BUILDING BRIDGES TO THE COMMUNITY
The community advisory board is comprised of community-based, service agency, municipal, and academic leaders representing the Greater Newark community. They provide leadership, guidance, and programmatic direction to assist OUCP address health equity for community resident seniors.
Mary Dawkins
Supervisor
Senior Recreation Center
Township of Hillside
Francis Dixon
Executive Director
New Hope Now Community Development Corporation (NHNCDC),
The New Hope Baptist Church
Mildred English
Schools Administrator (Retired)
Newark Public Schools/
St. James AME Church
Crystal Gaynor
Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor
Licensed Zumba Instructor
America Council on Exercise
Alicia Mahon-Carter
Newark Public School
(Retired)
Robin T. Lateef-Pharms
Program Coordinator
Social Services and Health Wellness/Senior Citizens
Masjid Muhammad – Newark
Francis Teabout
New Community Corporation
Yolanda Mack
Program Manager, Faith-Based & Community Partnerships
Greater Newark Healthcare
Coalition/Jehovah-Jireh Praise & Worship Church Center
Joan Reeves
Social Case Worker Supervisor
East Orange Division of Senior Services
Kelvin Roberson
Program Coordinator
Urban Healthcare
Initiative Program/Messiah Baptist Church
Geri Woods-Coles
(Retired)
Bethany Baptist Church
Rev. Louise Scott-Rountree
Mayor’s Aid,
Office of Clergy Affairs & Newark Interfaith Alliance
City of Newark
Donna Sparks
MSW Social Worker (Retired)
New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services/Bethany Baptist Church
Joslyn White
New Jersey Department of Corrections (Retired)
Paradise Baptist Church