Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (EC) is the central governing body of the REACH Center and is composed of the Core Directors, Co-Directors (including Administrative Core Co-Directors who serve as liaisons to the other Cores), and representatives of each of the collaborating institutions.

Administrative Core

Susan Anenberg

Center and Core Director | Professor and Chair, Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University

Gaige Kerr

Center & Core Co-Director | Assistant Research Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University

Cindy Liu

Core Co-Director & liaison to the Developmental Core for infectious disease research | Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University

Janet Phoenix

Core Co-Director & liaison to the Community Engagement Core | Assistant Research Professor, Health Policy and Management, George Washington University

Developmental Core

Rachel Clark

Core Co-Director | Director of Policy & Engagement, Climate and Health Institute, George Washington University

Bob Orttung

Core Director | Research Professor, International Affairs, George Washington University

Community Engagement Core

Maria Harris

Core Co-Director | Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund

Sarah Vogel

Core Director | Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, Environmental Defense Fund

Exposure Assessment Core

Daniel Tong

Core Director | Associate Professor, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, George Mason University

Joseph Wilkins

Core Co-Director | Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Science, Howard University

Institutional Representatives

Osinachi Ajoku

Community Engagement Core Co-Investigator | Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Science, Howard University

Kate Applebaum

Director of Research Project 2 | Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University

Lucas Henneman

Director of Research Project 1 | Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, George Mason University

Lauren Johnson

Community Engagement Core Co-Investigator | Senior Analyst, Equity and Climate Justice, Environmental Defense Fund