Leadership 2018-2019
Leadership
Jedidiah Bell, MS4
President
jbell@med.wayne.edu
Anthony Seely, MS2
Patient Education Co-Director
Anthony.seely@med.wayne.edu
Carlos Figueroa, MS1
Patient Education Co-Coordinator
carlos.figueroa@med.wayne.edu
Trishya Srinivasan, MS1
Research Coordinator
trishya.srinivasan@med.wayne.edu
Lawrence Berry, MS1
Education and Training Co-Coordinator
lawrence.berry@med.wayne.edu
Marc Quinones, MS1
Logistics and HR Coordinator
marc.quinones@med.wayne.edu
Miloni Shah, MS1
Communications Coordinator
miloni.shah@med.wayne.edu
Leya Maliekal, MS1
Operations Co-Coordinator
leya.maliekal@med.wayne.edu
Nimra Hassan, MS1
Liaison and Advocacy Coordinator
nimra.hassan@med.wayne.edu
Ali Mannaa, MS1
Technology Coordinator
ali.mannaa@med.wayne.edu
Hannah Gloede, MS2
Finance and Fundraising Co-Director
gm2808@wayne.edu
Amanda Manly, MS3
Vice President- Inpatient Homeless Consults
Amanly@med.wayne.edu
Lianna Foster-Bey, MS2
Patient Education Co-Director
gn4095@wayne.edu
Katanya Alaga, MS2
Research Co-Director
gh0766@wayne.edu
Mara Darian, MS2
Education and Training Co-Director
gf4865@wayne.edu
Nikita Wong, MS1
Education and Training Co-Coordinator
nikita.wong@med.wayne.edu
Elizabeth Kupser, MS2
Communications Co-Director
go2667@wayne.edu
Jessica Gable, MS2
Operations Co-Director
Jessica.gable@med.wayne.edu
Lauren Varvatos, MS1
Operations Co-Coordinator
lauren.varvatos@med.wayne.edu
Nitika Tripathi, MS2
Technology Co-Director
Nitika.tripathi@med.wayne.edu
Kellie Brue, MS1
Resource Manager
kellie.brue@med.wayne.edu
Daeryl Amponin, MS1
Finance and Fundraising Coordinator
daeryl.dave.amponin@med.wayne.edu
Anneliese Petersen, MS2
Vice President of Internal Affairs
Anneliese.petersen@med.wayne.edu
Jenna Priessnitz, MS1
Patient Education Co-Coordinator
jennifer.priessnitz@med.wayne.edu
Michael Franklin, MS2
Research Co-Director
Michael.franklin@med.wayne.edu
Danielle Rangel, MS2
Education and Training Co-Director
go2427@wayne.edu
Parul Gupta, MS2
Logistics and HR Director
Parul.gupta3@med.wayne.edu
Tristan Lemon, MS2
Communications Co-Director
gm2996@wayne.edu
Megan Fee, MS2
Operations Co-Director
Megan.fee@med.wayne.edu
Lakshmi Guduguntla, MS2
Liaison and Advocacy Director
Lakshmi.guduguntla@wayne.edu
Vikas Kanneganti, MS2
Technology Co-Director
Vikas.kanneganti@med.wayne.edu
Daniel Harris, MS2
Finance and Fundraising Co-Director
daniel.harris5@med.wayne.edu
Nicholas Corsi, MS1
Grant Writer
nicholas.corsi@med.wayne.edu
Dr. Richard Bryce, DO
Faculty Advisor & Medical Director
rbryce1@hfhs.org
Dr. Bryce is a family physician at Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center in Southwest Detroit. He attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Dr. Bryce hosts Wayne State medical students at CHASS for family medicine clerkships. He also teaches at MSUCOM’s DMC campus. After working with SMD’s founder Jonathan Wong at CHASS, Dr. Bryce became interested in volunteering with Street Medicine Detroit. He believes that everyone has the right to healthcare and finds that his work that with SMD fuels his passion for medicine.
Dean Carpenter, RN, FNP-BC
Lead Clinical Preceptor
dcarpenter@nso-mi.org
Dean Carpenter is a nurse practitioner at the Neighborhood Service Organization’s Tumani Center in Detroit and the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. Nurse Carpenter received his Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Michigan State University. He has been teaching nursing and medical students since 2001, first as a clinical instructor for Jackson Community College of Nursing and now as a clinical preceptor for many nurse programs throughout the state, including Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. Nurse Practitioner Carpenter saw the tremendous need of those experiencing homelessness and recognized that even simple interventions could have a huge impact on improving quality of life. He is constantly motivated by the gratitude expressed by SMD patients, paraphrasing St. Francis of Assisi, “For it is in giving that we receive”.
Jonathan Wong, MD, PGY-2
Founder & Chair of Board of Directors
jwong@med.wayne.edu
While a medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Dr. Wong first caught wind of the street medicine movement and formed a vision to go directly to the streets and shelters to serve Detroit's homeless community. Through partnerships with faculty and community organizations, he quickly developed Street Medicine Detroit into a socially-conscious healthcare force and model for other medical groups in the city. Now a family medicine resident at University of Toronto, Dr. Wong still remains heavily involved with the organization as the Chair of Board of Directors.
Lydia Adkins, CPSS
Road Home Outreach
lfoskey@nso-mi.org
Ms. Adkins first encountered NSO in 2004 while personally experiencing homelessness, mental health issues, and addiction. At NSO, she received the help she needed through the Tumaini Center, Addiction Treatment Services, and The Road Home (formerly known as Helping Hands). In January 2008, she was housed and began the process of recovery. By August 2009, she began working for NSO as a member of The Road Home. Ms. Adkins is incredibly grateful for the opportunities and the second chance NSO provided her. Her passion for her work stemmed from her own personal experience of moving beyond homelessness and addiction; now, her passion derives from her desire to help others do the same.
Philip Ramsey, CPSS
Road Home Outreach
pramsey@nso-mi.org
The Road Home is a unique mobile outreach program of the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO). This program provides housing and other support services to those experiencing homelessness in the City of Detroit. The Road Team engages people wherever they may be—whether on the streets, in parks, or under viaducts—and guides them through the process of identification restoration and obtaining permanent housing. Street Medicine Detroit partners with The Road Home to offer encouragement, support, medical, and housing services to individuals experiencing homeless.