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In-House Experts


Curt Welling

Curtis R. Welling, President & Chief Executive Officer

Areas of Expertise:

  • Access to medicines and health care; the importance of humanitarian relief
  • AmeriCares international and domestic efforts and response to improving health
  • AmeriCares gift-in-kind model – partnerships that provide access to critically needed medical aid in times of crisis; how corporate and nonprofit partnerships contribute to improving global health
  • What nonprofits and for profit businesses can learn from one another (as a "recovering investment banker" Curt can speak to how he parlayed his corporate experience into nonprofit leadership)

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Frank Bia
Frank J. Bia, M.D., MPH, Medical Director, AmeriCares

Areas of Expertise:

  • Medical issues currently challenging global health (HIV, malaria, swine flu, emerging chronic diseases, etc.)
  • Infectious and chronic diseases; nutritional and vitamin deficiencies
  • Disaster relief/medical issues faced during emergencies
  • Medical conditions in refugee camps and disaster relief
  • U.S. medical education and international health issues
  • Medical/pharmacist roles in the AmeriCares gift-in-kind model
  • Issues in travel medicine including vaccinations, malaria prevention and safety
  • Tropical global health issues, e.g., neglected tropical diseases
  • History of medicine and tropical diseases

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Karen Gottlieb
Karen Gottlieb, Executive Director, AmeriCares Free Clinics

Areas of Expertise:

  • The health care crisis and the uninsured
  • AmeriCares Free Clinics and effects on the uninsured
  • Community engagement and volunteerism
  • Partnerships to provide for the uninsured

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Garrett IngogliaDirector of Emergency Response

Areas of Expertise:

  • Delivery of emergency medical aid and relief supplies in response to natural disasters, civil conflict and disease outbreaks around the world and in the United States
  • Immediate and long-term needs of disaster survivors
  • Disaster preparedness planning and best practices
  • Aid efforts in the U.S. after tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters

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AmeriCares is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. AmeriCares Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 061008595.
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