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Chair Schulman on asthma program hiring timeline and positions

New York City Council · Jun 5, 2026 · starts 1:02:08 · 1 min 17 sec

Martin lists key positions including program directors, asthma capacity building manager, evaluation manager, community engagement coordinators, and a data analyst. The goal is to bring staff on before the 2027 school year begins.

Lynn C. Schulman

What titles and functions will these positions serve within the Bronx Asthma Center and the school-based asthma case management program?

Lynn C. Schulman

And also give me the hiring timeline.

Dr. Alistair Martin

There's a number of key positions that we're looking to hire for this, including program directors, asthma capacity building manager, and evaluation manager.

Dr. Alistair Martin

Community engagement coordinators, and a data analyst.

Dr. Alistair Martin

We're looking to bring folks in in the next few weeks, and the goal is to bring as many of them as we can before the 2027 school year begins.

Lynn C. Schulman

Okay, great.

Lynn C. Schulman

And I presume that with all of this, you're working with the Bronx Borough President and the Bronx electeds on this?

Lynn C. Schulman

Okay, great.

Lynn C. Schulman

By the way, I wanted to acknowledge that we've been joined by a majority leader.

Lynn C. Schulman

Shaun-Abreu.

Lynn C. Schulman

Thank you.

Lynn C. Schulman

All right, I'm going to thank you.

Lynn C. Schulman

And this looks really promising.

Lynn C. Schulman

I, in a previous life, worked at Woodhull Hospital, which was considered Asthma Alley because of all the truck traffic and everything else and the commercial traffic around there and the NYCHA housing.