Josie Thiele, MS, RDN/CDN, CLC is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She treats patients at multiple CHN sites but is based out of the Williamsburg Clinic. Josie is fluent in English. She completed her undergraduate degree at Colby College and earned a Masters in Nutrition from Boston University.

Nazish Pervez is a board certified Nutritionist. She treats patients at our Long Island City Health Center in Queens. Nazish Pervez completed her graduate degree at Queens College.

Colette Russen, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She treats patients at our East New York Hub Health Center in Brooklyn.

Colette completed her advanced practice nursing degree at Pace University, and completed Community Healthcare Network’s Family Nurse Practitioner Fellowship program. She completed her undergraduate nursing education at Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Jacksonville University. She is credentialed as a specialist in HIV primary care by the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

Yajaira Rosa is a board certified Behavioral Health Therapist. She treats patients at our South Bronx Health Center. She completed her graduate degree at Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Services.

Yajaira Rosa is bilingual, fluent in the Spanish and English language. She is passionate and committed to helping you enhance personal growth and feel empowered. She specializes in evidence-based interventions for those suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, interpersonal disputes, low self-esteem, grief, identity confusion, race/cultural stressors, socio-economic stressors, etc., which tailors to your needs. She will help you understand how the connection of your mind and body is essential to your healing.

Brianna Bouchez, FNP is a graduate of Yale University’s Family Nurse Practitioner program with a concentration in diabetes management. Her work as a registered nurse includes acute care pediatrics, adult intensive care, and adolescent psychiatric care. Brianna holds a faculty position in a vocational nursing program, where she teaches in the classroom and clinical settings. She is an endorsed instructor for the Department of Children and Family Services, where she instructs residential care facilities on the principles of safe medication administration. Volunteering in Haiti was a pivotal experience in shifting her focus to primary care. Brianna is passionate about patient education and a career in the community health setting.

Nelson Valenzuela is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. He treats patients at our Tremont Health Center in the Bronx. He completed his graduate degree at New York University School of Nursing.

Kelly Horn, DO is a board certified Family Physician treating patients of all ages. You can see her at CHN Jamaica in Queens.

Dr. Horn completed her undergraduate degree at SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, NY, and her medical school at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and medical residency in Family Medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Horn provides full-spectrum family medicine to patients of all ages. She has a special interest in women’s health, preventative care, and transgender health. Dr. Horn speaks conversational Spanish.

May Lemon, RDN, CDN, CLC is a board-certified Nutritionist. You can see her at Jamaica Health Center in Queens.  She speaks English, Spanish, and Cantonese.

May Lemon got her Nutrition degree at Queens College CUNY in New York City and her Business degree in Finance at Baruch College CUNY in New York City.

Melissa Olson, RD is a board-certified Nutritionist. You can see her on Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Crown Heights Health Center in Brooklyn. She speaks English and some Spanish.

Melissa got her nutrition degree at Washington State University in Pullman, WA.