Leadership Team
Brooklyn Perinatal Network is led by a dedicated team of public health professionals committed to maternal and child health equity in Brooklyn.
Executive Leadership
Ngozi N. Moses, MSc
Executive Director & Founder
Ms. Moses' professional training includes the areas of Pharmacist, Public Health Inspector, Epidemiologist, and Community Health Specialist. She is one of the founding members of the Caribbean Women's Health Association as well as a founding member of the New York City 1985 Prenatal Care Steering Committee, a watchdog advocacy group responsible for city and state focus on the high infant mortality in New York City.
In 1988, she became the Founding Executive Director of the Brooklyn Perinatal Network to promote family health with the focus being "to promote good birth outcomes for community women at risk and prevention/reduction of infant death."
Her philosophy, "I cannot be well if my environment is unhealthy, therefore I have no choice but to work to improve my environment, wherever I find myself," is one that she clearly takes literally in her personal role as activist, mother to her three children, and professional role as Director of the Brooklyn Perinatal Network for more than the past ten years.
Ms. Moses has received numerous awards for leadership, dedication, and service from the YWCA, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, the Caribbean Women's Association, and Parent's Association.
Denise West
Deputy Executive Director
Denise West has been working in the health and social service community for twenty-five years. She entered the social service field starting as a clinical counselor for the Addiction Research and Treatment Corp. In 1985, while working at the Community Health Care Network, she became a founding member of the Brooklyn Comprehensive Perinatal Taskforce. She joined the staff of Brooklyn Perinatal Network in 1990 as Assistant Director. Ms. West has worked in various management capacities within the organization. Two former positions were Coordinator of Specialty Care Services and Community Relations Project Coordinator. Currently, she holds the position of Deputy Director — responsible for program development and administration, contract negotiations, evaluation and needs analysis, marketing and public promotion activities, and community collaborations.
Executive Board
Bettie Mays
Chairperson & Treasurer
Darren James
Secretary
Xamayla Rose-Persadi
Member
Alyssa Aguilera
Member
Management Team
Ruqayyah Collins
Doula Coordinator — Birth & Postpartum Doula Service
Office: 718-643-8258 | Cell: 909-884-9766
Shaqwanda Everett
Program Manager — Social Care Network
Office: 718-637-0715 | Cell: 929-884-0900
Michael Hutchinson
Program Office Manager — Certified Application Counselors & BCC Programs
Office: 718-643-8258 Ext. 18 | Cell: 929-271-4434
Melissa Mates
Program Manager — Maternal Child Health Program
Office: 718-643-8258 Ext. 28 | Cell: 929-448-7664