Board of Directors
CHC is honored to have the strong volunteer leadership of the National Board of Directors.
Abu M. Arif, Chair
President, Ameriprise Bank
New York, NY
New York, NY

Alison Braman, Co-Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Hilti North America,
Dallas TX
Dallas TX

Charleeda Redman, Co-Vice Chair
Philadelphia, PA

Tenbit Emiru, M.D., PhD, MBA, Secretary
Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer
UCare
Minneapolis, MN
UCare
Minneapolis, MN

Anne Mai Bertelsen, Treasurer
Fortune 500 C-Suite Global Growth
and Transformation Advisor
New York, NY
and Transformation Advisor
New York, NY
John M. StanochGovernance Chair
Chair, Medica Foundation
Minnesota, MN
Minnesota, MN

Jean Accius
President & CEO
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
Alexandria, VA
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
Alexandria, VA

Karen Addis
President & CEO
Addis Communications
Ashton, Maryland
Addis Communications
Ashton, Maryland

Kellie Adesina
Director of Government Affairs
The Kraft Heinz Company
Washington, DC
The Kraft Heinz Company
Washington, DC
Bryan Buckley
Head of Public Health
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Michael Cheek
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY

Joy Lewis, MSW, MPH
Senior Vice President, Health Equity Strategies and Executive Director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity at the American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
Jillian Niesley-Mershon
Associate Vice President
Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation
New York City, NY
Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation
New York City, NY

U. Michael Currie
Former UnitedHealth Group Chief Health Equity Officer
National Healthcare Quality Expert
Fulton, MD
National Healthcare Quality Expert
Fulton, MD
Daniel Dawes
Senior Vice President, Global Health &
Founding Dean, School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Founding Dean, School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN

Pavni Aeshini Guharoy
MetaMorph, LLC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC

Alan K. Nevel
CEO and Managing Partner
INTETHIQ
Cleveland, OH
INTETHIQ
Cleveland, OH

Brian Palmer
HIV Prevention Medical Scientist
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA

Howard Miller
Partner
Lapine Group
New York, New York
Lapine Group
New York, New York

Nancy Parker-Taylor
VP, Quality Operations and Administration
The Permanente Federation
Oakland, CA
The Permanente Federation
Oakland, CA

Art Taylor
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA
Teleangé Thomas
Managing Partner
PLATTFORMS
Cleveland, OH
PLATTFORMS
Cleveland, OH

Juan Zuniga
Managing Partner
Rimon Law
San Diego, CA
Rimon Law
San Diego, CA