Our clinic will be closed on Monday, January 20th, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Ali Balawi
Board Member
Ali Balawi is a community and patient advocate who works in the field of Children Behavioral Health. He is a founding member of Yansoon collective, an organization that has fundraised for Syrian and Yemeni refugees who have been displaced by war. He serves as the WCHC Board Chair and provides leadership and guidance to the organization.
Faisel Mohamed
Board Member
Faisel Mohamed is a community activist who is involved with numerous organizations in a variety of capacities. Currently, Faisel serves as the Chair of Community Affairs at the Yemeni American Political Action Committee in Hamtramck, Michigan. Prior to migrating to the United States, Faisel's previous work experience included nursing in multiple hospitals in Yemen and serving as the director of a health center there.
Malek Hussein
Board Vice President
Malek Hussein is a Hamtramck resident and business owner. He serves as a board member for the Hamtramck Zoning Appeal Board and for the WCHC Board.
Ramis Wadood
Board Chair
Ramis J. Wadood is an attorney and Skadden Fellow at the ACLU of Michigan, where he helps Michigan’s immigrant communities fight back against abusive law enforcement tactics. He is also the Co-Chair of the Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR) and serves on the Attorney Committee for American Citizens for Justice (ACJ).
Wilma Stringer
Board Treasurer
Before she retired, Wilma Stringer had worked in healthcare, investment banking, and fundraising. She has an interest in the financial and political effects of both health and healthcare disparities. Wilma would like to work with WCHC’s clients, volunteers, and staff to broaden our understanding of these problems, and possibly help design specific interventions.
Twanisha R. Glass
Board Member
There is a relatively small segment of leaders in the business world; individuals who seem able to build relationships, trust, and rapport with almost anyone, and then are able to broker the relationships and make connections between people, creating partnerships and alliances, and motivating forward momentum to ‘get things done.’ Twanisha Glass is one of those people, and getting things done and driving results through collaboration, partnerships, and relationships is what she is all about.
Dr. Rasheed Alahmad
Board Quality Chair
Dr. Rasheed Alahmad is a physician and a researcher. He grew up in Syria where he completed his medical education before moving to the U.S to persue academic excellence. Dr. Alahmad works as a post-doctoral research fellow at Wayne State University where he leads multiple projects on on refugees' mental health and the development of Augmented Reality Exposure Therapy (ARET).
Amena Ludi
Board Member
Amena Ludi is a board member at Wayne County Healthy Communities (WCHC). She has been involved at WCHC for a long period of time. She is also a student at Wayne State University, majoring in CIS.
Muhammad Nusair
Board Member
Muhammad Nusair is a Hamtramck resident and business owner. He is currently pursing a degree in computer science and aspires to help the community improve its technology. He is very passionate about the serving community and enjoys volunteering in his free time.