Serving Those Who Serve Board of Directors   

Dr. Richard Brown MD – Chairman of the Board    Dr. Brown is an integrative psychiatrist in private practice and a professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Brown is an expert in psychopharmacology and also teaches breath-body-meditation courses which have been proven to help people overcome trauma even from war and natural disasters. Dr. Brown has taught this course to thousands of people all over the world and through STWS to the 9/11 community.

Jose Mestre – Cofounder/Executive Director    Jose is a writer and editor and a longtime volunteer in service organizations. For many years Jose was one of the principal fundraisers for The PRASAD Project, an international nonprofit whose mission is to uplift the lives of those in need in India, Mexico and here in the U.S.

Rosemary Nulty – Cofounder/Vice Chairman of the Board    For many years Rosemary was Vice President for Advertising for Federated Dept. Stores. She is also a writer, and having traveled to India on various occasions, is STWS' most knowledgeable member on Ayurveda, the ancient medical science which produced our herbal formulas.

Lt. Paul Cinquemani, FDNY (Retired)    Paul was a member of the FDNY for 33 years, retiring in 1994. Like many retired FDNY he volunteered to serve after the events of September 11th. Paul is very active in Democratic politics. Being a STWS program participant whose health has improved from being on the herbal formulas, he is a passionate advocate for STWS.

Sam Kedem, L.M.H.C.    Sam was a volunteer counselor at Ground Zero from almost 9/11 until the recovery efforts ended in June of 2002. Since then Sam has been counseling those affected by September 11th and its aftermath with Project Liberty, Friends of the Firefighters and now with the WTC Permanency Project.

Bianca Bob    Bianca was a volunteer at Ground Zero from the first week until the site closed in June. She has been a STWS program participant for 6 years. Bianca is a composer, musician and filmmaker, and produced the STWS videos which can be seen on our website, www.stws.org.