Who We Are

The Wellness Collaborative, Inc. is an interdisciplinary collective working towards improved health and wellness in our local community, with a primary focus on the underserved and those experiencing disparate health outcomes.

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Our 4 Pillars

Collaboration
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Community First
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Ethno-Cultural Focus

Universal Humanity

Our Team

​Executive Directors

Jeanette Callahan, MD​
Co-Founder
President

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Karen Craddock, EdM, PhD​
Co-Founder
Vice President, Programs & Community Initiatives

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Dr. Fanta Atkinson, Ph.D., LMHC​
Chair of the Board of Directors

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Advisory Board

• ​Robin Reed, MD, MBA
• ​Beverly Williams
• ​Derrick Z. Jackson
• ​Turahn  Dorsey

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Derrick Z. Jackson, journalist for The Union of Concerned Scientists, Grist.org. and ESPN’s The Undefeated and board member of The American Prospect Magazine, Environmental Health News and Write Boston.

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Core Members

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Fanta Atkinson, Ph.D., LMHC
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​Affiliation-
Director, Center for Homicide Bereavement-Cambridge Health Alliance
 
Consultant/ Workshop Facilitator-Private Practice
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Richard Booth, Ph.D., LMHC
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Affiliations:
Clinician-Brown University Counseling Services

Board of Trustees Member-Village Green Virtual Charter School

Clinician/ Consultant/ Workshop Facilitator-Private Practice

Sadiq Bradford
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​Diversity & Inclusion/Compliance Operations Senior Administrator
Massachusetts Port Authority




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Daniel Callahan
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Multimedia artist, Designer & Filmmaker

danielcallahan.com

Steven Craddock
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​Managing Director
Economic Development, Diversity & Inclusion
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Councilman, Wampanoag Tribe Aquinnah

Jerel Ferguson
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​Education & Volunteer Coordinator
The Urban Farming Institute

urbanoutdoorsassociation.com

Ashleigh Gordon
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​Artistic/Executive Director
Castle of our Skins
www.castleskins.org

Fulani Haynes, RN
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​Chef
Fulani’s Kitchen

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Michelle Holmes, MD, Dr.PH.
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Xenia Johnson Bhembe, MD



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Ronald Lammy
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​eCaroh Consulting 

Sahar Lawrence


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Kai Long, MS SLP CCC, owner Speech-Language Pathologist
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​Long on Language
www.longonlanguage.com

Mary Ann Nelson, Esq.
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​Executive Director
Mission Hill Health Movement

Teresa Lammey



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Jeri Robinson
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​Retired VP,
Early Learning Initiatives
The Boston Children’s Museum
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Khalil Saddiq

​Racial Equity Consultant 
Founder, 901 Consulting 
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Brandon Sloan


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Gerta St. Fort


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Joyce Swagerty, M.Ed.

​Education Consultant
Your Fresh Horse
“live the learning life”
p: 781.862.5185 | e: [email protected] 

Irischa Valentin
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​Community Herbalist
De La Tierra Botanicals
https://www.facebook.com/delatierrabotanicals/
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Partners

Allen Callahan, PhD
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​Independent Scholar, International Workshop Leader and Creative Consultant.

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Elmer Freeman, MSW, PhD (c, ABD)

​Center for Community Health Education (CCHERS)
Northeastern University, MA

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