Team

Executive Sponsorship

Cheryl Ficara portrait

Cheryl Ficara, RN, MS, NEA-BC

President, Hartford Hospital & Hartford Region
SVP, Hartford HealthCare

Greg Jones

Greg Jones, MPM, MBA

Vice President of Community Health & Engagement, Hartford Hospital

Center Staff

Dr. Javeed Sukhera

Javeed Sukhera, HBSc, MD, PhD, DABPN, FRCPC

Founding Director

Gayathry Sunil

Gayathry Sunil, MHA

Clinical Research Associate

Dr. Carmen Black

Carmen Black, MD, MHS

Director of Outreach and Engagement

Nakisa Gannad

Nakisa Ghannad, PsyD

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Aieyat Zalzala, PhD

Aieyat Zalzala, PhD

Center Scientist

Hermonie Dixon

Hermonie Dixon, BA

Research Intern

Ashleigh Wieland

Ashleigh Wieland, BA

Administrative Associate III

Hartford HealthCare Advisory

Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis, MPH

Vice President of Health Equity, Hartford Healthcare

Dr. James Cardon

Peter Steven Woo, MD

Chief Academic Officer and Vice President, Hartford Healthcare

John Santopietro, MD, DFAPA

Physician-in-Chief, Hartford Healthcare Behavioral Health Network and Senior Vice President, Hartford Healthcare

Jim O'Dea

James F. O’Dea, Ph.D., MBA

Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Network, Hartford Healthcare

Community and Academic Advisory Committees

Coming soon.

Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing