NYS Health Equity Council Members

All members are confirmed by the Senate and appointed by the Governor.

  • Mario R. Ortiz, RN, NP; PhD; FNAP, FAAN, Chair
    Dean and Professor,
    Decker Endowed Chair in Community Health Nursing,
    Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences,
    Binghamton University
    Broome County
  • Helen Arteaga Landaverde, PhD, MPH, Presiding Chair
    CEO, NYC Health and Hospitals
    Queens County
  • Sara Boerenko, LCSW Council Member
    Director of Community Mental Hygiene
    Montgomery County Mental Health Department
    Montgomery County
  • LaRay Brown, Council Member
    New York County
  • Alberto J.F. Cardelle, PhD, MPH Council Member
    President, State University of New York at Oneonta
    Otswego County
  • Guillermo Chacón, Council Member
    President The Latino Commission on AIDS
    New York County
  • Mill Etienne, MD, MPH, Council Member
    Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Associate Dean for Student Affairs
    Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion New York Medical College
    Westchester County
  • Rev. Diann Holt, Council Member
    Executive Director Durham's Maternal Stress-Free Zone DH Inc.
    Erie County
  • Tandra LaGrone, Council Member
    CEO In Our Own Voices, Inc.
    Albany County
  • Luis Freddy Molano, MD, Council Member
    Vice President of Infectious Disease LGBTQ Programs & Services
    Community Healthcare Network
    New York County
  • Ngozi Moses, MSc, Council Member
    Executive Director, Brooklyn Perinatal Network
    Kings County
  • John R. Pamplin II, PhD, MPH Council Member
    Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology,
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
    New York County
  • Lenora Reid-Rose, MBA, Council Member
    Senior Director Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Community Connectedness
    Coordinated Care services, Inc.
    Monroe County
  • Raul Vazquez, MD, Council Member
    President and Founder Urban Family Practice, PC
    Erie County

Process for Filling Vacancies

Candidates interested in the vacancy process can reach out to OMHHDP@health.ny.gov

Expenses and Reimbursement Information

Health Equity Council members are provided with

  • The State of New York Office of the State Comptroller Travel Manual Prepared by Division of Contracts and Expenditures Bureau of State Expenditures.

They are asked to complete and submit

  • DOH-894 Request for Travel Approval
  • AC3257-S (Effective 1/12) CLAIM FOR TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT BY A NON-EMPLOYEE
  • Documentation to support reimbursement request