African Service's staff and board members reflect the communities we serve, representing more than a twenty countries and speaking over twenty-five 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  
Aida Diallo-Diagne, HOPWA Housing Coordinator 
Alice Clomegah, Coordinator, Testing Center & Early Intervention Services

Alizata Traore, Family Case Manager

Amadou Diao, Coordinator, Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative 
Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy & Mobilization

Amy Kaiman, ESOL Program Coordinator

Andrea Panjwani, Supervising Attorney 
Bakary Tandia, Case Manager & Policy Advocate

Carlos Camilo, Testing Center Assistant

Chitra Aiyar, Staff Attorney

Christine Chiu, Legal Fellow

Claire R. Thomas, Staff Attorney

Mulusew Bekele, Director of Health Programs 
Muna Hamouie, Administrator 
Ndeye Gueye, Food Pantry Coordinator
Olubunmi Segun, Staff Attorney

Rokhaya Gueye, Testing Center Assistant

Saba Bekele, Testing Center Assistant
Sarah Park, Fiscal Manager
Sonia N'diaye, Medical Interpreter

Simone Burrell, Data Entry Specialist
Stephanie Kaplan, Communications Director
Sumaiya Ahmed, Paralegal
Tembeni Fazo, Peer Counselor

Theodora Diwouta, Health Educator/Medical Interpreter 
Willa Cochran, Family Case Manager

Wike Diallo, Receptionist

Yvonne Mbewe-Palmer, Supervising Family Case Manager