Passion for BVMI’s mission starts at the top. Our trustees bring wide-ranging viewpoints and experiences to the board table, and provide strategic oversight and direction to BVMI.
Amit Limaye, PhD, Board Chair
Director, Sustainable Medical Technology Institute (SMTI), Enterprise R&D
Becton Dickinson & Company
Valerie Mauriello, 1st Vice Chair
Prudential Financial – Retired
Jordan Goldsmith, Esq., 2nd Vice Chair
Porzio Bromberg
& Newman, P.C.
Edward J. Gollhofer, Treasurer
Vice President, Finance, NBC News Group
NBCUniversal
Karina Malysheva, Secretary
NFP Relationship Manager
M&T Bank
Susan Aveta
Healthcare Consultant
Stefan Canizares, Esq.
Assistant Counsel
Fordham University
Medha Havnurkar
Director
NJ Department of Health
Julie Karcher
Senior Vice President
Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
Brenda Lapadat
FVP / Market Manager
Valley Bank
Jaideep Mulchandani
Horizon BCBS of New Jersey – Retired
Keith Murillo-Stasiak, CPA, CITP, CISA
Risk Assurance & IT Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Anita Ramsetty, MD
Director of Health Equity
Englewood Health
Cesar Romero, MBA
VP, Data Platform & Analytics
MediaRadar, Inc.
Michael Ruiz de Somocurcio
IPA President
Vytalize Health
Mark Sparta
Chief Operating Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Liseets Tavera
Director, Human Resources
Triangle Manufacturing
Jane Tuohy
VP, Program Marketing & Medical Education
Tela BIO
Gian Varbaro, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Volunteers, donors and former trustees act as a sounding board to the CEO and provide leadership and support to BVMI.
Michael W. Azzara, MBA, Chair
Senior Consultant, Foley, Proctor, Yoskowitz, Executive Search and Consulting firm; retired President and CEO, Valley Health System
Neil Abitabilo, RPh, MS
Former CEO of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association; former COO of St. Lukes Hospital in Newburgh, NY
Jill Altana
ADP – Retired
Kathleen M. Burke, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing, Assistant Dean in Charge of Nursing Programs, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Currently Nurse Research Consultant at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ; Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Michael Faust, MD
Valley Health
Janet Finke
Principal, real estate management firm; former President, Jewish Family Services of North Jersey; former Board member, Barnert Hospital
Barry Freeman, EdD, MBA
Professor (retired) of Personal Finance and Marketing, Bergen Community College. Former marketing executive at Best Foods, Thomas J. Lipton, and Unilever. Personal Investment Counselor
Kenneth Herman, EdD, ABPP
Author, “Secrets from the Sofa;” Retired psychologist; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology; Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
Gladys Laden
National Council of Jewish Women, Bergen County Section Board Member; former Director of Financial Aid, Weil Cornell Medical College of NY
Mitchell Rubinoff, MD
Valley Medical Group – Retired
Marilyn Schotz
Community Volunteer
Lindy Washburn
Senior Healthcare Reporter (retired)
USA TODAY Network
Bernard Weinstein, MPH
Former Executive Director, Bellevue Hospital, NYC; former Commissioner of Hospitals, Westchester County, NY; Professor Pace University Graduate Center; board member, Bon Secours Charity Health System
Joanne Westphal
TD Bank – Retired
Members of BVMI’s Associate Board are early-career professionals who want to make a difference and bring their passion, talents and drive to help support BVMI’s mission.
Brandon Baek
OMS-1 @ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Zui Dighe
Data Scientist @ Paradigm
Phoenix Jay
Manager Digital Community @ dbt Labs
Margaret Murphy
Nurse Practitioner and Professional Faculty @ Columbia University
Mark Surgent
Sr. Marketing Manager, IV Access @ Becton Dickinson
Parth Vaidya, PharmD
Medical Science Liaison @ Sanofi Genzyme
BVMI volunteers are amazing! They are the heart and soul of the healthcare center and donate thousands of hours of their time to make sure that BVMI’s patients have access to quality, compassionate healthcare.
