Board of Trustees
King V. Cheek, BA, MA, JD, LLD, LHD
Chairman
Former President, Shaw University
Former President, Morgan State University
Former President, Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities
Former President, New York College of Health Professions
A Li Song, MD (China), LAc
President
MD, Henan Medical University (People's Republic of China)
Former Dean, Graduate School of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, New York College of Health Professions
Vice President of Spinal Professional Committee of World Federation Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Served as Senior Judge of Academic Professional Title Committee of Spinal Health Professional Committee of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Licensed Acupuncturist, New York State
Dr. Rumei Yuan, MS, Ph.D, MD
Former Associate Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmic Consultants, PC.
Former Associate Ophthalmologist, Raymond Fong, PC
Former Research Associate, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Senior Medical Officer, Navy Reserve, Captain
Herman Seager Award winner, 1990
Former Research Fellow, Emory University of Medicine
Former Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control
Dr. Linda Lombardi, PhD, LHD
Senior Executive for Care Experience, Staff Engagement & Patient/Family Experience
Facility Representative, Corporate Steering Committee – Health Care Fellowship Program for Emerging Leaders
Executive Sponsor, Patient Experience Value Stream – Lean Principles for Hospital-Wide Process Improvement
Senior Leader, Joint Labor Management Committee; Lead, Culture of Wellness Program
Associate Executive Director, NYC Health + Hospitals | Bellevue Hospital Center (2003–2013)
Executive Administration – Clinical Services including Critical Care, Maternal Child Health, Perioperative Services, Surgical Services, and Neonatal Care
Executive Project Manager, Consolidation of Metropolitan Hospital Center into South Manhattan HealthCare Network
Executive Sponsor, Vermont/Oxford Quality Improvement Consortium for Neonatal Care (NICQ-9)
Senior Administrator, Bellevue Center of Excellence in Obesity and Weight Management
Lesmah J. Fraser, MPS, LFACHE, NHA, NYAM Fellow
30+ Years of Leadership in Public and Private New York City Healthcare Systems
Administrative Leader across Ambulatory Care, Inpatient Services, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Services, Facilities, and Fiscal Management
Healthcare Faculty, University-Level Health Services Management
Expertise in Operational & Strategic Planning, Project Management, Lean & Six Sigma Process Improvement
Founder, TPFF (2017) – 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Dedicated to the Performing Arts and Wellness
COO/Treasurer, The Leslin Healthcare Leadership Foundation, Inc. (2019–Present)
Rongmei Xu, MS
Finance Professor of Henan University of Economics and Law
Chairperson and Principal, Henan Sino Education Training School
Executive Vice-Chairperson, Henan Shanfuyuan Aging Foundation
Xu Zeng Wu
Licensed Acupuncturist, New York
Professor, New York College of Health Professions
Edward Li
Assistant to the Chairman, Zhengzhou Yihe Hospital
Director, Commercial Asset Management & International Trade