Meet Our New Board Members

We would like to welcome our new Board Members, Maria Montoro Edwards, PhD and Samuel M. Lesko, M.D., M.P.H.

Maria Montoro Edwards, PhD serves as President and CEO of Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS), a non-profit health and human service organization working to improve the health of Pennsylvania women and children in 17 counties by offering programs that prevent disease, promote wellness, and empower individuals to make healthy choices. Dr. Montoro Edwards has a doctorate in Human Development, is a certified research administrator with a credential in protecting human subjects in research and has a certificate in Executive Leadership for Healthcare Professionals from Cornell University. NRCI has had a steadfast relationship with Maternal and Family Health Services for many years.

The latest addition to the board is no stranger to NRCI, Samuel M. Lesko, M.D., M.P.H. has been affiliated as Medical Director with the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute since 2000. He received his undergraduate degree from Drexel University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, both in Philadelphia.  Dr. Lesko completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut and has been certified by the American Board of Family Practice.  He has also served as a Senior Staff Fellow with the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Public Health Service and has earned a Master’s degree in Public Health from Yale School of Medicine.  Dr. Lesko has more than 35 years’ experience conducting health research.  He has held appointments at Boston University School of Public Health, Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

We are looking forward to working with Maria and Samuel