*As of 2/1/2024
Alexandre Ackad, MD
Sonal Agarwal, RDN
Stephany Aguilar Meza
Heidi Ahlborn, MD
Stella Ahn
George M. Ajjan, DO
Akua Amoah
Cheryl Amsterdam
Melissa Arroyo-Hernandez, RN, APN
Muhanad Aziz Oughali
Mallareddy Banala, MD
Christine Barrett
Rebecca Baxt, MD
Alyssa Becker, MD
Cate Becker, BS
Harsimran Bhandal
Tapas Bhowmik, MD
Nicole Biegun
Joyce Bivone
Linda Bleiweiss
Patricia Bombolevicz, RN
Anna Broder, MD
Eva Brodkin, RN
Kadesha Bryan, BSN, RN
Anna Calvetti
Terri Caust
Barbara Cavallaro, MD
Kaitlynn Chaljub
Yeeun Choi, MS
Elma Chowdhury
Elizabeth Cole
Daniel Contreras
Dale Cook
Janet Cook, RN
Sanford Cooper, MD
Timothy Corey, MD
Jennifer D’Elia
Bernice Diaz, BSN RN
Jane Dunleavy, RN, APN
Debra Dunn, MSN, RN,
Victoria Eftychiou, MSN, APN
Eva Erb
Annemieke Exton
Kathleen Fagan, PhD, RN, APN
Vicky Farhi
Clarissa Fay, APN
Laura Fernandez, BS
AnnMarie Ferran
Erica Fields
Beth Figman
Vicky Fliman, RN
Junanyelis Flores-Sanchez
Leonard Frank, MD
Jean Freck
Noel Friedland, MD
Marilynn Friedman
Susan Geltman, LCSW
William Getreuer
Sofia Giron
Bella Goldberg
Alvaro Goncalves
Janice Goodman, BSN
Deborah Greenfield
Naomi Grobstein, MD
Lisa Grohsman, APN
Lina Guarin
Patty Halsall
Jun Jie Han, MD
SooJung Han
Maryann Hew, RN, BSN
Eva Holzer
Susan Ifill-Sinclair, BSN
Jennifer Interiano
David Isralowitz, MD
Brian Izzo
Kristi Izzo
Zelene Jue
Satish Kashyap, MD
Christina Kim
Chung Kim, RN
Ruth R. Kirschenbaum
Patricia Klein, MD
Jennifer Knight, MD
Susan Kollar, BSN
Rima Kopelman, MD
Iris Kopeloff, MD
Lizabeth Kopp-Faust, MD
Peter Krautle
HyeSook Kwon, RN
Karen Latimer, MD
Siew Lau
Deborah (Dong) Lee, BSN, MSN
John Lee
Nellie Lee, MD
Katherine Leopold
Joanne Levine
Steven Levy, DPM
Dianelis Lopez
Kristan Louis, APN
Daniyah Lugones
Mary Lyons-Kim
Josef Machac, MD
Anita Mannancheril, MD
Albania Martinez-Bojos
Carol Mateo, RD
Fendry MattaClase
John McConnell , MD
Catherine McPolin, RN, MSN
David Meinhard Esq.
Scarlet Mercado
Lisa Ann Miller, MD
Anastasia Milliman
Miriam Moctezuma
Terriann Mohideen
Francesca Mojica
Maryann Monaco, BSN, RN
Jane I. Morais
Esther Nelson, RN
Elizabeth Noe
Daniel Nunez
Donna O’Hern, BSN, MSN
Deborah Oppenheimer, RN
Dave Owens
Kristine Palermo
Sue Panek, RN, BSN
Grishma Parikh, MD
Anne Park, DO
Rosa Pereyra, MD
Marta Perez
Elizabeth Ramirez
Maria del Pilar Reilly
Cheryl Reiner
David Reiner, MD
George Reskakis , DDS
Helen Richards , MD
Adriana Rodriguez
Jacqueline Ross, PT, DPT
Mitchell Rubinoff, MD
Patricia Ryan, BSN
Edwin Sanchez
Doris Sarokin
Karen Severino
Madeeha Shahzadi, MD
Sabina Sicklick
Ava Silverstein, MS, PT
Charlotte Sokol, MD
Illiana Taveras
Paula Tedesco, RN, MSN, APN
Sabrina Tempesta, DO
Mary Tietjen, RN
Lynn Torres
Marina Turbay Paulino
Joselin Vargas
Ana Vasquez
David Vesole, MD
Ana Villagran
Anne Weisblatt
Gail Williams, MD
Dolores Witko
Matthew Zayas-Bazan
Cindy Zirkin, RDN
Robert B. Zurier, MD
From our newest hires to staff members who helped open our doors in 2009, our staff is singularly focused on providing excellent care to BVMI patients. No matter their area of responsibility, every employee is dedicated to making sure that BVMI is a warm and nurturing medical home. Working alongside our passionate volunteers, our staff ensures continuity of care, compliance with medical standards and regulatory agencies, organizational sustainability, and so much more.
Medical Director
jkaur@bvmi.net
President/CEO
amissey@bvmi.net
Certified Medical Assistant
Sandra Alvarado, RN, APN
Mental Health Counselor
Amber Alvarez
Certified Medical Assistant
Monica Buendia
Certified Medical Assistant
Front Desk Manager
Jennifer Comppen
Manager of Data Analytics and Impact Reporting
Garfield Project Manager
Medical Director Emeritus
adesimone@bvmi.net
Mary DiGiulio, DNP, APN
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Director of Donor Relations
Prevent Diabetes Program Manager
Case Manager
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Staff Nurse
So Young Han
Korean Healthcare Program Patient Navigator
Judith Haystrand, RN, MSN, APN
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Gloria Jekic, RN
Nurse Manager
Director of Nursing & Clinical Services
Seulhee Ku
Outreach Specialist
Karen Latimer, MD
Associate Medical Director
Sonia Leon
Certified Medical Assistant
Associate Medical Director
Manager Grants & External Affairs
Director of Operations
HR Manager
Zane Pavon
Certified Medical Assistant
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Volunteer Engagement Manager
Operations Manager
Yeiry Reinoso
Certified Medical Assistant
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Lina Silva
Certified Medical Assistant
Eligibility Specialist
Staff Nurse
Senior Certified Medical Assistant
Charitable Investment Counselor
Powered by passionate volunteers, BVMI delivers free, high-quality healthcare to Bergen County’s working uninsured, helping them live healthy, productive lives.
EIN: 20-2633437
Monday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
BVMI is a BBB Accredited Charity, having met all 20 BBB standards of charity accountability after completing a rigorous evaluation.
Powered by passionate volunteers, BVMI delivers free, high-quality healthcare to Bergen County’s working uninsured, helping them live healthy, productive lives.
EIN: 20-2633437
Monday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
BVMI is a BBB Accredited Charity, having met all 20 BBB standards of charity accountability after completing a rigorous evaluation.
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