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John Sadowsky

John Sadowsky

John Sadowsky

John Sadowsky is the Distinguished Professor of Management at Grenoble Ecole de Management in France. He has been a visiting lecturer at some of the world’s leading educational institutions in the US, France, Russia and Argentina. An internationally renowned business coach and inspirational speaker, Mr. Sadowsky does leadership conferences and seminars each year in 10 to 20 countries. He is also Chairman of Atlas Distributing, Inc. in Auburn, Massachusetts, where he was president and general manager from 1985 to 1995. For more than 25 years, he has served in volunteer positions for numerous local and national charitable organizations.

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David J. Sauer

David J. Sauer

David J. Sauer

David Sauer spent the better part of his early career working and leading Catholic healthcare organizations in the U.S. For the past 20 years, he has been engaged in fund raising (including Medicines for Humanity) and project design in education and healthcare, working with Catholic organizations in the developing world.

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Allen Sherry

Br. Allen Sherry

Br. Allen Sherry

Br. Allen Sherry is a Marist Brother who resides in community in Sydney, Australia. He was trained as a teacher and for the last 24 years has been engaged in international aid and development work. Prior to this he did chaplaincy work at the University of Melbourne. Allen has a rich history of working with Catholic institutions and Catholic Sisters. He has worked with the Marist Brothers for many years in finance as well as establishing and growing their international aid offices in Melbourne and Brisbane. He has held several leadership positions with a variety of organizations that focused on advocacy for peace and justice internationally.

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Remembering MFH Founder Tim Bilodeau

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Timothy W. Bilodeau

Founder & Board Chair Emeritus

Timothy W. Bilodeau

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Timothy W. Bilodeau was the founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair of Medicines for Humanity before his retirement in 2019, after which he became Board Chair Emeritus. Tim spent the good part of his professional career working for nonprofit organizations involved in international health projects, including Catholic Relief Services and Por Cristo. He received a BA Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College, a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School, an MBA degree from Stanford Business School, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Canisius College.

Tim passed away peacefully on January 9th, 2021. His life was filled with love, laughs and adventure. A man of great ability and even greater purpose, he always followed his heart. He deeply loved his family and friends and was incredibly grateful for their commitment and support of his life’s work. He considered himself to be “the luckiest guy in the world” because he got to spend his days helping to save children’s lives. All of us at Medicines for Humanity remain committed to Tim’ vision and mission. We continue to work together to achieve his dream of a world where no child dies from preventable illness.

To read more about Tim and the impact he had on many, please click here.

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Kristen Fanfant, MPH

Executive Director

Kristen Fanfant, MPH

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Kristen has more than 11 years of experience working in international public health and spent 7 years as MFH Program Manager for Latin America and Caribbean projects before becoming Executive Director. Prior to her work at MFH, Kristen developed and managed maternal/child health (MCH) projects in rural Africa and Haiti for an international NGO focused on human services. Her experience also includes developing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects and developing community-led healthcare solutions such as training community health workers to provide perinatal health services and immunizations to women and children. She has a Master’s in Public Health, Global Health concentration from Loma Linda University, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Health from Azusa Pacific University, community healthcare project management experience in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Peru, and Uganda, and is fluent in Spanish and Creole, as well as her native English. She is also the mother of two young children.

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Kenneth Muko, B.Pharm, M.Pharm, MPH, PHD

Kenneth Muko, B.Pharm, M.Pharm, MPH, PHD

Program Director

Kenneth Muko, B.Pharm, M.Pharm, MPH, PHD

Program Director

Kenneth has a wealth of clinical credentials and a vast amount of field experience. Originally trained as a pharmacist, he holds a Doctoral degree in Public Health and two Masters Degrees in Pharmacy and in Public Health. He also has a strong background in Health and HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support projects. Prior to joining MFH, he worked as a Program Manager for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Cameroon, and later as Project Manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kenneth has authored and published several articles on health-related issues in peer- reviewed journals. His first-hand knowledge of the developing worldview enhances and expands our ability to join with partners to fight child mortality in impoverished communities even more effectively and with key insights.

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Dusson St. Jean

Dusson St. Jean

Country Coordinator, Haiti

Dusson St. Jean

Coordinator – Program Services Haiti

Dusson is a native of Sibert, a section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where MFH has been working with The Daughters of Charity since 2012. After completing High School, Dusson was awarded a full two-year scholarship to Kentucky State University where he earned an Associate’s Degree in Electronics Technology.  Dusson has always had a passion to serve in the health field. In 2001, he began working with the Daughters of Charity at Lucelia Bontemps Health Center in Sibert. As the Archive and Data Manager, he modernized the record-keeping system and improved the health information system at the clinic.  Dusson joined MFH as the Haiti Country Coordinator in 2014.  In his own words, he loves his work because he has “a chance to save lives in Haiti – – including in my hometown.”

