Our mission is to unite the diverse cultures of the Caribbean and Latin America, utilizing a comprehensive system of care through the sharing of public health resources and strengthen the ties of the health care system utilizing various levels of expertise, which influence all aspects of public health.
About Us:
The Caribbean Public Health Coalition, Inc., (CPHC), founded in 2002 is a team of professionals dedicated to work with Caribbean and Latin American communities, including those present in the United States, government officials and health care workers to provide better and more accessible health care solutions to the people who need them most. CPHC is committed to finding a comprehensive approach to improving healthcare and healthcare delivery services through its three-pronged system of technology, infrastructure and education. CPHC has aligned itself with strong public health partners to provide more effective public health programs with greater economies of scale using a more holistic approach to treatment and prevention.
Our Team:
Executive Leadership:
CEO/Founder Ludmilla F. Wikkeling-Scott, brings with her a great asset in her experience dealing with racially and ethnically diverse populations. She is from Suriname decent, born in the Netherlands and has lived in various countries, to include Spain, The Netherlands and Suriname, thus making her multilingual. Upon her arrival in the Washington, D.C. area she began a comprehensive career in public health that would empower her to establish the foundation for the Caribbean Public Health Coalition, Inc.. She has done so utilizing her skills and networking capacity to engage other public health professionals in the challenging focus on the Caribbean and Latin America. She enhanced her career in biomedical research in HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and also conducted research on Pediatric Resistance to HIV Protease Inhibitors at the University of Florida Medical College (Gainesville) and Malaria Vaccine Research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. As a public health practitioner she has extensive experience in urban community and faith based outreach health programs; program evaluation; grant writing skills and workshops; capacity building; conference planning and more. She has provided services for programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resource Service Agency (HRSA). As as consultant, she worked for the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) and serves on the peer review committees for CDC and HRSA as a grant reviewer. Ludmilla’s expertise in Health Policy and related legislative activities comes from her years of work with Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, during which time she wrote and co-wrote several pieces of legislation dealing with access to care. She works with the National Minority AIDS Council in Washington, D.C., where she coordinates a Women of Color Leadership Institute to empower Women of Color to be a voice for their own health in light of the many health disparities facing them today. She also engages Members of Congress on the issues of health disparities in communities of color through advocacy in partnership with other organizations. Ludmilla received her Bachelors in Physiology from San Francisco State University, her Master Public Health from Morgan State University and is currently completing her Doctorate of Public Health.Board of Directors:Chair, Ludmilla F. Wikkeling-Scott, MPH, Dr.P.H.(c), CEO.Secretary, Deborah Williams, MD, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor of
Pathology and Histology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem and
also served as Interim Chair for the Department of Clinical Nutrition. She
was a member of the Congressional workgroup for HIV/AIDS in Africa and the
Caribbean, Interim Director for the Office of Equity and Opportunity and
co-directed the BS/DO program. As an investigator she has researched
numerous studies and pilot programs designed to improve service delivery for
minorities and other underserved population: alcohol/substance abusers, and
persons living with HIV/AIDS. She has evaluated programs for the American
Indian Higher Education Consortium's HIV/AIDS media campaign and reviewed
proposals to address Diabetes Prevention in Tribal Colleges and Universities
American Indian Higher Education and Consortium Washington D.C. She is also
certified from the University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine as a
facilitator to conduct problem-base learning. Deborah received her Master's in Biochemistry from New
York University, a Medical Doctor degree from SUNY Downstate School of
Medicine and a Ph.D. in Medicine and Molecular Parasitology from New York
University School of Medicine.Her diverse public health background and experience working with diverse Caribbean and other communities is greatly welcomed at CPHC.Treasurer, Ryan Swann, Advisor, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.Members:Dr. Sonjiah Kenya, Assistant, Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Miami Mills School of Medicine. Hellen Van Friderici, Behavioral Specialist, Curacao, NABryan Swann, Advisor, Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.Honorary Members:
His Excellency Dr. Izben C. Williams, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, St. Kitts and Nevis
Her Excellency Dr. Donna Christensen, Congresswoman, Virgin Islands, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust
