Center for Community Wellness Team Bios

Paul Ridker, MD, MPH

Executive Director

Paul Ridker, MD, MPH, serves as the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and is a preventive cardiologist at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) where he directs the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Dr. Ridker has served on the Board of Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center for 9 years including two terms as Board Chair and was instrumental in the creation of the BWH Center for Community Wellness. With research interests ranging from inflammation biology to the social determinants of disease, Dr. Ridker has served on multiple panels for the US National Institutes of Health addressing inequality and access to health care. Formally trained in cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, and public health, Dr. Ridker was designated in 2018 as a Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.

Mandy Bass, RN, MS

Director, CCW

Mandy Bass, RN, MS, has been at Sportsmen’s since 2016 as the Summer Camp Nurse, a Health and Wellness Advisor, and volunteer in the School to Sportsmen’s
program during the school year. Mandy has been a nurse for many years, in roles of nurse manager, clinical specialist and school nurse before joining Sportsmen’s.

The positive energy, curiosity and incredible potential of the students in this community are what draw Mandy to Sportsmen’s. She works to assist others in their own journey to healthy eating, wellness, understanding how opportunities and obstacles in their home community affect their health, and empowering the young people to better understand all these factors in order to reach their potential.

Hannah M. Borowsky, MD

Primary Care Chief Resident, MGB

Hannah is this year’s primary care chief resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. During residency, she practiced primary care at Codman Square Health Center, and she is currently practicing at the Phyllis Jen Center for Primary Care. She loves learning her patients’ stories and building strong relationships over time. She is passionate about working to understand the many factors that contribute to our health including identities, community, and experiences of trauma or injustice. She is thrilled to join the Sportsmen’s community.

Holly Dockery, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

I grew up outside of Baltimore, Maryland, and more recently lived in North Carolina where I completed my medical training at the University of North Carolina. I am currently a resident physician in the primary care program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I am passionate about community health and working with Spanish-speaking patients. Outside of medicine, I enjoy riding my bike, exploring Boston with my husband, and snuggling with my cat.

Sam Doernberg, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

Sam Doernberg is a near lifelong Bostonian who has worked closely with various communities in the Greater Boston area. He is passionate about community engagement as well as using tennis as a way to promote health.

Boubini Jones-Wonni, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

Boubini Jones-Wonni was born and raised in Nigeria which inspired her interest in community-based care that supports society’s most vulnerable and underserved populations. She also looks forward to incorporating her love for education with the programs in MGB/Sportsmen.

Annel Maria Fernandez, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

A Dominican-American, born and raised in the South Bronx, Annel is passionate about community engagement in underserved urban populations. She hopes to serve as a bridge between academic medical centers and community organization, promoting research that actively engages community members and advances evidence-based health interventions in real-world settings.

Suhas Gondi, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

Ever since I learned about Sportsmen’s, I’ve been inspired by its mission and its long history of using tennis as a vehicle to promote community health and tackle injustice.

Love Osunnuga, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

Love Osunnuga is an internal medicine resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is very passionate about education, both in an academic and community setting. She believes that it is vital to provide everyone, but especially those who have been historically and intentionally excluded, with the resources necessary to reach their health and wellness goals – and community engagement and education is key to this effort.

Kristene Tadese, MD

Medical Resident, MGB

Kristene Tadese is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital with a passion for community partnership and promoting the health of historically marginalized communities. She hopes to use her career to amplify community voices and empower communities to pursue health and wellness.

Athene Wilson-Glover

Ambassador

Athene Wilson-Glover is a dedicated professional whose passion is improving the health and wellbeing of the individual and community that she lives in and serves.

Toni Wiley

Chief Executive Officer of Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center

Toni Wiley has served as Executive Director and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center since 2008. Her previous experience includes over two decades of corporate and non-profit leadership experience. Ms. Wiley currently serves on a national USTA committee working to build the capacity of inner city tennis and education organizations like Sportsmen’s, on the USTA New England Board of Directors, as president of the New England Tennis Association, and as a board member of the American Tennis Association. She grew up in Dorchester, just minutes from Sportsmen’s, and continues to reside in the area.

Jackie Wiley

Community Engagement Coordinator

Jackie Wiley (she/her) is STEC’s Community Engagement Coordinator and has been with Sportsmen’s intermittently since before her 2012 graduation from Wellesley High School via the METCO program. She has held roles in summer camp, School-to-Sportsmen’s, development, and behind the front desk.

Jackie attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She continues to study computer science and data management. Jackie enjoys art, music, performance, and her cat named Ginger.