Erica Ford is a dedicated servant.  As CEO & Co-Founder of LIFE Camp Inc., she has played a major role in the co-creation of the Crisis Management System & Peace Week in New York City.  She will continue to dedicate her LIFE to our youth & the total liberation of our people until her last breathe.

Denard Cummings, MPA, is the Director of the Bureau of Social Determinants of Health, within the Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) at the New York State Department of Health (DOH).  His Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the social determinants of health and community based organization requirements set forth in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service approved value based payment roadmap.  Mr. Cummings is currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of Albany, School of Public Health.  He obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  He has over a decade in policy making experience within the New York State Government with policy development experience in Human Services, Juvenile Justice, Higher Education and Health.  He is a subject matter expert on supportive housing and social determinant of health.  Mr.  Cummings works closely with Elisabeth Misa, the New York State’s Deputy Director of Medicaid, to coordinate, implement and develop solutions around the social determinants of health to reform the health care landscape in New York State and address the complex needs of the State’s most vulnerable populations.

Denard Cummings, MPA, is the Director of the Bureau of Social Determinants of Health, within the Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) at the New York State Department of Health (DOH).  His Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the social determinants of health and community based organization requirements set forth in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service approved value based payment roadmap.  Mr. Cummings is currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of Albany, School of Public Health.  He obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  He has over a decade in policy making experience within the New York State Government with policy development experience in Human Services, Juvenile Justice, Higher Education and Health.  He is a subject matter expert on supportive housing and social determinant of health.  Mr.  Cummings works closely with Elisabeth Misa, the New York State’s Deputy Director of Medicaid, to coordinate, implement and develop solutions around the social determinants of health to reform the health care landscape in New York State and address the complex needs of the State’s most vulnerable populations.

Paulo Gregory Harris has more than 25 years of experience in designing, facilitating, and advancing collaborative planning and problem-solving initiatives.  Paulo is known for his capacity to support collaborative creative problem-solving in virtually any environment.  His professional practice spans all sectors from Fortune 500 corporations, to large-scale cross-sector initiatives, engaging business, not-for-profit organizations, community groups, and governmental agencies in comprehensive community planning, strategic visioning, and development.  His efforts in working with groups is always anchored in two central beliefs: that within the core of every challenge are the seeds for its transformation, and it is through accessing all the voices and resources in the system that those seeds are uncovered.

Akiba Drew is an HMA Community Strategies Associate, actively involved in addressing health equity within the Million Hearts Collaborative.  The collaborative is based off a nation-wide initiative which aims to prevent a million heart attacks in five years.  She bring public health, research and health education skills with experience in providing evidence based, community-informed approaches to reduce the burden of HIV, infant mortality, and injury.  She has worked on many successful public health and collaborative initiatives.