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Meet the NPHP Staff
Claudia L. Menashe, MSW, MPH
Project Director, National Public Health Partnership CMenashe@nationalhealthmuseum.org
As Project Director for the National Public
Health Partnership, Claudia Menashe is responsible for the
development, organization, and implementation of the project.
Claudia is a health communications and service-oriented professional
with more than 10 years of experience in public health, social
work, communications, partnership development, and strategic
planning. Prior to joining the staff at the National Health
Museum, she served as Vice President of Media Group, Inc.,
a leading health communications firm, where she was responsible
for managing multi-million dollar health communication projects
for a variety of clients, including federal agencies such
as NIH. Claudia received her master’s degrees in social
work and in public health at Boston University, and while
doing so interned at an inner city public high school and
at a public access television station. Prior to her graduate
work in Boston, Claudia worked at the American Psychological
Association on a violence prevention project, and at the Arlington
Hospital for an outpatient health and nutrition program. Claudia
is from Brooklyn, NY where she had her first experience as
a museum employee while working in the public relations department
at the Brooklyn Museum, a lucky temporary placement in walking
distance to her home.
J. Mark Dunham
President, National Health Museum and Senior Advisor,
National Public Health Partnership
mdunham@nationalhealthmuseum.org
As President of the National Health Museum,
J. Mark Dunham is responsible for providing senior leadership
and strategic direction on all Museum programs and projects.
Mark has been involved with the development of the Museum
for seven years, and has worked on a wide array of Museum
efforts including strategic planning, site acquisition, advocacy
and development. Mark’s background is in public affairs,
legislative policy, and non-profit development. Prior to his
work with the Museum, he served as Vice President of a Capitol
Hill public affairs firm that specializes in work on behalf
of non-profit social service groups and institutions. In addition,
he served as the legislative coordinator for a major Washington,
D.C. law firm, Senior Legislative Aide to United States Senator
J. Bennett Johnston (D-LA), and staff assistant to United
States Senator Russell B. Long (D-LA). Mark is a graduate
of Louisiana State University with a BA in Political Science.
Nancy Alfred Persily, MPH
National Public
Health Partnership Strategic Consultant
Nancy Alfred Persily has a distinguished record
with 30 years of leadership in the fields of medical education,
public health, health care administration, and elder care.
She has played an active role in planning and developing programs
at public health and medical schools, as well as academic
medical centers and teaching hospitals. Nancy currently is
the Assistant Provost at the University of Albany, SUNY, and
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Service Associate
Professor in its School of Public Health. Prior to joining
the faculty at Albany, she has held faculty positions at five
universities, three medical schools, and three schools of
public health, including The George Washington University.
As president of her own consulting company, Nancy directed
planning studies for medical schools and a variety of health
care facilities, and advised a number of state and federal
agencies on eldercare perinatal addiction, health workforce
issues and books on various healthcare issues. In addition.
In addition, she has authored several articles, chapters and
books on various healthcare issues, including eldercare and
integrated delivery systems. Nancy earned a BS from Cornell
University and a MPH from Yale University School of Medicine,
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Karyn Butts
NHM Intern
Karyn Butts joins the National Health Museum team as an intern,
working on projects such as the National Public Health Partnership,
Web site content development, museum communications and event
planning. Karyn is currently a graduate student at the George
Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
where she is pursuing her interests in health promotion and
communications. Her prior experience in the field includes
serving as director of public education for a biomedical research
and advocacy organization and as managing editor of Hearing
Health, a consumer magazine for individuals with hearing loss.
She received a B.A. in French from Kenyon College in Gambier,
Ohio, and returned to her hometown of Washington, D.C., to
begin a career working for health-related not-for-profit organizations.
Following her passion for community service, Karyn joined
AmeriCorps in 2000 and spent a year building houses in Americus,
Georgia, as a full-time construction volunteer with the local
chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
Erica Pearson
NHM Intern
epearson@nationalhealthmuseum.org
Erica Pearson joins the National Health Museum as an intern.
During her time at the NHM she will collaborate on several
projects including the new Rapid Response Network, the National
Public Health Partnership, conference planning, Web site content
development, and communications. Erica is a student at George
Washington University where she is working towards her Masters
of Public Health in Health Promotion. She is a graduate of
St. Mary’s College of Maryland where she studied biology.
After graduation, Erica pursued her love of biology in a position
with Human Genome Sciences (HGS) in Rockville, MD. After working
in the lab at HGS, she decided to follow her long-time dream
of working overseas. In 2000 Erica joined the Peace Corps
as a volunteer in Ecuador. While in Ecuador, she worked with
an indigenous community on several projects including health
campaigns, women’s banks, family nutrition, and health
education classes. Erica is thrilled to be back in the States
and pursuing a career in public health promotion. She is exited
to join the team and looks forward to great things at the
NHM.
Kunal Mitra
NHM Intern
Kunal Mitra serves as an intern for the National Health Museum. While interning with NHM, Kunal will be working on projects involving the National Public Health Partnership, Web site content development, research, and the NHM contact management system. Kunal is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia, where he studied economics, political science, and microbiology. Through experiences studying and volunteering in Kenya and India during his undergraduate career, Kunal discovered a passion for medicine and public health, which he hopes to pursue through a joint degree program in medicine and health policy at Duke University in 2005. His interest in volunteerism and health programs for children has been realized during his work with youths, both in his own community in Athens, Georgia through the Boys and Girls Club and as distant as Nairobi, Kenya at an AIDS orphanage. Kunal is eager to contribute to the NHM, especially its role as a resource for health education, so that younger pre-medical and health sciences students can benefit from the project.
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