Board of Directors

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

Officers

Alison Braman,
Alison Braman,Chair
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Hilti North America,
Dallas TX
Anne Mai Bertelsen, Vice Chair
Anne Mai Bertelsen, Vice Chair
Fortune 500 C-Suite Global Growth
and Transformation Advisor
New York, NY
U. Michael Currie, Secretary
U. Michael Currie, Secretary
Former UnitedHealth Group Chief Health Equity Officer
National Healthcare Quality Expert
Fulton, MD
Michael Cheek, Treasurer
Michael Cheek, Treasurer
Partner
Baringa
New York, NY
Gary Jacobs, Governance Chair
Gary Jacobs, Governance Chair
Author and Managing Director
Healthsperien
Washington, DC
Jean Accius,
Jean Accius,President
President & CEO
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
Alexandria, VA
Art Taylor,
Art Taylor,Fundraising & Dev Chair
President & CEO
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Arlington, VA
Karen Addis,
Karen Addis,Strategic Communications & Marketing
President & CEO
Addis Communications
Ashton, Maryland
Bryan Buckley,
Bryan Buckley,Community Health & Impact, Chair
Head of Public Health
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Kellie Adesina
Kellie Adesina
Vice President
BGR Group
Washington, DC
John Burns
John Burns
Owner & Founder
The Burns Brothers
Edo Banach
Edo Banach
Partner & Co-Chair,
Healthcare Department
Foley Hoag LLP
Washington, DC
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
Principal Consultant
MetaMorph, LLC
Washington, DC
Richard Lui
Richard Lui
Anchor
MSNow
New York, NY
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
SVP and Executive Director
Division of Health Outcomes and Care Transformation
Washington, DC
Valerie M. Simon
Valerie M. Simon
Senior Vice President,
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Christian Health
Walter Woods
Walter Woods
Senior Vice President,
Development and Foundation Communications,
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, CT
Juan Zuniga
Juan Zuniga
Managing Partner
Rimon Law
San Diego, CA