HeartSmarts Ambassador: Marva Ortiz-Wade

Marva Ortiz-Wade is a lead HeartSmarts ambassador who focuses on Harlem and Brooklyn. She also leads the HeartSmarts Spanish speaking classes. Since completing the HeartSmarts training, Marva has completed numerous HeartSmarts classes both as an individual ambassador and in partnership with ambassador Beverly Bruin. 

Marva has been a registered professional nurse since

1975. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Science

Center with a Master’s degree as a Nurse Practitioner in

Family Health in 2001. Prior to her retirement in 2012 she

worked for the NYC Health & Hospital’s corporation as a

Nurse Practitioner in Pediatrics, Women’s Health and as a

Certified Diabetes Educator for the Teleheath house calls

program. 

Marva is a member of Bethel Gospel Assembly since 2008 and participates in the Kingdom Minded Health

professional ministry attending medical missions to Albania

and Dominican Republic. Included in her activities she

volunteers with the food pantry at the church and is currently

is employed part time training entry level nursing students

for certification as Home health aides and personal care

aides.

To schedule a HeartSmarts class or seminar with Marva Ortiz-Wade, please complete the information at the link below.