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 Health Plans
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

John Burns
Owner & Founder
The Burns Brothers
The Burns Brothers

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

Deborah Garcia
Senior Vice President, Strategy
St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital – ALSAC
St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital – ALSAC

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

Gary Jacobs
Executive Director
VillageMD Center for Public Policy
Washington, DC
VillageMD Center for Public Policy
Washington, DC

Richard Lui
Anchor
News Anchor at MSNBC, Business Founder & Researcher
News Anchor at MSNBC, Business Founder & Researcher

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

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

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

Joy Rhoden, MSW, MPH
Senior Vice President, Health Equity Strategies and Executive Director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity at the American Hospital Association, Washington, DC

Valerie M. Simon
Senior Vice President,
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Christian Health
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Christian Health

Art Taylor
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA

Walter Woods
Senior Vice President,
Development and Donor Services
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Development and Donor Services
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

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