LEADERSHIP

Willard W C Ashley, Sr., MDiv, DMin, SCP, CGP

Founder and Senior Pastor

Pastor Ashley is committed to compassionate care and community service. He is a strong advocate for racial justice. He fights for improved outcomes for the social determinants of health especially in marginalized communities and seeks the elimination of the wealth gap. He is a product of Harlem and Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Our pastor's parents are from Wadley, Georgia and Dillon, South Carolina. Pastor is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT); Montclair State University and Andover Newton Theological Seminary. Pastor loves God, family, people, preaching, teaching, sports, reading, and travel. He is a lifelong New York Yankees and New York Knicks fan. "Go New York!"

Email address: willard.ashley@gmail.com. 

Tanya Pagan Raggio-Ashley, MD, FAAP, MPH

First Lady

Our First Lady is a lifelong advocate for quality healthcare for all people. She is a product of the Bronx and Teaneck, New Jersey. Puerto Rico, Sicily, and Eritrea, make up our First Lady's ethnic roots. Tanya is double boarded in preventive medicine, and pediatrics. She is a double graduate of Rutgers University (undergrad and medicine) and has a Masters of Public Health in Cardiac Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. She has held positions of leadership in academia, medicine and public health. Dr Raggio-Ashley has published articles and book chapters. She is a dynamic public speaker and sought by congregations, agencies and organizations. Tanya is fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys.   

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