Our Leadership

The people advancing Rescue Care for Africa's mission.

Our team brings together experience in global health, community engagement, and humanitarian response. We are clinicians and advocates, organizers and operators, all rooted in the conviction that lasting health and dignity are built by communities themselves and supported by principled organizations committed to listening and responding to real need.

Leadership team

Guiding our mission.

Leadership

Dedicated to Ask, Listen and Respond.

SW

Sarah Walker

Executive Director

Leadership
AJ

Andre Johnson

Director of Programs

Programs
PI

Priya Iyer

Director of Operations

Operations
CM

Carlos Mendez

Health Program Manager

Health Services
AB

Aisha Bashir

Community Engagement Lead

Community Outreach
BO

Brian O'Connor

Resource Development Officer

Fundraising
LP

Linda Park

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Impact Assessment
DR

Diego Ramirez

Communications Manager

Communications
RF

Rebecca Foster

Compliance Officer

Compliance
ML

Marcus Lee

Director of Technology

Technology
Leadership

Guiding our mission.

Dr. Patricia MartinezBoard Chair

Former Dean, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

James WhitakerVice Chair

Chief Executive Officer, Whitaker Community Bank

Elena RodriguezTreasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Hartwell Investment Partners

Dr. Aaron KimSecretary

Director, Brookings Center on Communities

Maya Singh

Executive Director, National Civic League

Robert Chen

Retired Federal Judge, U.S. District Court

Dr. Constance Bell

Professor of Public Policy, Howard University

Marcus Thornton

Founder, Thornton Family Foundation

Dr. Yvonne Patel

President Emerita, Westview Community College

Harold Greene

Senior Partner, Greene and Associates Law

Community Advisory Council

Leaders and practitioners shaping our impact.

Our Community Advisory Council unites health workers, community organizers, and local leaders in guiding our strategy and decisions. They strengthen our approach to health equity, challenge our thinking, and ensure our work remains rooted in the realities of the communities we serve across Africa.

Tomasa Aguilar

Executive Director, Vecinos Unidos Community Center

Rev. Daniel Mwangi

Lead Organizer, Eastside Faith and Labor Coalition

Dr. Hannah Sokolov

Senior Researcher, Center for Community Health Equity

Keisha Brown

Founder, Sisters in Stride Youth Mentoring

Antoine Beauchamp

Director of Programs, Riverbend Community Health Clinic

Dr. Imani Hayes

Public Health Practitioner, Tri-County Health District

Wei Chen

Executive Director, Asian American Workers Alliance

Father Miguel Santos

Parish Outreach Director, Sacred Heart Parish

Naomi Bird

Cultural Programs Director, Northern Tribes Coalition

Joseph Ramirez

Rural Field Organizer, Heartland Communities Project

Dr. Linda Whitehorse

Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute

Marcus Bell

Reentry Programs Director, Second Chance Initiative

Join us

Help us expand our impact.

We are always looking for passionate, dedicated people to join our team and leadership. If you share our commitment to health and dignity across Africa, we want to hear from you.