Board & Executive Policy Advisory Council

The future of the nation’s community health care system starts with bold, collaborative leadership.

Advocates for Community Health is guided by innovative health center leaders from across the country who share a commitment to improving care in underserved communities. Together, they elevate the collective voice of community health centers, shape policies that strengthen the health care safety net, and advance new pathways to high-quality, accessible care for every patient.

Board of Directors

• Christy Bracewell Trotter, CEO, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
• Eddie Chan, CEO, North East Medical Services
• Karen Daley, CEO, Optimus Health Care
• Gloria Del C Amador, DrPh-HSAM, CEO, Salud Integral en la Montaña
• Nieves Gomez, CEO, Columbia Basin Health Association
• Steve Hansen, CEO, Presbyterian Medical Services
• James Hazard, CEO, NeighborHealth
• Kerry Hydash (Board Chair), CEO, Family HealthCare Network
• Anne Kauffman Nolon, CEO, Sun River Health
• Parinda Khatri, PhD, CEO, River Valley Health
• Kevin Mattson, CEO, San Ysidro Health
• Mari G. Millet, CEO,  Morris Heights Health Center
• Doug Olson, MD, Board President, Association of the Clinicians for the Underserved
• Paulo Soares, CEO, Camarena Health
• Tory Starr, CEO, Open Door Community Health Centers
• Matthew Stinson, MD, CEO, Jordan Valley Health

Executive Policy Advisory Council

• Christy Bracewell Trotter, CEO, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
• Eddie Chan, CEO, North East Medical Services
• Karen Daley, CEO, Optimus Health Care
• Gloria Del C Amador, DrPh-HSAM, CEO, Salud Integral en la Montaña
• Nieves Gomez, CEO, Columbia Basin Health Association
• Steve Hansen, CEO, Presbyterian Medical Services
• James Hazard, CEO, NeighborHealth
• Kerry Hydash, CEO, Family HealthCare Network
• John Jenkins, CEO, Lifelong Medical Care
• Anne Kauffman Nolon, CEO, Sun River Health
• Parinda Khatri, PhD, CEO, River Valley Health
• Kevin Mattson, CEO, San Ysidro Health
• Larry McCulley, CEO, SIHF Healthcare
• Mari G. Millet, CEO, Morris Heights Health Center
• Jody Prather, MD, CEO, Healthsource of Ohio
• Paulo Soares, CEO, Camarena Health
• Tory Starr, CEO, Open Door Community Health Centers
• Matthew Stinson, MD, CEO, Jordan Valley Health