Board of Directors

CHC is honored to have the strong volunteer leadership of the National Board of Directors.

Abu M. Arif, Chair
Abu M. Arif, Chair
President, Ameriprise Bank
New York, NY
Alison Braman, Co-Vice Chair
Alison Braman, Co-Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Hilti North America,
Dallas TX
Charleeda Redman, Co-Vice Chair
Charleeda Redman, Co-Vice Chair
Philadelphia, PA
Tenbit Emiru, M.D., PhD, MBA, Secretary
Tenbit Emiru, M.D., PhD, MBA, Secretary
Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer
UCare
Minneapolis, MN
Anne Mai Bertelsen, Treasurer
Anne Mai Bertelsen, Treasurer
Fortune 500 C-Suite Global Growth
and Transformation Advisor
New York, NY
John M. Stanoch
John M. StanochGovernance Chair
Chair, Medica Health Plans
Minnesota, MN
Jean Accius
Jean Accius
President & CEO
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
Alexandria, VA
Karen Addis
Karen Addis
President & CEO
Addis Communications
Ashton, Maryland
Kellie Adesina
Kellie Adesina
Director of Government Affairs
The Kraft Heinz Company
Washington, DC
Bryan Buckley
Bryan Buckley
Head of Public Health
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
John Burns
John Burns
Owner & Founder
The Burns Brothers
Michael Cheek
Michael Cheek
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
U. Michael Currie
U. Michael Currie
Former UnitedHealth Group Chief Health Equity Officer
National Healthcare Quality Expert
Fulton, MD
Daniel Dawes
Daniel Dawes
Senior Vice President, Global Health &
Founding Dean, School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Deborah Garcia
Deborah Garcia
Senior Vice President, Strategy
St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital – ALSAC
Pavni Aeshini Guharoy
Pavni Aeshini Guharoy
MetaMorph, LLC
Washington, DC
Gary Jacobs
Gary Jacobs
Executive Director
VillageMD Center for Public Policy
Washington, DC
Richard Lui
Richard Lui
Anchor
News Anchor at MSNBC, Business Founder & Researcher
Howard Miller
Howard Miller
Partner
Lapine Group
New York, New York
Brian Palmer
Brian Palmer
HIV Prevention Medical Scientist
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
Nancy Parker-Taylor
Nancy Parker-Taylor
VP, Quality Operations and Administration
The Permanente Federation
Oakland, CA
Joy Rhoden, MSW, MPH
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
Valerie M. Simon
Senior Vice President,
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Christian Health
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA
Walter Woods
Walter Woods
Senior Vice President,
Development and Donor Services
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Juan Zuniga
Juan Zuniga
Managing Partner
Rimon Law
San Diego, CA