Meet the Community Affairs Team
Faculty and Staff
Melissa Baiyewu
- Program Manager, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Melissa Baiyewu
Languages
- English
Biography
Melissa Baiyewu oversees initiatives designed to improve population health outcomes and address community health needs for children, youth and families in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She manages health promotion and disease prevention programs and leads strategic initiatives around building collaborative partnerships and improving advocacy efforts to reduce disparities and advance health equity. Email Melissa Baiyewu.
Alicia Bowyer
- Community Education Specialist, School Partnerships
Alicia Bowyer
Languages
- English
Biography
Alicia Bowyer, MPH, coordinates opportunities and resources for collaboration and partnership around school health within Children’s National and across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. She also supports community health improvement strategy efforts related to employment and youth engagement.
Lin Chun-Seeley
- Program Lead, Youth Engagement
Lin Chun-Seeley
Languages
- English
Lin Chun-Seeley works in the Child Health Advocacy Institute.
Julia DeAngelo
- Program Manager, School Strategies
Julia DeAngelo
Languages
- English
Biography
Julia DeAngelo, M.P.H., collaborates with Children's National staff to plan, implement, evaluate and sustain data-driven school-friendly programs in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She also supports advocacy and population health improvement efforts, including the implementation of the Community Health Improvement Plan where she serves as co-lead for the Early Childhood Education workgroup.
Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD, MPhil
- Medical Director, Community Affairs and Population Health
- Pediatrician
Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD, MPhil
Locations
Departments
Desiree de la Torre
- Director, Community Affairs & Population Health Improvement
Desiree de la Torre
Languages
- English
Biography
Desiree de la Torre is the Director of Community Affairs and Population Health Improvement and she leads the organization’s population health improvement planning process, including support for community-based organizations, health equity, and compliance with federal community benefit regulations.
Tesa White
- Program Manager, Community Benefit
Tesa White
Languages
- English
Biography
Tesa White manages the Community Benefit Program. The program demonstrates the hospital’s investment in the local, regional, and national community though programs and activities that provide treatment or promote health and healing in response to an identified community health need. Email Tessa White.