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Shirley Coleman Hensford Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff62a9dc539886ec4f0e745/1614017560557-X5ICHJUUEL54KPGKGU8R/pela.jpg Our Team at Heart To Heart Empowerment - PELA SELENE TERRY Treasurer Pela joined the Board as a founding director in November 2011. She leverages non-profit leadership and organizational development experience in her board of director role from a diverse array of management experiences spanning from 1990 to the present. She has worked in education, health, and human services leadership roles overseeing program development and operations, organizational development, revenue diversification, compliance, and quality improvement, and performance outcomes. Pela has directly and indirectly volunteered in nonprofit governance for a variety of non-profits since 1992. Pela currently serves as the Executive Director of Atlantic Street Center in Seattle, WA. Prior, she served in Chief and Corporate Compliance Officer roles at various Hudson Valley (NYS) nonprofit organizations. Pela feels that her calling is to support individuals who are at-risk, traditionally marginalized, and most vulnerable. Pela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Spanish from Coe College, a Bachelor of Science degree in biology/health sciences from Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL). Pela continued her education with a focus in human services administration at The College of New Rochelle where she earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA.) degree in 2014. Dr. Terry conducted dissertation research on executive succession planning for nonprofits to complete her Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Executive Leadership at St. John Fisher College in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff62a9dc539886ec4f0e745/1614034506645-4XNJBH4M03U88N64I0NN/anne_marie_gecco.jpg Our Team at Heart To Heart Empowerment - Anne Marie Greco Director Anne Marie Greco joined the Board of Directors in the spring of 2012. She is currently Director of Global Medical Affairs for Early Portfolio, encompassing clinical development and research in dermatology with biologic therapies and in rare diseases. In her roles during >15 years in the pharmaceutical industry within medical affairs, she collaborated with experts and researchers internationally and locally across multiple disease areas. Prior to this, she practiced in Critical Care as a Clinical Manager at the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and was on faculty teaching pharmacology for Columbia, NYU and Hunter nursing and Cornell physician’s assistant programs. Through Healing the Children, Anne Marie made 5 medical missions to St Petersburg, Russia to work at patients’ bedside with cardiac surgeons and cardiologists to educate and counsel on current practice standards while modifying them within the confines of their resources. Interacting with healthcare practitioners and caring for patients from very diverse backgrounds and cultures have provided the opportunity to learn and to address and navigate these differences in administering care and researching new therapies. Anne Marie holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy as well as a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University, College of Pharmacy (now Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff62a9dc539886ec4f0e745/1614036447436-ST4A9Y77HHHAZV89DMXN/jacqueline.jpg Our Team at Heart To Heart Empowerment - JACQUELINE ESTUPIÑAN Director Jacqueline Estupiñan worked in healthcare for more than 15 years before discovering her true passion as an educator. Jackie holds a Bachelors of Psychology degree from Hunter College, and is presently pursuing a Masters in Adolescent Education at Pace University. Jackie has always loved working with children of all ages, and is currently teaching science at a middle school in Brooklyn. She finds it challenging, yet rewarding, as she explores a myriad of ways to bring science lessons to life through fun and games. Jackie has been on the Board of Directors since 2017. In addition, she volunteers at her church and for her teen-age son’s school activities. In her leisure, she participates in health walks – especially for breast cancer, and she enjoys kickboxing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff62a9dc539886ec4f0e745/1614036712066-T1JP4K3J4JNU9B7ALXOQ/dawn.jpg Our Team at Heart To Heart Empowerment - Dawn Marie Stull Board Secretary Dawn Marie joined the Board of Directors in the spring of 2012. She is currently a Global Scientific Director at Takeda Oncology. Previous to working for Takeda she worked as a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. While working in healthcare in New York City Dawn Marie interacted with patients and caregivers from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Dawn Marie holds a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. In addition she completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and an Oncology Specialty Residency at the University of Maryland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff62a9dc539886ec4f0e745/1614036307147-GWDF0XYSVARGLFIDC9QF/david.jpg Our Team at Heart To Heart Empowerment - David Shamoon Technology Advisor David Shamoon has held leadership positions in both the private and public sectors, focusing on innovation, technology, and business strategy. He is currently Manager of Operations at the New York City School Construction Authority where his emphasis is on using technology to streamline processes for regulatory review and approval. 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