"Bridging the Gaps had a huge impact ... When the summer began, we had a two-month waiting list for clients to receive services. With the help of the two Bridging the Gaps interns … we were able to completely erase that waiting list by the end of July."

BTG Community Preceptor

Richard J. Cohen, PhD, FACHE
President and CEO
Philadelphia Health Management Corporation

Ellen H. Funk
President
Ellen Funk and Associates

Diane Gass
President, Tenant Council
Norris Homes and Apartments

Jeane Ann Grisso, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine and Nursing
University of Pennsylvania

Dolores Reiley Hillas
Community Advocate

Willie D. Little, MSW
Program Director
Youth Emergency Service

Dale Mitchell
Independent Philanthropic Consultant

Martin P.S. Raniowski, MA (through 1/2011)
Director, Bureau of Health Planning
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Robert C. Richardson, M.A., M.Div. (start 2/2011)
Director, Bureau of Health Planning
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Estelle B. Richman
Chief Operating Officer
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Alexandra Samuels
Senior Analyst
Pembroke Philanthropy Advisors

Donald F. Schwarz, MD, MPH, MBA
Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity and Health Commissioner,
City of Philadelphia

Mary Scullion, RSM
Executive Director
Project H.O.M.E.

Walter Tsou, MD, MPH
Past President
American Public Health Association

Thomas Vernon, MD
Former Vice President
Merck Vaccine Division
Policy and Public Health Consultant

Frances Walker-Ponnie
Community Health Advocate

Dwayne Wharton, MEd
National Deputy Director
Friends of the Children

"BTG allowed me to experience health care from a different perspective, that of the patient. I witnessed the frustration of managing chronic illness on a daily basis, appreciated the courage needed to make meaningful changes for one's health, and the difficulty in making these choices without adequate support or resources …"

BTG Student Intern