ABOUT US
The New York School-Based Health Foundation grew out of the former NYS Coalition for School Based Health Centers, which was re-branded as an affiliate of the National School Based Health Alliance and is now recognized as the New York School-Based Health Alliance. Complementing the member and advocacy focus of the Alliance, the Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit arm with a broad mission of education, research and support for the growth and expansion of SBHCs, as well as improving access for all children and youth statewide.
OUR MISSION
To fund education and research endeavors in an effort to both increase public understanding of the School-based model and to improve the quality of our School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs).
Improve access to comprehensive primary care for all children and youth statewide, including medical, mental, oral, and community health services, through high-quality program delivery in partnership with the NYSBH Alliance.
Promote the growth and expansion of School-based Health Centers across New York State.
Interested in board service at the Foundation?
Contact us at media@nysbhfoundation.org or call 518-217-5588 to discuss board service for this organization.
staff
Lisa Perry, MBA, MPP
NYSBHF Manager
Ms. Perry is a consultant with extensive executive experience in health care performance improvement. Her work focuses on data-driven innovation in patient services and operations. As
Principal of Morningside Health Strategies, recent engagements include fund development and project management for multiple programs of the New York School-Based Health Foundation; FQHC operational assessment; team-based care optimization; software evaluation &; data strategy design.
Prior to this, Ms. Perry served at the Community Health Care Association of NY State (CHCANYS) from 2008 -2019. As Sr. Vice President of Quality & Technology Initiatives she raised funds to triple the staff providing technical assistance and training to New York State’s 70+ Federally Qualified Health Centers. Key accomplishments while at CHCANYS included implementation of the Center for Primary Care Informatics, a statewide population health management system, and the founding of a HRSA-funded Health Center Controlled Network.
Sarah Goldberg, MPH
Associate Director
Sarah C. Goldberg’s 15+ years of public health experience has focused on building collaboration opportunities and bringing like-minded people and projects together. She is passionate about clear, thoughtful, equity-focused communications, data-driven outreach projects, and finding ways to increase efficiencies. Most recently, she directed a housing support program via NYC Health + Hospitals and served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner in the NYC Health Department’s Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention Program where she oversaw data and reporting as well as both internal and external communications. She previously worked for the DOHMH’s Office of School Health School-based Health Center Reproductive Health Project and at a Bronx public school, running and supporting health education and community programming.
She is excited to now support school-based health centers across the state. She lives in the Bronx with her husband and daughter.
Megan Spinella
Media & Engagement Manager
Megan is a graduate of Georgetown University with a BA in Global Health and Justice and a minor in Disability Studies. She is currently in the process of acquiring her Master of Public Health degree at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Megan's main research and professional interests lie at the intersection of health and inequality. Prior to joining the Foundation, Megan worked at Cancer Study Group, a cancer navigation start-up partnering directly with employers and labor unions to help their patients receive better quality care. Megan began as an associate and worked up to the position of manager, managing all external affairs in the pursuit of serving more patients. She previously worked for RCM of Washington, a DC disability services provider. There she ran the organization's social media, assisted with curriculum development and the creation of policy briefs, and worked directly supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities.