Creative & Production Team
Playwright Chris Gabo
Director Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Scenic Design Tatiana Kahvegian
Costume Sesign Sarita P. Fellows
Lighting Design Reza Behjat
Sound Design Salvador Zamora
Props Design .............................................................................................. Thomas Jenkeleit
Fight Director ................................................................................... Teniece Divya Johnson
Vocal Coach ....................................................................................................... Maya Smoot
Production Management ........................................................................ Sophie Larin/LJPM
Production Stage Manager................................................................................... Abbie Betts
Casting ...................................THE TELSEY OFFICE/Destiny Lilly, CSA/Crysilyn Childs
Press Agent ................................................................................................. Emily Owens PR
Associate Producer...................................................................................... Eden Marryshow
Assistant Director ............................................................................................... Felicia Lobo
Assistant Scenic Designers ..................................................... Micaela Bottari & Taylor Friel
Assistant Costume Designer ............................................................................. Matthew Lott
Assistant Lighting Designer ........................................................................... Kaia L. Merrell
Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................................. Misha Fristensky
Wardrobe Supervisor .................................................................................... Lameeka Pough
Production Assistants ..........................................................Keira DiGaetano & Tatum Eyre
Company Manager...................................................................................... Talya Braverman
House Managers.............................................................. Aubreyne Brizette & Petricia Hall
Box Office Manager ........................................................................................... Safwa Ozair
Production Photography .............................................................................. Maria Baranova
Production Videography ............................................................................ Tim Grady Films
Technical Directors .......................................... Steven Brenman & Emilia Kaczmarkiewicz
Production Electrician ....................................................................................... Will Rossiter
Lighting Programmer .......................................................................... Bobbi René Fullerton
Audio Supervisor ................................................................................................Jaime Rivera
Lead Carpenter................................................................................................ Thomas Shore
Lighting 4Wall
Audio OneDream Sound
Scenery by Hillbolic
Graphic Design (postcard & posters) Marc Bovino
Graphic Design (program) Veronica Shea/Ampilfy Arts
Production Interns Emma Duchesneau & Cambria Kylinn Martin
Executive Producer Heather Cohn
Interstitial Music composed by Likeminds (Jesse Singer, Chris Soper) under the direction of Chris Gabo. Additional music used in the dance scene also features work by Likeminds with production by Richie Beretta, mastered by Dave Kutch. Curtain call music mixed by Ebonie Smith.
CAST:
Mohammed-Ahmed .......................................................................................
Brian D. Coats
Mariana Liza Fernandez
Cecilia ........................................................................................................... Yadira Guevara
Isaiah ..........................................................................................................
Mr. O’Halleron
Eden Marryshow
Johnny Sánchez
Ashley ...................................................................................................................Kana Seiki
The Surgeon and Her Daughters runs 105 minutes with one 10 minute intermission
WHO’S WHO:
Chris Gabo (Playwright) is a Colombian American Writer/Producer and award-winning playwright from Tampa, Florida with an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, where he studied under Tarell Alvin McCraney. His plays have been recognized by the Sundance MENA Theatre Lab, the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, and the Cherry Lane Mentor Project under playwright Rajiv Joseph. While contracted to an overall deal with HBO, he wrote the “Eladio” series of episodes which starred Anthony Ramos in the Emmy nominated reboot of “In Treatment,” developed two original series with producer Sam Levinson, and was staffed in the “Parasite” writers room showrun by Enzo Mileti and Scott Wilson (“Fargo”) and was a Co-Producer on Season 2 of the Netflix series, “Mo.” Gabo is currently writing a feature film for 101 Studios, following his feature for Elara Pictures (Safdie Brothers) and MGM/UA, a comedy pilot with Drew Pearce and Brett Goldstein for HBO, and an original series for A24. He has been making rap records for 20 years, his album “Hell Is Empty” is slated for Spring of 2026.
Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Director) [she/her] is an award-winning NYC-based director and choreographer and the Founding Artistic Director of Colt Coeur. Recent world premieres: Still (Sheen Center, Colt Coeur at DR2, NYC & Dorset Theatre Festival, VT), Finn (Kennedy Center, Helen Hayes nom.), Dodi & Diana by Kareem Fahmy (Colt Coeur at HERE), Afterwords, by Emily Kaczmarek, music & lyrics by Zoe Sarnak, choreographed by Ebony Williams (5th Avenue Theater, Heileman & Haver Award for Best New Musical), NY premiere of Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector (Colt Coeur), Other World (Delaware Theatre Company, BroadwayWorld Award for Best New Musical), We Are Among Us by Stephen Belber (City Theater, Pittsburgh), Hatef**k, by Rehana Lew Mirza (WP/Colt Coeur), Joan by Stephen Belber (Colt Coeur), Downstairs by Theresa Rebeck starring Tyne and Tim Daly (Primary Stages), Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel (Colt Coeur), Seven Minutes in Heaven by Steven Levenson (Colt Coeur). Currently developing work with Jaclyn Backhaus & Jonatha Brooke (Tempus). Lucille Lortel Visionary Director Award, "25 Women to Watch on Broadway". AdrienneCampbellHolt.com.
Brian D. Coats (Mohammed-Ahmed) has New York credits that include Broadway (MTC/ U.S. Tour), Jitney, On the Levee (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3), La Ruta (Working Theater), (Pan Asian Rep), The Bacchae (Ensemble Studio Theatre), The First Noel (Classical Theater of Harlem), Oh Happy Day!, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public Theater), among others. Regional/Touring credits include productions at Mark Taper, Old Globe, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Pittsburgh Public, Huntington, Cincinnati Playhouse, Two River Theater, Denver Center, Williamstown Theater Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Geva Theatre and others. Television credits include: “Queens,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Luke Cage,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “JAG,” “Blue Bloods," and “The Sopranos.” Mr. Coats is a graduate of the University of North Carolina’s School of the Arts.
Liza Fernandez (Mariana) Liza’s work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, film, and television. On Broadway, she has appeared at Circle in the Square Theatre, and Off-Broadway she has performed at Signature Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Theater. Regional stage credits include Yale Rep, The Fountain Theatre, Ammunition Theatre (Stage Raw Nominee, Ovation Awards Winner), the Denver Theatre Center, INTAR, Steppenwolf (dir. David Cromer), The Goodman, Victory Gardens, and the Humana Festival. Her television work includes roles on “High Desert,” “Dead Ringers,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Bull,” “FBI,” “S.W.A.T.,” “Mom,” “The Good Place,” “Mindhunter,” and “How to Get Away With Murder.” On film, she has appeared in “Tinto” (Tribeca Film Festival), “The Scoop,” and “The Glasses.” Liza is the co-creator of Subway Token Films, continuing her commitment to developing original and collaborative storytelling projects.
Yadira Guevara (Cecilia) is a NYC based actress and producer. She is featured on Apple TV’s “See,” “Star Trek” (CBS), and “Supernatural” (CW) among other TV credits. Her most recent theatre credits are Hotel Happy (Houses on the Moon), Tell Hector I Miss Him (Atlantic Theatre Company) and Street Children, which was performed in this very theatre and was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. She is delighted to be working on this incredible play. Special shout out to MuMz, we miss you everyday <3
Eden Marryshow (Isaiah) is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and actor from Flatbush, Brooklyn. He is best known for the independent films BRUCE!!!! and Can You Stand The Rain, which is currently on the festival circuit and will go on an independent film tour in 2026. A former NYC public school paraprofessional at P256 in Far Rockaway, Queens, Eden spent a decade mentoring underserved youth, including Latina “Peanut” Bilbro, a beloved former student whose belief in him helped spark his filmmaking journey. His upcoming feature Peanut and his children’s book The World Ambassador of Dreams continue his mission to tell stories that reflect where he comes from and honor those he loves and has lost. Eden is proud to be acting in The Surgeon and Her Daughters, a play he first workshopped over ten years ago. It is a piece that never left him, filled with heart, love, and conflict, and one he believes speaks urgently to the times we are living in.
Johnny Sánchez (Mr. O’Halleron) was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to undocumented Latino parents. He first caught the acting bug in his elementary school’s 'Feliz Navidad' play. TV/ Film highlights: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Law & Order: SVU, E.R., And Just Like That..., Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh), Bowfinger (Frank Oz), Find Me Guilty (Sidney Lumet). Stage highlights: Trail of Her Inner Thigh (Erin Cressida Wilson), In Case You Forget (Ben Snyder), Race Religion and Politics (Stephen Adly Guirgis), Sonnets for an Old Century (José Rivera), Til' the Break of Dawn (Danny Hoch). A former member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Johnny advocates creating “nuestras historias”. He wrote and produced the multi-award winning short film S.P.I.C. (inspired by true events from his youth). While he enjoys protest art, Johnny’s true passion is uniting people from different backgrounds and POV's.
Kana Seiki (Ashley) is a Japanese actor, dancer, choreographer and costume technician based in NYC. Off-Broadway: Alexandria (Pop Up! Productions). New York: Dirty Legal Secrets (Cellunova Productions), Peach Boy (NuWorks at Pan Asian Rep), The DECAGON Project, True Crime (46 Minutes Co.), Don’t Pitch It, Do It (NoMad Theater). She starred in the short film “KOI,” which screened at Imagine This Women’s Film Festival, Greenpoint Film Festival, Aichi International Women’s Film Festival and more. Offstage she builds costumes for Broadway shows like Moulin Rouge and & Juliet. Kana is a Fordham Theatre graduate and a 2023 Denzel Washington Scholar. Thank you to my beautiful family and friends for always being there:) Honored to be part of this production! kanaseiki.com
Tatiana Kahvegian (Scenic Designer) is a Tony-nominated scenic designer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, and is of Armenian descent. Recent credits include: The Outsiders (Bernard B. Jacobs Theater). Co-designed with Christine Jones and Brett Banakis as part of the collective AMP; Tom & Eliza (TUTA); Diary of A Tap Dancer A.R.T.; Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! (Soho Rep.) Co-designed with Mimi Lien.
Sarita P. Fellows (Costume Designer) A New York based costume designer, Sarita Fellows most recent works include Honey Trap with the Irish Rep, One of the Good Ones with The Old Globe, Safety Not Guaranteed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Nobody Loves You with the American Conservatory Theater. She also enjoys working with students and has done numerous shows at the Juilliard School, Princeton University, New York University, and Washington State University. Currently, she teaches at the University of Connecticut.
Reza Behjat (Lighting Designer) Reza Behjat is an Obie-winning lighting designer and theater artist based in New York. Broadway: English. Off-Broadway: Atlantic Theatre, BAM, Signature Theatre, Public Theater, The New Group, MCC, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, Audible, Page 73, Flea, Redbull Theater, Ars Nova, etc. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Old Globe, Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Milwaukee Rep, Wilma Theater, Arizona Theater Company, Actor Theater of Louisville, Geva Theater, Long Wharf, Alabama Shakespeare, etc. Awards: Obie Award in Design category for English and Wish You Were Here (2022), Knight of Illumination Award for Nina Simone: Four Women (2019). Nominated for Drama Desk, Henry Hewes, Jeff Awards, etc.
Salvador Zamora (Sound Designer) Salvador “Suavecito” Zamora is a sound designer and composer from Southern California with a BA in Music Production and an MFA in Sound Design from the University of California, San Diego. Designer credits: Here There Are Blueberries (Detroit Public Theatre), Indian Princesses (La Jolla Playhouse), Bunny Bunny (The Invisible Dog), Primary Trust (Barrington Stage Co.), The Grown Ups (Baby Teeth LA), Tick, Tick…Boom! (Cygnet Theatre), The Fires (SoHo Rep), Bunny Bunny, Dance Nation, Hells Canyon (UCSD), The Importance of Being Earnest, Everybody (Antaeus Theatre Co.). Select associate credits: Here There are Blueberries (National Tour), Sumo (The Public/LJP). Select assistant credits: Derecho, Babbitt, Hunter S. Thompson Musical, Love All (LJP), Destiny of Desire (Old Globe). Upcoming: One of the Good Ones (Kansas City Rep) @suavecito_sounddesign // www.suavecito.design
Thomas Jenkeleit (Props Designer) [they/he] is a prop & scenic designer from Queens, New York devoted to creating new, reimagined, and thought provoking work. Off-Broadway: SUMO (The Public/Ma-Yi), Galas (Little Island), Bull (JACK), The Fires, Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! (Soho Rep.), QUINCE (Domino Park), Bus Stop (Classic Stage, Transport Group, NAATCO), The Wind & The Rain (Vineyard Theater, En Garde) Franklinland, Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother? (EST), Illinoise (Park Avenue Armory), Drive The Speed Limit (HEREarts), A Mother (Baryshnikov Arts), All The World’s a Stage (Keen Company). Regional: LA Opera, Hippodrome Theater, Bay Street Theater, Iron Crow, Thrown Stone, The Cherry Arts, Colorado Fine Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, BAM. BFA Ithaca College. jenkeleit.com
Teniece Divya Johnson (Fight Director) [they/them] is an Intimacy Director, Fight Director, Stunt Performer, and Movement Storyteller working across television, film and stage. The first Black and first non-binary intimacy director on Broadway with Slave Play and first Black intimacy coordinator working on TV/Film, Teniece serves as a resolute advocate for a decolonized collaborative approach to art, Black intimacy, Kink and Queer representation. They are also the founder of www.BlackIntimacyConsentCollective.org, a community based educational organization around intimacy, consent and wellness. Off stage they share consent-based advocacy with colleges, universities, corporations and other organizations to
promote healthy community practices. Additional credits: “Succession,” “Pose,” “Paradise”, “Reacher,” “She Hulk”, “StarTrek Picard”, “Blackkklansman”, “West Side Story”, MJ the Musical, Bowl EP, and RAQI on Power Book II Ghost.
Sophie Larin (Production Manager) Recent works in collaboration with Libby JVera Production Management (LJPM): Are The Bennet Girls Ok?, Ta-da!, Can I Be Frank?, Bus Stop, Wine in the Wilderness, and Grandiloquent. Sophie also works with Shadow Box Theatre and Magnet Theater. She gigs as a shoot coordinator, touring storyteller, musical comedian, puppet builder and event producer.
Abbie Betts (Production Stage Manager) [she/her] Broadway: Othello (2025), Mary Jane (MTC), The Iceman Cometh (2018); Off-Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, Downstairs; NYC: Zurich (Colt Coeur); Regional: Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Bucks County Playhouse, New London Barn Playhouse. Company Member of Colt Coeur. For Nicholas.
Misha Fristensky (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Othello, Gypsy. Off-Broadway: Masquerade, Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance (Rattlestick Theater). Regional: Babbitt (La Jolla Playhouse), Dames at Sea (Henry Strater Theatre), Always Patsy Cline (Durango Arts Center). Film/TV: “The Gilded Age” S1/S2 (HBO), “Girls 5eva” S2 (NBC Universal). This is his first show with Colt Coeur and he is elated to create and explore with this wonderful company.
THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting) With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theatre, film, television, and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable, and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy. Please visit thetelseyoffice.com for our credits.
Emily Owens PR (Press Representative) Founded in 2007, Emily Owens PR specializes in representing World Premiere productions Off and Off-Off Broadway. With over 15 years of experience, Emily has built a solid reputation for representing ambitious new work, and a strong track record of securing high-profile media coverage for early-career playwrights. EOPR's clients include performing arts venues, theatre festivals, indie theatre companies, and self-producing artists. www.emilyowenspr.com
Felicia Lobo (Assistant Director) is a Brooklyn-based director, performer, and educator. Recent directing credits include Snow Dance by Scout Backus at the East Village Basement, GAS by Charles Cissel at Theatre Row, and Pop Punk High by Ben Lapidus and Anderson Cook at Le Poisson Rouge. She has developed new work with playwrights at the Dramatists Guild Foundation, Pipeline Theatre Company, The Brick, Judson Church, and The Flea. A scholar and practitioner of horror theatre, she has lectured on the subject at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. Outside the theatre, she fronts the Brooklyn punk band QWAM. Felicia holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch (Atlantic Acting School) and an MA in Educational Theatre from CCNY. www.felicialobo.com
Micaela Bottari (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a New York based set and production designer. Her approach to world building is driven by love of character and material exploration. She is a core member of The Why Collective, an organization that champions developing new and out of the box works, as well as a 2024-25 resident with Colt Coeur theater company, and a resident artist of the Flying Carpet Festival in Mardin, Turkey. Her theater credits include Words of the Prophets, Breezy Point, The Wrestle, Odds Are (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Busy Signal, Bright Half Life, and Indecent (Brooklyn College productions). Micaela’s film credits include production design for “SHITHEAD” (premiere at the NoBudge Film Festival), “STAIRS,” “Frankie Forever,” “When Daddy-Papa-Papi Died,” “Half Horse Half Man,” “Original Sound” (Set Dressing), and “Howl” (Art Direction). Micaela is an MFA candidate in Theater: Design and Technical Production at Brooklyn College.
