Our Staff

African Service Committee's staff and board members reflect the communities we serve, representing more than a twenty countries and speaking over twenty-five languages.

We possess diverse backgrounds and expertise in medicine and nursing, epidemiology and biostatistics, social work, law, education, policy advocacy and community organizing, program development and evaluation, development and communications. Together, our staff work to meet the changing needs of the African community and have remain a trusted partner to immigrant communities in the New York City and an ally to people living with HIV around the world.

Leadership

Asfaha Hadera, Founder 

Amanda Lugg / Mulusew Bekele, Co-Executive Director 

Nathalie Weeks, Senior Advisor

Staff

Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy and LGBTQ Programming

Mulusew Bekele, Director of Program Operations

Nathalie Weeks, Mental Health Counselor

Paola Roche, Chief Administrative Officer

Aida Diallo-Diagne, Director of Housing             

Afi Akakpo, COVID-19 Outreach Specialist

Chrystelle Ade Touvoli, Supervising Family Social Worker

Emily Goldberg, Health Education Officer

Halimatou Konte, Testing Center Coordinator                     

Ralford Goulbourne, Fiscal Manager 

Aminat Sabak, Director of Pro Bono and Legal Development 

William Pugliese, Supervising Attorney 

Corinne Donaldson, Senior Staff Attorney

Corinne Sweeney, Legal Advocate

David Corrigan, Legal Advocate 

Bath Bilissalou, Legal Advocate 

Patricia Vazquez, Law Graduate/ Legal Advocate 

Kelly Keown, Law Graduate/ Legal Advocate

Bobby Molano, Legal Advocate

Lucia della Paolera, DOJ Accredited Representative

Abdoul Nikiema, Fiscal Assistant

Adama Traore, Patient Navigator 

Adizatou Maiga, Family Case Manager

Ailsa Hoayek, Housing Placement Assistant 

Bineta Diouf, Case Manager

Carine Lagahi, Housing Placement Assistant

Danait Yemane, HIV Project Coordinator

Daouda Ndiaye, Patient Navigator

Emmanuel Ndabishuriye, Data Entry Specialist 

Ibrahima Sankare, Outreach and Testing Assistant

Issoumaila Zou, Testing & Outreach Assistant

Mada Sene, Family Case Manager

Rokhaya Gueye, Testing Center Assistant

Joseph Wilkenson, Peer Worker

Yacine Gassambe, Receptionist / Food Pantry Coordinator