Jennifer Kelly is the Director of Healthy Chelsea. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience working in the mental health and substance use disorder fields. With a passion for those most in need, Jen has driven the work of the Coalition toward greater impact Read More...

With undergraduate and graduate degrees in marketing from Babson College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in hand, Ron Fishman joined the Peace Corps’ Small Business Development Program and was sent to Pasto, Colombia. It was there that his passion for working with the Latino population Read More...

Yasmine Hung is the Youth Substance Use Prevention Coordinator for the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Program, the nation’s leading effort to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use. She has extensive public health experience, with a focus on community health, conducting outreach, providing education... Read More...

Yahya Noor moved to the United States from Somalia more than two decades ago. He has a strong commitment and connection to Chelsea, the community where he works and lives. Yahya manages the Our Chelsea MA portal for Healthy Chelsea and works as a Somali and May-Maay medical interpreter at MGH Read More...

Amy Izen, M.S., CCC-SLP, has a decade of experience working as a bilingual speech-language pathologist at MGH Chelsea. She is committed to providing services that help children reach their communicative potential in the context of their linguistically and culturally diverse families and communities Read More...

With undergraduate and graduate degrees in Exercise and Health Sciences from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Tatiana has experience in healthcare and working with diverse populations. Tatiana is the Regional Community Engagement Manager and in collaboration with coalition members and partners, Read More...

Aminah is a graduate of Framingham State University’s coordinated program in dietetics. She has a background in clinical and community nutrition. Aminah has worked as a group facilitator and nutrition counselor to provide up to date nutrition information while addressing physical activity, barriers to change, and self-esteem. Her teaching methods emphasize mindful eating and Read More...

Carolina joined Healthy Chelsea as a FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Member in August 2022 as an educator on topics related to nutritional food, food systems, and natural sciences to the Mary C. Burke Elementary school communities. They work throughout the cafeteria, classroom, and garden spaces to involve Read More...

Krystal Mellonakos-Garay is the Regional Coordinator of the MassCALL3 Youth Substance Use Prevention grant serving the communities of Chelsea, Revere, and Saugus. The goal of this collaborative grant is to prevent first time use of substances among young people. She has an undergraduate degree in International Read More...

Emma Bobo is one of our current FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Members serving with Healthy Chelsea since August 2023. She works with second-grade students as a food educator in the classroom, school gardens, and after-school programs. In class, she explores plant sciences, Read More...

Ngakay currently serves as a FoodCorps AmeriCorps service member at the Sokolowski and Hooks elementary schools in Chelsea, doing hands-on activities about gardening, making food, and building community with 2nd graders. They come to this work because they deeply believe in the Read More...