Shanna Webb joined Charlotte Maxwell in May as Development Director. She has over a decade of experience in nonprofit fund development and public relations. “I am passionate about nonprofit development to help community organizations solve real problems and relieve human suffering.” Shawdria Besant joins CMC as the new Peer Navigator in its partnership with…
That was the theme that came through CMC’s first virtual event, Wellness and the Healing Journey, held in May and attended by more than 80 people throughout the community. ABC 7 was the media sponsor. Featured speaker, Emmy-award winning journalist Ysabel Duron, shared how when she was diagnosed with cancer in 1999, she turned the…
Last April, CMC trained 11 new practitioner and program support volunteers. The new cohort brings diverse skill sets, including acupuncture, Chinese medicine, data analysis and more. “We are so grateful for the many skilled and talented volunteers that make it possible for Charlotte Maxwell Clinic to provide complementary integrative care at no charge to our…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we took a moment to chat with one of CMC’s co-founders, Kam McCallum-Gesher (left in photo above). Kam was with Sally Savitz and Gabriella Heinsheimer (right in photo above) in 1991 when they began the mission of Charlotte Maxwell Clinic, the radical idea of providing free integrative care to low-income women…
The Year of the Tiger got off to a roaring start at the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic, as we began hiring and training new staff. We are happy to announce the arrival of our new Clinic Manager, Dr. Nadia Moredo, L.Ac., DTCM. Nadia has been a volunteer at the clinic since 2016, and recently completed her…
In recognition of the devastation that cancer is having on the Black community, Moyo Institute collaborated with Charlotte Maxwell Clinic and The Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, DC on a grant funded by the Lloyd Symington Foundation in 2022 and again in 2023 to create and offer a “Love Letters to…