Board Of Trustees
Published Biographies
01King V. Cheek, BA, MA, JD, LLD, LHDChairman
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.
02A Li Song, MD (China), LAcPresident
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.
03Dr. 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.
04Dr. 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.
05Lesmah 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, The Paige Fraser Foundation (TPFF), 2017 – 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Dedicated to the Performing Arts and Wellness. COO/Treasurer, The Leslin Healthcare Leadership Foundation, Inc. (2019–Present).
06Rongmei 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.
07Xu Zeng Wu
Licensed Acupuncturist, New York. Professor, New York College of Health Professions.
08Edward Li
Assistant to the Chairman, Zhengzhou Yihe Hospital. Director, Commercial Asset Management & International Trade.