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Olivia Fobid Acha-Morfaw

Country Coordinator, Cameroon

Olivia Fobid Acha-Morfaw

Coordinator - Program Services, Cameroon

Olivia works with MFH Cameroon In-country Partners to coordinate and help manage MFH Maternal/Child Health Projects. She prepares annual work plans, writes project reports, and conducts field visits to all project sites. She is the primary MFH liaison with project partners in Cameroon. Before joining MFH, Olivia worked as the public health officer for the Cameroon NGO, Fobang Foundation, to reduce HIV and malaria among school children. Her experience includes recruiting, training and monitoring/evaluation of community health workers. She is a trained laboratory scientist and has two Master degrees in Public health and Community Care and Immunohematology from universities in Wales UK. She is fluent in both English and French.

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Gray Kawimbe

Project Manager, Zambia

Gray Kawimbe

Program Manager, Zambia

Gray Kawimbe is an experienced public health manager with a background in maternal and child health. Prior to joining Medicines for Humanity, he was a project officer for a social services agency, leading efforts to coordinate community activities around maternal and child health, WASH, gender and nutrition. He has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Lusaka. Gray oversees MFH project activities at 4 clinics in the Eastern Province of Zambia and helps to cultivate and manage partnerships in the region

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Gasim Kunda

Gassim Kunda

Technical Advisor, Sudan

Gassim Kunda

Technical Advisor, Sudan

Gassim Kunda provides technical and operational oversight for MFH efforts in Sudan. Currently, he is helping to develop the PEACE* Project in collaboration with Bishop Yunan Tombe and the staff of the Diocese of El Obeid. He has been a manager of development and relief programs in Sudan for the Sudanese Development & Relief Agency (SUDRA). He became executive manager for SUDRA and general manager for Libya Oil Sudan Ltd. (LOSL) during that company’s absence. He has significant experience in supply chain contracting and procurement, logistics and warehouse management, audit and control, human resource management and relief and project management with UNICEF, ACROSS, UNDP, Shell and LOSL. Most recently, he was the HR & Facilities Manager for Libya Oil Sudan Company in Khartoum.

*Pastoral Engagement for Acceptance, Collaboration and Empowerment in Sudan

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Elisa Ventura Avila Zapata

Elisa Ventura Avila Zapata

Country Coordinator, Dominican Republic

Elisa Ventura Avila Zapata

Coordinator – Program Services Dominican Republic

Elisa’s background in management and accounting, combined with her experience in human resources and administration, provide MFH projects in the Dominican Republic with the kind of oversight and organization required to manage three very different programs. Although all three focus primarily of batey outreach (poor shanty villages in remote rural areas), the projects are the results of very specific community-focused goals formulated in conjunction with our partners in Quisqueya, Consuelo and Barahona. A native of San Pedro de Macoris, where she also earned her degree from Central Eastern University, Elisa has an in-depth knowledge of the region and a commitment to its people.

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Moza Flaure Alcius

Moza Flaure Alcius

Project Coordinator, Haiti

Moza Flaure Alcius

Project Manager, Haiti

Moza Flaure Alcius is a trained nurse and certified nurse-midwife. She graduated from Jeanne Mance de Canada Nursing School and studied midwifery with Midwives in Haiti. Moza has over 5 years of clinical experience and 3 years of hands-on project management with MFH assisted projects. Moza oversees the Repire Lavi Pou Timoun (RLPT) project in Haiti which works with 13 congregations of Catholic women to improve training on neonatal resuscitation, newborn survival, early childhood development, and train Community Health Workers.

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Marie Darline Jean

Marie Darline Jean, MD

Project Coordinator, Haiti

Marine Darline Jean

Project Coordinator, Haiti

Marie Darline is from the Croix de Bouquet neighborhood in Haiti. She grew up with a passion to serve others and decided to pursue a career in medicine and public health. Dr. Jean has a medical degree from Universidad Católica del Cibao à La Vega in the Dominican Republic and is trained in informatics and accounting. She has volunteered at a variety of health centers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Her experience also includes health center administrative management. Marie Darline uses her medical background and administrative skills to coordinate the activities in MFH’s USAID food distribution and nutrition projects.

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Frantz Jean Baptiste

Frantz Jean Baptiste

Program Assistant, Haiti

Frantz Jean Baptiste

Program Assistant, Haiti

Frantz assists Haiti Project Coordinator Dusson St. in the logistics and management of all MFH’s projects there. He was born and raised in Grand Goave, Haiti. Because of his passion to serve his community, he became very involved in his church and community service, providing translation services at a local clinic and teaching at the church school. He studied Business Administration at Université Autonome de Port-au-Prince (UNAP) and received his Bachelor’s degree in 2016. In addition to his work with MFH, Frantz is continuing his studies, focusing on International Business.

