Rosa M Gil

founder, President and CEO of Comunilife, Inc. a non-for-profit community based organization. The Agency's mission is to expand access to the continuum of behavioral health care, social services, and affordable housing for all New Yorkers including persons living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS. Dr.Gil has had a distinguished career in the fields of health, mental health, social services, and higher education. She is the former Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, as well as, Health Policy Advisor to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and University Dean for Health Sciences at the City University of New York. She served as Commissioner on the Commission of Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century; Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Commission on Women Issues; Governor George Pataki's Adult Homes and the Mentally Ill Task Force; the Surgeon General Report on Mental Health; the National Advisory Board Council of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency of the U.S. Department of Mental and Human Services; Board of Trustees of Group Health, Inc.; EmblemHealth, Inc.; and the Pfizer Women Advisory Board. She is a founder and past President of the Hispanic Mental Health Association.