FERI-TB is currently operated by a founder-led team, supported by volunteer program navigators and an advisory group of clinicians, public-health leaders, and community advocates. Paid program staff will be added as our pilot cohort grows.
Doctoral Candidate, Public Health — Walden University
Samuel is a doctoral candidate in public health at Walden University. His research and practice focus on tuberculosis treatment adherence and the structural and social determinants of health that drive treatment interruption among Virginia's affected populations. He is a Certified in Infection Control (CIC) and associate-Infection Preventionist (a-IPC), with expertise in healthcare-associated infection prevention and community-based public health practice.
Samuel founded FERI-TB after seeing the same pattern repeatedly across the data and the field: patients don't fail treatment — systems fail patients.
Our patient navigation work is currently delivered by volunteer navigators — community members with lived language, cultural, and neighborhood knowledge of the populations we serve. Paid navigators will be added as our pilot cohort expands and funding permits, prioritizing hires from within the communities served.
Our advisors are experienced clinicians, public health leaders, and community advocates who provide programmatic and strategic guidance. They do not vote on organizational matters, but their expertise shapes how we design and evaluate our work.
Recruiting — TB or infectious disease clinical expertise
Recruiting — TB program administration or health equity
Recruiting — immigrant- or refugee-serving organization leadership
Health departments, FQHCs, refugee resettlement agencies, academic centers, clinicians, and community advocates — if you're working on TB, health equity, or the structural determinants that shape recovery, we should be in conversation.
