Meet the Community Affairs Team
Faculty and Staff
Melissa Baiyewu
- Program Manager, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Melissa Baiyewu
Languages
- English
Biography
Melissa Baiyewu oversees initiatives designed to improve population health outcomes and address community health needs for children, youth and families in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She manages health promotion and disease prevention programs and leads strategic initiatives around building collaborative partnerships and improving advocacy efforts to reduce disparities and advance health equity. Email Melissa Baiyewu.

Alicia Bowyer MPH
- Community Education Specialist, School Partnerships
Alicia Bowyer MPH
Languages
- English

Lin Chun-Seeley MA
- Program Lead, Youth Engagement
Lin Chun-Seeley MA
Languages
- English
Lin Chun-Seeley works in the Child Health Advocacy Institute.
Julia DeAngelo MPH
- Program Manager, School Strategies
Julia DeAngelo MPH
Languages
- English
Biography
Julia DeAngelo, M.P.H., collaborates with Children's National staff to plan, implement, evaluate and sustain data-driven school-connected programs in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She also supports advocacy and population health improvement efforts, including the implementation of the Community Health Improvement Plan through a partnership with the DC Health Matters Collaborative where she also serves as the Chair as of July 2019. Email Julia DeAngelo.

Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD,MPhil
- Medical Director, Community Affairs and Population Health
- Pediatrician
Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD,MPhil
Locations
Departments
Desiree de la Torre
- Director, Community Affairs & Population Health Improvement
Desiree de la Torre
Languages
- English
Biography
Desiree de la Torre, Director of Community Affairs and Population Health Improvement, leads the organization’s population health improvement planning process, including support for community-based organizations, health equity and compliance with federal community benefit regulations. Email Desiree de la Torre.
Tesa White
- Program Manager, Community Benefit
Tesa White
Languages
- English
Biography
Tesa White manages the Community Benefit Program. The program demonstrates the hospital’s investment in the local, regional, and national community though programs and activities that provide treatment or promote health and healing in response to an identified community health need. Email Tessa White.