The backbone of The Salybia Mission Project lies in the people that provide real care to real people. Physicians, nurses, and medical student volunteers operate our weekend clinics and health fairs. These are the people are instrumental in ensuring our services to the Carib community.
Trained in both Cuba and the United States, Dr. Worrel Sanford is a Carib himself and a Dominican-licensed dermatologist. Working weekdays in Roseau in his practice and giving his time on given weekends for SMP clinics, Dr. Sanford is the Medical Director of the organization.
In 2002, while serving as a temporary professor at Ross University School of Medicine, Dr. Sanford challenged a group of students to conduct a clinic trip to the underserved Carib Territory. From this simple gesture was borne the idea of the Salybia Mission Project. He continues to provide care to the people of the community, as well as clinical exposure and invaluable education to medical students.
His tireless efforts inspire the student volunteers to do the work they do, and he is greatly appreciated and applauded.
The Executive Committee is composed of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of the organization. Except for the power to amend the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Executive Committee has all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the intervals between meetings of the board.
Current Executive Committee Members Summer 2010:
Advisor: Mr. John Hawley
Directors: Asiya Hussain, David Y. Lee
Secretary: Derrick Moriarty
Treasurer: Chaille Mintah
Clinical Directors: Mitun Patel, Melanie Rookwood
Clinical Coordinators: Jeff Gordon, Patricia Chan, Jess Lee, Aster Gebrekidan, Navapoln Ramakul
Recruitment: Jaclyn Remund
Women's Health: Alexander Curtis, Mirela Saca, Sonja Lue
Dodgeball: Syed I. Hussain, Gaurav Bhattacharya, Mariza Debrito
5K: Federico Flordi, Cassie Kazl, Kaye Badeloza
Webmaster: Bernard Kadosh
Supplies Coordinator: Michael Yeung-Lai-Wah
Newsletter: Daniel Miles
Fundraising: Ana Rosado, Lola Oluyitan