Leadership
Executive Staff
President & CEO
Dr. Jean Accius is an accomplished leader and innovator in health equity, longevity, health systems transformation, and building equitable systems so that every person in every community can live a longer, healthier, and more productive life.
As President & CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, Jean leads a high-performing team that is dedicated to breaking down the barriers to health and empowering communities to thrive. With business acumen and deep experience across sectors, Dr. Accius understands how to develop creative and actionable solutions, policies, and programs that uncover the economic advantages of addressing disparities. He has a proven track record of collaborating across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to accelerate the pace of change. Learn more.
Grant is a distinguished leader with over 20 years of experience working across public and private sectors. Her expertise spans human resources, operations, business development, and inclusive practices, driving innovative, cost-effective, and engaging human capital initiatives. Her passion for diversity, inclusion, equity, belonging, accessibility, and justice reflects her dedication to ensuring every staff member feels seen, valued, and respected.
“I was drawn to CHC by the mission,” said Grant. “I’m looking forward to helping CHC internally and externally so in turn, we can help even more people and communities.”
Andrea is a devoted special needs parent and was the caretaker to her disabled veteran father; “giving back” to others is at the core of her being. She has often donated her time and expertise to organizations such as Adecco’s National Corporate Social Responsibility Council and LHH’s Global Diversity Council.
LeeAnn has been an active CPA for over twenty-five years. She is a seasoned finance expert in all GAAP and FASB accounting and finance aspects. She gained expertise working in various industries, including large foundations, multinational corporations, hospitals, and government entities. She is passionate about improving corporate operation Effectiveness and Efficiency, Cyber Security, and Talent Retention. She leads CHC’s operational functions, including finance, HR, IT, legal, facility, and project management. She is a candidate for a certificate program on organizational leadership and management from Harvard Business School. She holds a master’s degree in finance and accounting from The Catholic University of America and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lanzhou University of Technology.
Morgan is an accomplished business builder and organizational developer. Over the course of his 25-year career in nonprofit leadership, he has thrived in a diversity of roles. Morgan has been an executive director, consultant, social entrepreneur and fundraising executive. He has had the good fortune of partnering with over 100 organizations, from start-ups to large, international organizations, and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in his career to date. The core values that guide his work are service, collaboration, and equity.
Morgan has joined CHC because of the unlimited possibilities that exist in CHC’s vast network of nonprofit and corporate partners. Improving the health and well-being of Americans is a mission without limit. Driving community health innovation in partnership with diverse organizations across the country is the opportunity of Morgan’s lifetime.