Who We Are
Our Mission
Measurably improve the health of marginalized people living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories via community-based intervention.
Our Vision
We aim to improve the capacity and the effectiveness of the community groups that we fund. Long term, we hope for the day that some of the leaders of the groups we have funded might be tomorrow’s political leaders.
Meet Our Board
Barth-Rogers, Yohanna, M.D.Dr. Barth-Rogers has a background in ethics, grant writing and vast medical knowledge as a family physician. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the University Muslim Medical Association (UMMA) Community Clinic in South Los Angeles.
- Basha, Sarah
Co-Founder and President of OneBlue, a Washington DC based non-profit devoted to conflict resolution for clients such as the Dept. of State and US Army.
- El-Qoulaq, Husam
Founder and principal attorney of a Los Angeles-based boutique law firm that represents artists, entrepreneurs, and others in the entertainment and media industries.
- Elzawahry, Heba, M.D., M.PH.
Heba Elzawahry is a family physician with special training in global health, and geriatrics. She has worked serving the chronically ill, homeless and uninsured communities of the greater Washington DC and Los Angeles.
- Gillette, Herb
As an analyst and technical expert, Herb worked for the National Security Agency and then became Project Manager for private companies contracting with various US agencies such as the FAA,
Dept. of State and NOAA; and has worked in IT, education, outreach, video management and more. - Gitterman, Benjamin A., M.D., FAAP, Vice President
Pediatrician with special interests in health care delivery for underserved children and children’s environmental health.
- Hassoun, Paul, M.D.
Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Kamel, Mordechai, J.D., M.D., President
Retired pediatric orthopedic surgeon, now practicing public interest law medico-legal consultation.
- Kazis, Lewis E., Sc.D.
Professor, Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health.
- Koteen, Ellen
Much of Ellen’s work has been based on the concept of community organization, and Ellen hold’s a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She co-founded the Berkeley Free Health Clinic, a battered women’s shelter in 1979, the New Jersey Women and AID’s Network in 1987 and is the founder of Easthampton City Arts in 2005.
- Levine, Cathy
Former Executive Director of Universal Health Care Action Network in Ohio, serving for over two decades as an advocate for consumers in health care.
- Meadow, Karen, Treasurer
Consults with non-profits on budgeting and general nonprofit management issues – fundraising, planning, and computer management of fundraising and related data.
Founder & Executive Director
