SOUTH FLORIDA – We’re excited to share an replace relating to the management of the Jamaica Diaspora Well being and Wellness Process Drive (JDHWTF). Dr. Angela Wright and Dr. Ena Wanliss have been appointed as Co-Chairs of the duty pressure.
Dr. Wright has beforehand served as Vice Chair alongside Dr. Fray, who led the duty pressure for the previous three years. Fray concluded her tenure on the finish of November 2024. We are going to miss her invaluable contribution to JDTAN, and we prolong our greatest needs for her success in her future endeavors.
Dr. Angela Wright
Wright is a researcher, clinician, and educator with a Physician of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing from Barry College in Miami, Florida. Her analysis targeted on Rising Adults (ages 18-25) who have been born with HIV and reside in South Florida. She can also be board-certified as a Household Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) by the American Nurse Credentialing Middle (ANCC).
Dr. Wright started her healthcare profession within the early Nineteen Nineties, offering care and help for older adults. This expertise ignited her ardour for nursing and her dedication to excellence. She earned her Affiliate of Arts diploma from Broward Neighborhood School in 1998 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Florida Worldwide College (FIU) in 2000. Whereas at FIU, she was energetic within the Scholar Nurses Affiliation, serving as Treasurer and representing the affiliation at each state and nationwide ranges.
Dr. Wright joined the Jackson Well being System (JHS) as a nurse intern in the summertime of 2000 and has continued her profession with the group for over 24 years. She has served in varied roles, together with as a important care nurse in a number of items, and is at the moment the Scientific Nurse Educator on the Medical Intermediate Care Unit (MIMCU).
Dr. Wright has additionally labored as a instructor at Keiser College, South College, and Capscare Academy. She enjoys serving to nursing college students prepare for jobs in healthcare.
Dr. Wright Profession Profile
Initially from Jamaica, Dr. Wright migrated to the USA in 1990. She attended Denham City Secondary Faculty, EXED Neighborhood School, and The School of Arts, Science & Know-how (CAST) in Jamaica. She was a member of the Bethune Avenue Holiness Christian Church earlier than shifting to the U.S. Wright joined the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Motion Community (JDTAN) in 2022. She has helped with many job forces and committees. Her work helps the expansion and improvement of Jamaica.
Dr. Ena Wanliss
Dr. Ena Wanliss not too long ago joined JDTAN. She is worked up about her position as Co-Chair. Dr. Wanliss desires her colleagues’ help to make the Well being & Wellness Process Drive profitable. She has 20 years of expertise with the CDC Division of Most cancers Prevention and Management. Total, she has over 35 years within the public well being discipline.
Enthusiastic about enhancing well being alternatives inside her neighborhood and empowering people, Dr. Wanliss devoted her profession to public well being. Earlier than becoming a member of the CDC, she labored for the American Most cancers Society at each nationwide and division ranges, specializing in elevating consciousness about breast, cervical, colorectal, and tobacco-related cancers.
Dr. Wanliss has labored with many teams as a frontrunner. She has helped the CDC enhance well being for weak communities each within the U.S. and around the globe. She has been an distinctive mentor, fostering the event of future CDC leaders.
Persevering with Management
We’re additionally thrilled that Dr. Dahlia Blake will proceed her position as Vice Chair. Dr. Blake is a devoted philanthropist who excels in her initiatives. We’re additionally proud to announce that Dr. Dorothy Brown has been appointed as the brand new Vice Chair. She is a long-time member of the Well being Process Drive. She seems ahead to serving on this position and giving again to Jamaica.
JDTAN is worked up about this information. They consider the brand new leaders will preserve offering nice service to the neighborhood, the Well being & Wellness Process Drive, its companions, and its members.
