African Service's staff and board members reflect the communities we serve, representing more than a dozen countries and speaking twice as many languages.

We possess diverse backgrounds and expertise in medicine and nursing, epidemiology and biostatistics, social work, law, education, policy advocacy and community organizing, program development and evaluation, development and communications. Together, they work to meet the changing needs of the African community and have remain a trusted partner to immigrant communities in the New York City and an ally to people living with HIV around the world.

Board of Directors

Honorary Chairs HRH Prince Ras Mengesha Seyoum & HRH Princess Aida Desta

Directors

Asfaha Hadera, Founder & Co-Executive Director
Kim Nichols, Co-Executive Director

Staff

Adama Traore, Outreach Worker
Ado Lemou, Assistant Coordinator, Testing Center & Early Intervention Services
Aida Diallo-Diagne, HOPWA Housing Coordinator
Alice Clomegah, Coordinator, Testing Center & Early Intervention Services
Alpha Kassogue, Health Educator/Medical Interpreter
Amadou Diao, Coordinator, Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative
Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy & Mobilization
Andrea Panjwani, Supervising Attorney
Bakary Tandia, Case Manager & Policy Advocate
Chitra Aiyar, Staff Attorney
Claudette Francois, Senior Case Manager
Coumba Gueye, HOPWA Housing Assistant
Daouda Ndiaye, Outreach Worker
Evariste Akpele, Family Case Manager
Fatou Diop, Community Liaison
Getachew Fikremariam, Paralegal & Client Advocate
Irma Jimenez, HOPWA Housing Assistant
Lillian Agyei, Testing Center Assistant
Mary Kay Jou, Family Social Worker
Mulusew Bekele, Director of Health Programs
Muna Hamouie, Administrator
Ndeye Gueye, Food Pantry Coordinator
Ndeye Diallo, Receptionist
Olubunmi Segun, Staff Attorney
Rokhaya Gueye, Testing Center Assistant
Sarah Park, Fiscal Manager
Sean Brennan, Assistant Director of Health Programs
Sharon Makoriwa, Development Associate
Sonia N'diaye, Medical Interpreter
Stephanie Kaplan, Communications Director
Sumaiya Ahmed, Paralegal
Tembeni Fazo, Peer Counselor
Willa Cochran, Family Case Manager
Yuliya Kalshteyn, ESOL Program Coordinator