Meet Our Training Team
Meet The Team
Jessica Bauer Walker, B.A., CHW
Dayatra Hassan, M.S., CHW
Renee Cadzow, Ph.D., CHW
Orlando Dickson, J.D., CHW
Khadijah Hussein, CHW
Erin Verhoef, M.L.S.
Grace Tate, CHW
Michael Chase, B.S., CHW
Sherman D. Webb-Middlebrooks, B.A., CHW
Board of Directors
Renee Cadzow, PhD: Board Co-Chair
D'Youville College
Michael Chase, B.S., CHW
Erie County Department of Health
Roberto O. Diaz Del Carpio, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine, University Buffalo
Mark King
AXA Advisors
Assunta Ventresca, RN, CHW
Buffalo Public Schools Health Related Services (retired)
Sherman D. Webb-Middlebrooks, BA, CHW
WIN Initiative
Maribel Irizarry, CHW
Buffalo Urban League
Breonna Norward, BA, CHW
Say Yes Buffalo
William O'Connell, JD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Taryn Spencer, MD
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Ex-officio/Executive Director- Jessica Bauer Walker, BA, CHW
Ex-officio/Legal Counsel- Diane Tiveron, JD, HoganWillig Attorneys at Law








The following individuals no longer serve as active trainers for our team, but we acknowledge their contributions to the development of our curriculum and training approach:
Rahwa Ghirmatizion, CHW
Kathleen Grimm, MD, FAAP, FACP, MHSC
Samuel Radford III, B.A., CHW
Deborah Puntenney, PhD
Denise Walden, CHW