As a first generation immigrant and health management professional, Mr. Mody has first hand experience of health disparities when language and cultural barriers hinder communication and access to health services. Thus, eliminating health disparity is both professional and personal passion for Mr. Mody.

Meet Desai is a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, serving business owners, individuals, and families in the Baltimore area. He helps clients manage wealth, reduce taxes, protect assets, support heirs, and give charitably—using a consultative approach to align strategies with their core values and goals.

Nagarajan Pattabiraman, fondly known as ‘Nags,’ is a software professional working with the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. An immigrant from India, he is passionate about community service, bringing people together, and promoting harmonious co-existence. He enjoys meeting people and spending time with his family.

Sandra Marrero Ashford brings deep public health expertise to the American Diversity Group board as CEO and architect of the Health Betterment Initiative (HBI). She holds a Master of Public Health in Public Health Policy and Community Health with a certificate in epidemiology from Eastern Virginia Medical School, a Master of Public Administration, and a Master’s in Acquisition and Procurement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as an operations manager, working closely with local health departments on the frontline pandemic response. Her experience building and leading HBI from the ground up gives her a firsthand understanding of the operational and strategic challenges community clinics face, insight she brings directly to her role as a board adviser. That experience has reinforced her conviction that community clinics like American Diversity Group are an essential piece of the solution to health disparities and equitable access to care.