our mission
We create an empowered network of support for families facing a complex pediatric health diagnosis.
Through concierge case management, patient advocacy, and therapeutic programming, imadi provides a customized client experience to families facing complex pediatric health diagnoses.
All services are provided at no cost to our families.
board of directors
Ahuva Orlofsky
Chair of the Board
Miriam Cleeman
Vice President of Development
Borderline Media Company
Dr. Ari Elman
Hematologist & Medical Oncologist
GBMC
Amos Hochstein
Special Presidential Coordinator
Department of State
Cheri Hurwitz
Community Leader
Emily Briton
President
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Eric Reitberger
Managing Principal
Quest Management
Gadi Rozmaryn
Vice President of Software Engineering
SAR
Ken Weinstein
Japan Chair
Hudson Institute
Chanan Weissman
Director
The SAPIR Institute
medical advisory committee
Dr. Roger Packer
Director, Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute
Director, Brain Tumor Institute
Children's National Hospital
Gesher Teen board members
4Front’s Gesher Teen Board Member program aims to elevate and empower teen voices in our Baltimore Jewish Community by supporting the inclusion and participation of Jewish teens on governing boards of Jewish non-profit organizations in our local community. Gesher, or bridge, represents the metaphorical bridge these teens will create between community leadership, the next generation, and our community’s future. Through this initiative, organizations will be benefited through the inclusion of teen voices and perspectives, and teens will receive the opportunity to develop their skills, network, and understanding of the framework of our Jewish community.
David Netzer
Gilman School
2024
Noa Rone
Beth Tfiloh
2024
at imadi, we believe…
Every child deserves a childhood.
We know that a healthy childhood is vital to the development of your children's emotional and mental stability, and we believe it’s worth protecting from the devastating effects of pediatric illness. We provide dignified, trauma-informed care catering to the social and emotional wellbeing of the entire family. That goes for the patient, the siblings, and the parents too.
In the power of community.
We understand that strength is in numbers, and that your strength can be found in our numbers. Our programs and services promote a spirit of unity and inclusion while celebrating diversity and equality. We believe that some things should be bigger than our differences, and the world of complex pediatric health diagnoses is one of them. At imadi, you’ll meet different types of children, volunteers, moms, and dads - all traveling on unique but similar journeys. We think there is someone for everyone, and something for everyone.
Leadership starts with giving.
Our innovative approach to volunteer engagement creates meaningful leadership opportunities for hundreds of high school students around Maryland and Washington D.C., fostering a strong sense of communal responsibility and sensitivity. We believe that true leadership starts with giving, and that the next generation of communal leaders starts here at imadi.
Creativity is a necessity.
They say that genius is found at the intersection of two disciplines, and we agree. Our organization is positioned at the crossroads of healthcare and childhood, and we recognize that we are the vanguard for the hopes and dreams of our children. Each one of our activities is developed with thought and creative intention, mixed with late-night coffee brainstorming sessions that reflects the child in each of us. We promise to never grow up.