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Jean Wood

Jean Wood

Project Driver, Haiti

Jean Wood

Project Driver, Haiti

Jean Wood is MFH’s Project Driver in Haiti. He assists the team with logistics and transportation of materials and supplies to project sites and transports them to project visits. Jean Wood has over 10 years of experience as a driver for local and national non-governmental organizations in Haiti. Most recently he worked with Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health in Haiti) at that NGO’s main office in Haiti.

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Berthrand Georges

Berthrand Georges

Monitoring and Evaluation Monitor - Haiti

Berthrand Georges

Monitoring and Evaluation Monitor - Haiti

Berthrand has more than 10 years of experience in monitoring, evaluating and managing community health projects. He has worked with several organizations across Haiti to monitor and evaluate progress on a variety of programs including health, water and sanitation and shelter assistance. Berthrand has degrees in Informatic Sciences and in Law. He monitors and evaluates all MFH Haiti projects, including our maternal/child health projects, our food distribution programs, and our capacity building project for Sisters across the country

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Laika Noel

Laika Noel

Project Coordinator - Haiti

Laika Noel

Project Coordinator - Haiti

Laika is a nurse specialist with over 10 years of experience in maternal and child health. A native of Port- de-Paix in Northern Haiti, she has worked with various local non-governmental organizations to improve community health, train Community Health Workers, and provide health services. She has a degree in nursing from the Haiti National Nursing school and a degree in Community Health from The Haitian Institute for Community Health. Laika coordinates our capacity building project for Sisters in Haiti’s Northwest Department to improve health services, clinic management, nutrition and community health in 3 facilities run by Catholic Sisters there.

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Richard J. Weisberg

Development Director

Richard J. Weisberg

Development Director

Dick became formally associated with MFH as a member of the Board of Directors in 1996. He currently oversees the MFH development office and the organization’s fundraising and marketing initiatives. He has an extensive background in electronic media and communications. His experience includes developing marketing strategies and award-winning branding and advertising campaigns for a variety of national and regional clients.

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Laurie Hurley

Laurie Hurley

Development Manager

Development Manager

Laurie comes to MFH after 14 years as a grants coordinator with the Taunton Public Schools in Massachusetts. There, she developed proposal submissions for local, state, and federal grant programs and managed $11 million annually in grant funds. Previously, Laurie worked in development at Tufts Medical Center, Northeastern University, and Upham’s Corner Health Center. Laurie holds a Master of Public Health degree from Tufts, and has a lifelong passion for MFH’s mission to save the lives of vulnerable children and their mothers.

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Cassidy Bilodeau

Development Coordinator

Cassidy Quinn Bilodeau

Development Coordinator

Cassidy was first introduced to Medicines for Humanity through a family connection. Since then, she has developed a passion for the MFH mission and nonprofit work. Cassidy coordinates all MFH events and mailings, manages the donor database, and provides administrative support when needed. She has an extensive background in the marketing and communications field, and was as an associate editor/producer for the New England Sports Network for several years. As a result, she also provides multimedia and digital media expertise to MFH. Cassidy graduated from Boston University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

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Kelli Seaholm

Kelli Seaholm

Finance Manager

Kelli Seaholm

Finance Officer

Kelli handles the company’s bookkeeping and works closely with the Medicines for Humanity executive team to forecast and manage all revenue and expenses. She has 34 years of accounting experience working for multiple companies on the South Shore.

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Govinda Bilges, MPH, RN

Learning for Humanity Program Coordinator

Govinda Bilges, MPH, RN

Virtual Learning Coordinator

Govinda develops the curriculum and coordinates the operations of Learning for Humanity, Medicines for Humanity’s innovative online education and training program. She is a public health nurse with extensive experience in community health programs among vulnerable populations and education. She has written curricula for schools, conducted various health trainings, and has worked with Community Health Worker programs. In addition to a Masters of Public Health, Govinda is a Registered Nurse and Certified Lactation Counselor. She currently resides in Germany.

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Esther Rodriguez, PhD

Learning for Humanity Program Assistant

Esther Rodriguez, PhD

Learning for Humanity Program Assistant

Esther provides support for Learning for Humanity, Medicines for Humanity’s innovative online education and training program. She has worked in the academic field for more than a decade, most recently as a university professor. She studied in the United States, France, and Puerto Rico, where she obtained her doctorate degree in Caribbean Literature from the Center of Advanced Studies. She has taught literature, philosophy, and humanities courses. Her academic research revolves around the insular Caribbean, its history, culture, and peoples. Esther is a published author and has been a volunteer translator in Haiti. She currently lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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