Taylor Friel (Assistant Scenic Designer) [they/them] is a Brooklyn based and Las Vegas raised artist and designer for live performance, environments, music videos, events, and more. Selected credits include This Bug is Gay (Ars Nova), Kafkaesque (Out of the Box Theatrics), Beyond the Horizon (La Mama), Aging Prelude (Chameckilerner/The Chocolate Factory), Where Women Go (HERE Arts Center), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Double Feature Plays). MFA from New York University. Adjunct lecturer at Hunter College. Discover more at www.taylorfrieldesign.com or on Instagram @tay.friel.
Matthew Lott (Assistant Costume Designer) New York Costume Design credits include the world premiere of the Lucy Thurber play A Daughter and Some Sons (Director Lisa Rothe); Twelve Ophelias (Director Nemuna Ceesay); Concord Floral (Director Emily Hartford); Middletown (Director Jake Beckhard). Associate Costume Designer with Sarita Fellows for Drinking in America (Audible Theater); The Honey Trap (Irish Rep); Odyssey (The Acting Company); Wicked Bodies (Choreographer Liz Lerman). MFA: NYU Tisch – Design for Stage and Film; MA: Univ. of Nebraska Omaha – Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy.
Kaia L. Merrell (Assistant Lighting Designer) [she/her/they/them] is a New York based Lighting Designer for theatre, opera, and dance. They are thrilled to be working with Reza again. Recent assistant work includes: Archduke (Roundabout), And Then We Were No More (Ellen Stewart Theatre), as well as assisting at San Fransisco Opera, Barrington Stage Company, and New York Stage and Film. Recent design work includes: Mini Me (The Chain), Future Came and Went (Wild Project); AARON (Vulcan Theatre); Frozen Jr., Finding Nemo Jr., and Peter Pan Jr. (Rock Rising). MFA: NYU Tisch. @kaiamerrelldesign
Lameeka (Wardrobe Supervisor) is a dedicated Wardrobe Supervisor with growing experience in costume design. Guided by a deep commitment to serve and support others, she approaches every project with organization, collaboration, and respect for each designer’s vision. Recently, Lameeka served as Wardrobe Supervisor for Wine in the Wilderness at Classic Stage Company and Assistant Costume Designer for Crumbs from the Table of Joy at Crossroads Theatre. Her work is rooted in service, artistry, and storytelling.
Heather Cohn (Executive Producer) [she/her] is a producer, director, fundraiser, ensemble artist and activist. She co-founded Flux Theatre Ensemble in 2006 and with Flux has produced over 30 full productions, including 18 world premieres, directing a third of them, and helped nurture and guide countless artists in the creation and development of new work. Prior to joining Colt Coeur in September 2023, Heather served as the Executive Director for En Garde Arts, a site-specific Off-Broadway theatre, where she produced several large-scale site-specific projects. She has also worked with Epic Theatre Ensemble, New York Theatre Workshop, The Pearl Theatre, Theatre Communications Group, and Disney Theatrical. Heather has served on several not-for-profit boards including the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). She is a graduate of Vassar College, where she majored in Latin American Studies and spent time living in Cuba and Chile. And most importantly, she’s a proud mom to Mercena.
The Designers at this Theatre are Represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independant national labor union.
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
ABOUT COLT COEUR THEATER COMPANY
Colt Coeur is a Brooklyn-based theatre company founded in 2010. Our original, story-driven, visceral theatre embraces the power of intimate live performance—it pulls you close and doesn’t let go. Our community of artists nurtures and invests in diverse perspectives to produce work that challenges the boundaries between tradition and experimentation. We embrace the ambivalence, terror and exhilaration of our time with theatre that is an antidote to the pervasive cultural illness of loneliness. We explore themes of coming-of-age, individual and collective identity, nostalgia and history, public versus private, love, lust, and loss.
