(Grand
Cayman, October 14, 2019) Cayman Heart Fund is pleased to
announce some changes to our Board of Director. Please help us
welcome Dr. Bella Beraha, MD to her new role as Chairman of the
Board. Maureen Cubbon as the new vice chairman and Colleen Mellott is
joining the Board as a Director after being our Coordinator for three
years.

Dr
Bella Beraha (the new chairman) was born and raised in Venezuela
where she received her medical degree at the Universidad Central de
Venezuela. Dr Beraha then moved to Florida and completed her
residency in Internal Medicine at the renowned Cleveland Clinic,
Florida. She became Board certified in Internal Medicine by the
American Board of Internal Medicine. She remained in South Florida
and worked as a Hospitalist for the 700 bed Memorial Regional
Hospital in Broward Florida. 

Dr. Beraha then moved with her family (husband and 3 kids) to the Cayman Islands in 2011. She presently works as a private Physician at Helix Healthcare and hold privileges at Doctors Hospital and George Town Hospital. She has been a Director, Vice-chair and is now Chair for the Cayman Heart Fund, as such she is the main organizer of their annual International Symposium. She has also organized and participated in multiple corporate educational talks, community educational events and health screenings and many more Heart Fund associated events. She also served on the Board of Directors for the HSA for 1 year. She is passionate about all aspects of preventative medicine and strives to help Cayman become heart disease free!

Maureen Cubbon
(the new vice chairman) is the Wellness & Culinary Director at
Bestlife and has over 15 years of experience working with local,
international and Fortune 500 companies.

She
has helped create and implement several community initiatives focused
around children health such as the Be Active & Eat Smart Program,
The Project Grow School Garden Program and is a founding Member of
the National Health Task Force for Children’s Health, an arm of the
Cayman Heart Fund. As an active board member at the CHF, she also
coordinates all community health and wellness initiatives and
outreach programs.

Ms.
Cubbon has a deep passion for food education is also an award-winning
chef, achieving first place in the 2013 Food & Wine Cayman
Cookout Amateur Chef Competition and a finalist in 2012. She
currently hosts and runs healthy cooking classes and programs for
corporate clients and budding chefs with Bon Vivant in Camana Bay.

Maureen is
the Cayman Islands Ambassador for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Program and is the Lead Instructor for the Seed2Plate afterschool
program in partnership with the YMCA. This program provides a
grassroots approach to teach children where their food comes by
creating school gardens and teaching basic cooking skills through
hands on learning.

Newly
appointed CHF Director Colleen Mellott is well
acquainted with the non-profits mission statement and strategic plan.
As past Project Coordinator her dedication, experience and knowledge
will surely compliment her in this new role.

Volunteering
in the community since her teens, serving as a Rotarian for many
years and creating a networking house for local
filmmakers, Colleen has made time and space to help people
and animals throughout the years.

A
resume listing work in the Canadian film and television industry,
marketing and sales for Audi and Volkswagen, traveling the globe for
training programs and driving an Audi R8 on the Autodromo Formula 1
Raceway in Guatemala are just a few examples of her past work and
passion for fun. 

Wife,
Mother and proud Grandmother, Colleen is an advocate for
healthy habits, kind words, beach walks, and Caribbean
sunsets. Colleen looks forward to supporting and assisting
the CHF in an administrative capacity, and with all program initiates
and fund-raising events.

These
ladies are dedicated to helping Cayman Heart Fund spread awareness
and help eradicate Heart Disease. CHF is excited about the new
changes and Is looking forward to working with the community to boast
heart health.

The
Cayman Heart Fund is a non-profit, non-government organization
dedicated to the reduction of heart and circulatory disease in the
Cayman Islands. Heart and circulatory disease, known as
cardiovascular disease (CVD), is the number one health problem in the
Cayman Islands. For more information contact: 345-916-6324
or info@caymanheartfund.com.