Board of Directors

Officers

Jodi M. Sturgeon | Board Chair
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Donna Lichti | Board Vice Chair
Lizanne Fontaine, JD, RN | Secretary
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Paul L. Wilder | Treasurer
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Directors

Dorian Alexander, MD

Amelia Corbie, MBA

Lionell G. Jackson, MBA

Neil Leibowitz, MD, JD

Tina (HsinTing) Liu, CPA, MBA

Lilliam Perez

Peter Rivera, JD

Althea Serrant

Chairs Emeriti

William Bifulco, MBA

Charles L. Burgess

Amanda Heron Parsons, MD, MBA

Directors Emeriti

Virginia Bird

Laura Parsons, PsyD

William M. Trust, Jr.

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Jodi M. Sturgeon is President of PHI, a nonprofit committed to improving quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by creating quality jobs for direct care workers—including the country’s four million home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nursing assistants. Under Jodi’s leadership, PHI has worked with hundreds of employers and achieved state and national policy victories elevating compensation for millions of home care workers. PHI sees investing in training, support, fair compensation, and advancement for caregivers as not only a social justice issue, but as essential to strengthening the U.S. health care system.

Jodi has worked in nonprofit management for 30 years. She previously held Vice President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer roles at PHI, introducing innovations that strengthened the organization’s infrastructure and programs. Prior to PHI, Jodi served as Vice President of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, where she directed investment in housing, jobs, and services for low-income individuals and families. Jodi is currently the Vice Chair of VIP Community Services, a Bronx-based integrated medical, behavioral, housing, and social service organization and Board Treasurer of both Cooperative Home Care Associates in the Bronx, the largest worker-owned company in the country and Home Care Associates in Philadelphia.

Jodi received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Franklin Pierce University. She received an Advanced Certificate in Governmental Finance Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and completed the Senior Leaders Program for Nonprofit Professionals at Columbia Business School, Executive Education.

A graduate of Dartmouth College, Lizanne received a law degree from the New York University School of Law. She began her career as a litigator at a large, New York City-based law firm, and subsequently began writing about legal developments involving high tech companies. After returning to NYU for a degree in nursing, Lizanne worked as counsel to the Chief Physician for the New York City Department of Education, and, for five years, as a nurse on a mobile medical clinic in underserved areas of Brooklyn.

Lizanne then worked in administrative capacities at several federally qualified health centers, and ultimately as Counsel at VIP Community Services, from which she retired. 

Lizanne has served on the board of several not-for-profits, including the Brooklyn Museum, Saint Ann’s School, and BRIC, an arts and media organization which she chaired for six years during the building of its home in downtown Brooklyn. She currently serves on the board of the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, which supports nursing innovation and excellence; on the advisory board of the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College; and as the board chair of The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Paul L Wilder is Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance where he is leading the organization into a new chapter empowering clinicians, practitioners, and individuals with nationwide interoperability services. With over two decades in health IT, Paul has focused on imaging, clinical informatics, and interoperability.


Before CommonWell, Paul was Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for Philips Interoperability Solutions. He also spent nearly a decade at the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) as Chief Information Officer, VP of Product Management, and Program Director for the Regional Extension Center. At NYeC, he helped almost 10,000 primary care providers attest to Meaningful Use, establishing New York as a leader in health IT adoption.

 

Earlier, Paul worked at McKesson, Fujifilm Medical Systems, and GE Healthcare. He holds an MBA from New York University with a focus on Finance and Operations and dual bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Biomedical Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Paul lives in the New York area with his wife, two daughters, and their dog Penny.

Heat Advisory

Starting Wednesday, temperatures will rise into the upper 90s and may reach 100 degrees. The heat index, which indicates how hot it feels, will range from 100 to 105 degrees. On Thursday, temperatures will stay around 100 degrees, and the heat index could hit 103 to 108 degrees. This heat will last until Saturday, July 4. If the forecast is correct, Thursday will be the first time Central Park reaches 100 degrees since July 18, 2012.

To help people during this extreme heat, NYC will open free cooling centers at public hospitals, libraries, older adult centers, and other public places in all five boroughs. New Yorkers should stay hydrated, limit outdoor activities during the hottest hours, and seek air-conditioned spaces whenever possible. Visit nyc.gov/beattheheat for more health and safety tips.

Holiday Hours

All services and administrative offices located at 770 E 176th St will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. Housing, Shelter, and Residential services will remain open.

The Methadone clinic will be open from 6am-9am on Saturday, July 4th.

Normal Operations will resume on Monday, July 6th.