Kathleen Berroth has spent the majority of her career balancing her interests in Asia, business and social entrepreneurship. After receiving her BA in Japanese Studies from Wellesley College, Kathleen spent a summer in South Africa working on a consulting project related to field research on and development of a microfinance program for Create Africa South. Afterward, she moved to Hong Kong for two years to teach at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on the Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship, study Mandarin Chinese, and volunteer for Legislator Emily Lau. In 2008, Kathleen received her MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, and now works in Healthcare Equity Capital Markets at Barclays Capital. Kathleen is frequently involved in Team in Training endurance events and enjoys photography, travel and meeting new and interesting people. Kathleen is excited to bring her love of Asia, her business acumen and her dedication to unique solutions to social issues to her service to Roots of Health. Kathleen is currently serving as Secretary of the Board of Directors.

Radha Chaurushiya is an associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where she focuses on transportation and infrastructure finance, particularly in the aviation space.  Prior to joining Goldman, Radha worked in economic policy research at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, and the Center for American Progress, a public policy think tank, conducting research on monetary policy, financial markets, and developing economies.  Radha earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Wellesley College and her MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. 

Marty Dewees is Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Vermont Department of Social Work. Marty received a master’s degree in counseling in 1974 and completed a master’s degree in social work in 1985 from Adelphi University’s Vermont-based program. She became a staff social worker at Vermont State Hospital in 1985 and stayed until 1988 when she became clinical supervisor for Spectrum, Inc., a youth agency in Burlington, VT. Beginning her doctoral studies at SUNY Albany in 1990, she returned to the State Hospital to be Chief of Social Work Services for the following five years. When she completed her PhD she joined the University of Vermont faculty in the Department of Social Work. Her scholarly interests remain closely related to mental health, disability practice, global human rights, contemporary theory, and the interface of the mental health system and the domestic and sexual violence system.  At UVM she taught generalist practice, mental health, assessment, and interdisciplinary practice. She is author of varied book reviews, book chapters, juried journal articles, and Contemporary Social Work Practice, published in 2006, a textbook designed for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students in clinical practice. She continues to work at UVM with social work students on a part-time basis in the Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals (VT-ILEHP), a program designed to build systems capacity for those working with children who have or are at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

She lives in North Ferrisburgh, Vermont with her husband and frequently receives her four children, their spouses, and her five grandchildren.

Rachel Hart joined the Open Society Institute’s Office of Communications in January 2008. Based in New York, Rachel amplifies the work of the network and its grantees through media outreach, publications, and web initiatives. In her role as communications coordinator, Rachel trains staff throughout the network and at grantee organizations on developing strategic communications plans, working with journalists, and making open society issues accessible to a broad range of audiences. Prior to joining the Open Society Institute, Rachel spent five years with the American Civil Liberties Union where she coordinated the ACLU’s communications efforts related to reproductive rights. Rachel is a 2002 cum laude graduate of Wellesley College.

Sabrina Hermosilla, MIA, MPH, MS, is the Assistant Director of Columbia University’s International Family AIDS Program.  Her international experience began during elementary school when she studied abroad in Germany.  During her studies at Colgate University in International Relations she had the opportunity to live and study in China, Russia, and Nepal.  After completing her BA studies she went on to serve with AmeriCorps in the South Bronx, New York as a high school English as a Second Language Program Coordinator and Teacher, successfully creating and ensuring the sustainability of the entire English as a Second Language program for immigrant students in the school.  In 2003, Sabrina returned to Chile to complete the requirements for her dual citizenship and gain more formal international program evaluation experience working with physically and mentally challenged children homes.  Her most recent studies at Columbia University (MIA, MPH) have cemented her dedication to working with underserved populations around the world, work that she continues through her research interests and programmatic work with the International Family AIDS Program. Sabrina is currently serving as President of the Board of Directors.

Suneeta Kaimal is Deputy Director of the Revenue Watch Institute, a non-profit policy organization promoting transparent, accountable and effective management of natural resources for public benefit. Prior to joining Revenue Watch, Suneeta was founder of the New York office of the Brussels-based International Association for Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR International), the operational arm of a research program based at Harvard University. At HPCRI, Suneeta led the development of peace-building initiatives in partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Commission, directed research, and conducted policy assessment missions to countries like Sierra Leone, Burundi, and Nepal. Suneeta formerly worked at Human Rights Watch in the Legal and Policy Office and has held various consultancies with the UN, research institutions such as the National Human Rights Institute in Bangalore, and supporting civil society organizations. She has a B.A. from Duke University (where she was a Hart Fellow), and an M.A. in International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Suneeta is currently serving as Treasurer of the Board of Directors.

Lee Stasiulis has 9 years of professional experience in areas of fundraising, nonprofit management, nonprofit marketing, event planning, policy program design, and board development. She earned her Master's in Public Administration with a specialty in Management and Public Policy in May of 2009 from New York University.  She received her Bachelor’s of Arts and Science in Philosophy from Southern Methodist University. She is actively involved in major gifts fundraising, community health initiatives with New York Women’s Agenda and serves as a Regional Board Member to Indego Africa, a nonprofit focused on economic sustainability for the women of Rwanda. She is a member of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and has served as a Panelist at NYU’s Philanthropic Boot Camp for the last two years. Lee is currently serving as the Director of Annual Giving at American Red Cross in Greater New York. In her role as Director of Annual Giving, she has developed and implemented many new initiatives to enhance major gift donor involvement through marketing, relationship development, events, etc. for the achievement of the organization’s goals. As a fundraiser and nonprofit advocate, Lee is constantly seeking creative ways to foster a dynamic learning environment and to promote high quality care and continuous improvement for those most in need in New York and throughout the world.

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