Senior Program Coordinator

Perry Chan is Senior Program Coordinator for the Asian American Health Initiative. He is responsible for the maintenance of the tobacco control, diabetes awareness, and osteoporosis programs. He has a strong interest in promoting health among Asian Americans and reducing health disparity. Perry received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Community Health from the University of Maryland.

Jamie Lok Weng is the Program Specialist for the Asian American Health Initiative. She is responsible for strategic planning, evaluation design, and overall data management of AAHI’s programs. Before joining AAHI, Ms. Weng coordinated vaccine clinical trials as a senior research program coordinator with the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her prior research with the University of Maryland’s Center for Health Behavior Research and the Maryland Asian American Health Studies program focused on the cultural, physiological, and behavioral factors of tobacco use. Ms. Weng has worked with NCI’s Tobacco Control Research Branch and the U.S. DHHS on initiatives addressing barriers to appropriate healthcare for women of color with disabilities.

Ms. Weng obtained her MPH in community health education/behavioral science from the University of Maryland, where she received the President’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Award recognizing outstanding contributions to the University’s equity efforts. She currently serves on the executive board of the UMD Alumni Association’s Asian Pacific American Alumni Network (APAAN) and has held leadership positions with the American Public Health Association’s Asian Pacific Islander Caucus and Student Assembly. The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ms. Weng was born and raised in Montgomery County, MD.

Wana Jin is the Program Coordinator of Health Education and Health Communication for the Asian American Health Initiative. She is responsible for designing and implementing health education programs, coordinating internal and external communications, and researching health issues that impact Asian Americans.

Prior to joining AAHI, Wana worked at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as a senior research program coordinator in the Department of Epidemiology. She coordinated multiple clinical studies as a member of the data coordinating center for NIH-funded research networks.

Wana received her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her professional interests include program development and evaluation and translating research into practice.

Sanjana Quasem is the Outreach Program Coordinator for the Asian American Health Initiative. Her main responsibilities include oversight of the Health Promoters Program, serving as a liaison between AAHI and community leaders to foster and enhance partnerships, and program and event planning. She is an active member of the Muslim American community and has experience in outreach, youth education, and event planning. In addition she has a strong interest in health disparities and community development. Sanjana received her Bachelor of Science in Community Health from the University of Maryland College Park.