Through our unique collective process, every theatre artist—actor, playwright, designer—takes part in shared invention and collaborative creation; creating heart- and mind-opening audience experiences unlike any other. We nurture the next generation of theatre artists by providing access, education and a professional pipeline, while amplifying voices and perspectives that have historically been sidelined.
Our 44-member ensemble of actors, designers, playwrights, and directors incubates the next generation of theatre artists through the development and production of new plays—which we create from scratch. Over 15 years, Colt Coeur has produced 18 world premieres, two NY premieres, developed over 50 plays, and provided free arts intensives for over 225 students. We pride ourselves on being a laboratory for exploration while also nurturing the work of emerging artists and providing them a launch pad for their visions.
Colt Coeur has a tremendous reputation among artists and audiences alike. The company is renowned for its high artistic standards, and artists who work with Colt Coeur have gone on to contribute to and excel in every level of the entertainment industry. Colt Coeur has helped launch the multi-faceted careers of Timothée Chalamet, Ato Essandoh, Betty Gilpin, Steven Levenson, Ana Nogueira, and Joe Tippett, among many others. All 18 of Colt Coeur’s premieres explored themes of resonance to our times and garnered rave reviews, award recognition, and future productions. Highlights include sold-out premiere runs of Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel, Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, and Seven Minutes in Heaven by Steven Levenson. Recent world premieres have included Polylogues by Xandra Nur Clark, Dodi & Diana by Kareem Fahmy and two co-production with WP theater: Hatef**k by Rehana Lew Mirza, and minority by francisca da silveira. Last year, Colt Coeur’s production of Lia Romeo’s Still received a commercial production off-Broadway and the company also raised over 18k for the New York Abortion Access Fund through a 10th anniversary Benefit reading of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s Dry Land, co-produced by Level Forward and Funroe Productions.
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Founding Artistic Director ......................................
Executive Producer
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Andrew Perlmutter, Chair • Tomi Olabanji, Vice-Chair • Rachel DeMatteo, Treasurer
Amy Groeschel, Secretary • Amy Ashton • Audrey Vuong Broome • RoAnn Costin
Deborah DeCotis • Braley Degenhardt • Ato Essandoh • Annie Shea Graney • Iliana Guibert
Julia Jones • Roberta Kelly • Irene Lazaridis • Steven Levenson • Ray Levin • Alex Marrs
Sendhil Ramamurthy • Ebony Vines • Celia Keenan-Bolger & Erica Rotstein, Emeritus
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jose sebastian alberdi • Brittany K. Allen • Rashad T. Bailey • Abbie Betts • Micaela Bottari
Emily McDonnell Caffery • Kathleen Capdesuñer • Molly Carden • Sarah Dahnke
francisca da silveira • Ato Essandoh • Stella Everett • Nayib Felix • Justine Gelfman
Amy Groeschel • Adam Harrington • Rachel Herron • MJ Kaufman • Alice Kremelberg
Steven Levenson • Ying Ying Li • Lynne Lipton • Niara Mae • Molly Marinik
Eden Marryshow • John McDermott • Rehana Lew Mirza • Caren Celine Morris
Hidenori Nakajo • Ana Nogueira • Eric Norbury • Kate Cullen Roberts • Lia Romeo
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(2025-2026):
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Colt Coeur proudly uplifts SAPA as they respond to the urgent and immediate crisis and genocide in Sudan. We invite those who feel moved to support SAPA’s life-saving efforts to donate through their website. sapa-usa.org
SAPA is a scientific, professional, and humanitarian organization founded in January 2019. As a membership-based association, SAPA brings together physicians and medical professionals of Sudanese descent who live and work primarily in the United States. Our mission is to empower Sudanese healthcare professionals in the U.S. while advancing medical education, expanding healthcare access, and providing humanitarian aid to communities in Sudan and beyond.
NAMI-NYC: Help and Hope for New Yorkers
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC) provides support, education, and advocacy for families and individuals living with mental illness.
We believe that no one should face mental health challenges alone. Every year, thousands of New Yorkers turn to us for help navigating services, finding peer support, and building community. Our programs are free of charge and include support groups, classes, family education, and presentations in schools and workplaces. We work every day to reduce stigma and expand access to mental health care in New York City.
Need support? Call the NAMI-NYC Helpline at 212-684-3264, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more and get connected. Together, we can ensure that mental health support is accessible to every New Yorker.
