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Hands United / Manos Unidas
Staff Bios
 Natasha Quirch,
Program Coordinator
Natasha Quirch is the Program Coordinator for the CBA Division. In this role, she works with both Hands United/Manos Unidas and Comunidades Saludables Ahora. Ms. Quirch has a BA in Psychology and a BA in Communication from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As program coordinator Ms. Quirch is responsible for ensuring both programs run smoothly. Prior to joining the CBA Division, she gained experience in the HIV/AIDS field through her internships at the Latino Commission on AIDS with the Deep South Project and Latinas Por La Salud.
 Bertha Ramos,
Data Manager
Bertha Ramos serves as the Data Manager for the CBA Division, working with both Hands United/Manos Unidas and Comunidades Saludables Ahora. She has a BA in psychology from the City College of the City University of New York. Her interests include minority women and health, youth and HIV/AIDS, and immigrants and health education. She plans on attending graduate school in health psychology.
Miriam Vega, Ph.D.,
Director of Research & Evaluation
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City, Miriam Vega has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. She completed a two-year Prevention Fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. A majority of Dr. Vega’s social psychology work has focused on the issues of interpersonal communications, evaluation, stigma, the self-report methodology, culture, social marketing, and health.
Kevin Williams,
Associate Program Manager
Kevin Williams, a native Washingtonian, has managed HIV prevention and AIDS service programs for community-based organizations focusing on African American, Caribbean, and Latino populations in urban areas for the past decade. Trained in several of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) EBIs and public health strategies, he has also learned about challenges involved in adapting the interventions - both for the target populations and for diverse service delivery settings. Mr. Williams holds a BA in Psychology. He enjoys Jazz, Bossa Nova and mangos.
Lina Cherfas, M.Sc.,
Program Manager
During the past several years, Lina Cherfas has worked as a public health practitioner in New York City, focusing on coalition building, health education and outreach. Ms. Cherfas holds a BA in Psychology and European History from the University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in Forced Migration from Oxford University. Her research interests include the social determinants of health and human rights. Ms. Cherfas was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. She enjoys cooking and photography.
 Emily Klukas, MPH
CBA Specialist
A native of Minnesota, Emily Klukas graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Child Psychology and continued her education at New York University, receiving a MPH in International Community Public Health. Over the past seven years, Ms. Klukas has worked on a wide range of research projects on topics such as reproductive health choices, public health policy, diabetes, and iron deficiency. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, snowboarding and fishing.
Take a look at the whole staff of the CBA Division. Click here .
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