Thea James, MD
VIAP Director, VP of Mission, Associate CMO BMC, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Elizabeth Dugan, LICSW
VIAP Clinical Director
Office Phone: 617.414.4926
Elizabeth.Dugan@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Seeing people recover and move forward in their lives"
Favorite quote: "Keep hope alive"
Tracie Peaks-Sandy
VIAP Assistant Program Manager
Office Phone: 617.414.4496
Tracie.Peaks-Sandy@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Life comes full circle sometimes. I have always in one way or another been involved with my community's health and well-being. VIAP takes care of trauma victims' health and well-being as long as the client needs it. That's my kind of place to be affiliated with."
Favorite quote: "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." Dr. Mae Jemison
Troy Heggie
Workforce Development Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.3505
Troy.Heggie@bmc.org
Rusti Pendleton
Trauma Response Team Supervisor
Office Phone: 617.414.4483
Mobile Phone: 617.818.7619
Rusti.Pendleton@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Taking care of the families"
Favorite quote: "That's Incredible!"
David Wiley
Hospital Outreach Coordinator, Neighborhood Trauma Team Liaison
Office Phone: 617.414.4491
Mobile Phone: 617.378.7697
David.Wiley@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Seeing former clients thriving in the community"
Favorite quote: "Climb the mountain to see the world, not so the world can see you"
Paul Gregory
Violence Intervention Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4490
Paul.Gregory@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Not seeing what I do as work but rather the opportunity to help someone"
Favorite quote: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
Manuel "Tito" Alicea
Violence Intervention Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4514
Manuel.Alicea@bmc.org
Lavon Anderson
Housing Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.4483
Lavon.Anderson@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Forging new relationships through healing"
Favorite quote: "Stand for something or fall for anything"
Nadia Tennyson
Family Support Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4460
Nadia.Tennyson@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Being able to support families through one of the most difficult times in their lives"
Favorite quote: "Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness.”
Lavone Carr
Family Support Advocate
Office Phone: 617.414.4949
Lavone.Carr@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Developing meaningful connections and being able to support individuals through their struggling times"
Favorite quote: "Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."
Julie Swain, RN
Home Visiting Nurse
Julie.Swain@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Helping my patients with healing and recovery"
Favorite quote: "Live well, Laugh often, Love always, and remember to dance in the kitchen"
Megan Georges, MS
Data and Research Manager
Office Phone: 617.414.7893
Megan.Georges@bmc.org
Most rewarding part of this work: "Being able to see the immense impact the program has on so many community members"
Favorite quote: "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in." Desmond Tutu
Jon Harris, MPH
Data and Research Coordinator
Office Phone: 617.414.4936
Jon.Harris@bmc.org