Stewardship Committee

The Stewardship Committee facilitates communications between Yale University, Griffin Hospital, and the PRC’s administrative core. It guides PRC operations related to the acquisition and allocation of resources; assessment of the Center’s performance; and decisions on key health priorities.

Committee Members

Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC)

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD
Principal Investigator
Director, Office of Public Health Practice, Yale School of Public Health
Director, Global Health Concentration, Yale School of Public Health

Kathleen O’Connor Duffany, PhD
Co-Director
Associate Research Scientist in Public Health, Yale School of Public Health
Director of Research and Evaluation, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement

Beth Patton Comerford, MS
Co-Director

Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD, MPH
Assistant Director, Evaluation and Research

Griffin Hospital

Patrick Charmel, FACHE
President and CEO

Todd Liu, JD, MHA
Vice President

Southern Connecticut State University

Sandra Bulmer, PhD, MS, CHES
Dean, School of Health and Human Services

Alycia Santilli, MSW
Director, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)