NASBHC is committed to
promoting and supporting
school-based health centers
to assure that all children receive
high quality, comprehensive health care.
666 11th Street NW, Suite 735
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 638-5872
Fax: (202)638-5879
Email: info@nasbhc.org
NASBHC STAFF DIRECTORY
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Brenda Barron |
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Whitney Brimfield |
Tiffany Clarke |
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Laura Hurwitz |
Linda Juszczak |
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Divya Mohan |
Alicia Newell |
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Donna Roseborough |
Deirdre Taylor |
Staff Biographies
Brenda Barron, NASBHC’s Director of Field Operations, joined the organization in April 2004. In her position Brenda supports the organizing, advocacy and organizational development needs of SBHC statewide associations. Brenda has a breadth of experience in community organizing, campaign management, youth activism, and organizational development. Prior to joining NASBHC, Brenda worked with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) as the Southern Field Organizer and State Campaign Coordinator and with the State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) as a Canvass and Campus Director. Brenda is one of 25 participants in the inaugural year of the Future Executive Directors Fellowship, a program of the Non Profit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Brenda received her Bachelor of Arts in Russian and German from Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA.
Laura Brey joined the NASBHC staff in October of 2000 as the Director of its new Center for Technical Assistance and Training. She is now NASBHC’s Director of Training and manages the annual convention, and all other NASBHC technical assistance and training requests and initiatives. Her thirty year career in public health and nonprofit administration, management, consultation, and training includes: Clinical Service Coordinator for the NC Division of Public Health, Making the Grade in NC, the State Office for the development, funding, and oversight for NC’s 50 SB/SLHCs; Project Director for the American Medical Association’s GAPS in School-Based Health Centers Initiative, a five-year national project of the Carnegie Corporation of New York focused on the implementation of clinical preventive services in SB/SLHCs; Owner and Senior Partner, Chicago HealthCare Management Consultants, Inc., a public health and nonprofit management consulting firm; Assistant Administrator for Ambulatory Care, Cook County Hospital’s Fantus Health Center, and Health Education Coordinator, Illinois Migrant Council. Laura is an Illinois native and received her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching, French, Spanish, and School Health Education and her Master of Science in Community Health Education and Administration from University of Illinois.
Whitney Brimfield joined NASBHC in June 2007 as the Development Director. In her position she works closely with the Executive Director, Board, staff, and field to achieve the resource development goals of the organization and also works on fundraising and planning for NASBHC’s annual convention. Whitney’s background is in reproductive health, adolescent health, and health communications. Before joining NASBHC, Whitney managed corporate marketing for a clinical trial patient recruitment firm and served as the Development Director at the DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, where she developed her passion for protecting adolescent health. Whitney has a BA in Biology from Haverford College and in 2004 she received her Masters in Health Science from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD.
Tiffany A. Clarke joined NASBHC in January 2007, as Program Associate. As a Program Associate to the Programs and Practice Division, Tiffany assists in the development of national, state, regional, and web-based conference(s)/trainings/tools related to school-based health care delivery. Tiffany is a native of the Washington Metropolitan area. Before coming to NASBHC, Tiffany worked for as a Research Analyst for both the Vision Council of America, and Partnership for Prevention. She earned her BA degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, in Political Science with a minor in Legal Policy, and a concentration in writing and in May 2006, she received a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy and Management from Bowie State University. . Tiffany spends her free time volunteering for the Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization as the Director of the Youth Steering Committee. She has been the Director for six years and an active participant for ten.
Laura Hurwitz joined the staff of NASBHC in July 2006 as the School Mental Health Project Director to manage an initiative to build school mental health capacity in state and local education agencies through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control. Previously, Laura was the Project Coordinator of the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership, a state-wide effort to develop a comprehensive, coordinated approach to mental health services that includes prevention, early intervention and treatment for all children and adolescents. Fluent in Spanish, she has worked in San José, Costa Rica, as well as in a variety of immigrant communities in Chicago and has worked extensively with children and adolescents in both school and community settings. She became passionate about the school based health model during her five years as the Mental Health Supervisor in a School Based Health Center Program, sponsored by Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, where she provided direct services and coordinated the mental health program. Additionally, Laura was active in the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers as co-chair of the mental health committee and as a member of the Coalition’s steering committee. Laura is a New York native and received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Williams College and her masters in social work from the University of Michigan.
Linda Juszczak, DNSc, MPH, MS, CPNP is the Interim Executive Director for the NASBHC. Prior to assuming this position she served as Deputy Director with responsibility for overseeing the organization’s programmatic work. She is also responsible for all data, evaluation, and quality improvement work in the organization. Her 35 years of professional experience includes work as a nurse practitioner and a director for hospital, community, and school-based programs for adolescents. She has also held responsibilities as a faculty member and for developing policies impacting adolescents and SBHCs. She served as Deputy Director of the School Health Policy Initiative at Montefiore Medical Center and director of SBHCs at North Shore University Hospital in New York. She was the founding president of the New York Coalition for School Based Primary Care and is a founding member and past president of the NASBHC. Linda’s faculty appointments have been at Yale University, New York University, Cornell University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from Skidmore College, a masters in nursing at the University of Colorado, a Pediatric Nurse Associate certificate and masters in public health from the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate in nursing from Yale University. Linda has published extensively on adolescent health and school based health care. She continues to maintain a practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner in adolescent medicine.
Divya Mohan joined NASBHC in June, 2007 as the Communications Manager and is responsible for the NASBHC website, field communications, organizational and convention marketing, and media. She came to NASBHC with over five years of non-profit and communications experience, including positions at the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Epoch Communications, which also specialized in historic preservation. Originally born in India, she moved to Boston, MA where she lived through high school. Divya received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Journalism from Washington & Lee University and her Master of Arts in Communication from George Mason University.
Alicia Newell joined NASBHC in May 2008, as Administrative Assistant, Programs. She is responsible for the daily office administration of the National Office and serves as the liaison for the NASBHC Board of Directors. Alicia has over 15 years of administrative experience and has held a variety of administrative positions. She held the position of Administrative Assistant with the Office of Employee Benefits and Exempt Organizations of the Internal Revenue Service for five years. Because of her administrative expertise, Alicia was invited to provide administrative support to two attorneys who left the Internal Revenue Service and started the independent law firm of Bosley Hutzelman. She served in the position of Firm Administrator with Bosley Hutzelman for seven years before joining The Mitchellville School where she served as Business Administrator for four years. During her many years of service, Alicia has demonstrated solid administrative and office skills.
Donna Roseburough joined NASBHC in April 2008 as Administrative Assistant, Operations. She works in conjunction with the Director of Administration and her responsibilities include accounting, human resources, and various administrative tasks as well as coordination of meetings and activities. Prior to joining the NASBHC team, she worked as an Executive Assistant with Rural Community Assistance Partnership for five years. She received her certification in “Event Management” in 2005, which has given her a solid background in planning a variety of meetings and events.
Deirdre Taylor has been with NASBHC since September 1998. Deirdre is responsible managing the administrative function of the organization which includes the databases, website, financial oversight, computer equipment, and logistics for the Annual Convention. Deirdre came to NASBHC with over 16 years of administrative and financial experience. She was the Office Manager for a construction union and volunteered bookkeeping services to her youngest daughters’ daycare center as well as prepared taxes for Jackson Hewett. While working full time and raising children, Deirdre earned a degree in accounting from Strayer University and a certificate in Information Technology and Network Administration from Computer Learning Center.