by Samuel Eliacin

Interviews


  • Dr. Sandra Bonat, MD has over 27 years in the medical field. She is a Pediatrics Specialist in Huntington Station, New York. Bonat also works for VIP StarNETWORK an organization that helps to bring Covid-19 vaccines and other medical aide to communities in need.
  • Dr. Isma Chaudhry is a physician by profession. She is also co-chair of the Nassau Suffolk Health Equity Task Force. Chaudhry is the associate director at the Metropolitan Center for Sleep Medicine in Brooklyn, New York. She is an adjunct professor at Hofstra University in the Department of Health Sciences. She helped to bring Covid-19 vaccine education to the minority community.
  • Andy Decime is an Elmont resident and the owner of MOC Auto Center in Mineola. He has contracted Covid-19 twice. Decime explains how Covid-19 affected him.
  • Shiela George 43, from Uniondale is a mother of two. She is a performance professional and corporate trainer. In her interview George goes over her experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo Credit: Shiela George's Linkedin profile.
  • Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor at Hofstra University, in the master of public health and community health programs. She is a former deputy director at the New York City Department of Health. She provides insight on the struggles that people in the black and brown community faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo Credit: Hofstra University Faculty Profile. 

Dr. Tarika James, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers. Her specialty is in family and preventive medicine. Photo Credit: Lifqhc.com

  • Colin Johnson 55, is a local resident that visited one of Perfecting Faith Church's Covid-19 vaccination events. He is in construction and struggled with different illnesses throughout the years. Johnson felt that it was a no-brainer to get his booster shot when he was able to receive it.
  • Deborah Payton-Jones is a recently retired administrator for the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is a board member for Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York. She helped to bring Covid-19 vaccines and tests to the minority community. Payton-Jones and her church partnered up with Northwell Health and VIP StarNETWORK to make this happen.
  • Francisco Moreno 35, is a Uniondale, New York resident. He is a traveling claims adjustor. Moreno was in Westchester, New York when the first Covid-19 case was reported in New York State.
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Josiah Pierre 30, is a petty officer for the United States Navy. He is a father of two and an Elmont resident. Pierre gives his perspective as a father and member of the armed forces. 

  • Dr. Chanapong Rojanaworait is a doctor of dental surgery with a Ph.D. in Public Health. He also has an MPH in health system development. Rojanaworait has been an epidemiology professor since 2013. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Health Professions at Hofstra University. Photo Credit: Hofstra MHP Newsletter