About Community HealthCorps
The Community HealthCorps Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from program sponsor sites; and oversees the design, development and overall policies of Community HealthCorps, NACHC’s national service program. Committee representation is broken down by HRSA region, and changes every 3 years with our national direct grant cycle.
Community HealthCorps Steering Committee Members
2009-2011
Region I
Janice Brathwaite
Workforce Development Manager
Massachusetts League of CHCs
Boston, MA
Jbrathwaite@massleague.org
Dan Washburn
Chief Financial Officer
Maine Primary Care Association
Augusta, ME
dwashburn@mepca.org
Region II
Dr. Ruben Cowart, DDS (Immediate Past Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Syracuse Community Health Center, NY
rpc1@schcny.com
Allison Dubois
VP Health Center Administration
Hudson River Health Care
adubois@hrhcare.org
Lindsay Farrell
Chief Executive Officer
Open Door Family Medical Center
Ossining, NY
lfarrell@ood.org
Region III
Eric Vicks
Senior Manager for Community Relations
DC Primary Care Association
Washington, DC
evicks@dcpca.org
Region IV
Sherica Clark
HealthCorps Program Coordinator
United Neighborhood Health Services
Nashville, TN
sclark@unitedneighborhood.org
Region V
Chris Shea
Chief Executive Officer
Cherry Street Community Health Center Grand Rapids, MI
chriss@cherryhealth.com
Region VI
Allen Patterson
Chief Financial Officer
Heart of Texas Community Health Center Waco, TX
apatrson@aol.com
Juan Salazar
Program Coordinator
Valley Primary Care Network
Harlingen, TX
vpcn6@sbcglobal.net
Angela Sheffie*
Deputy Director
Louisiana PCA
Baton Rouge, LA
angela@lpca.net
Region VII
Vacant-One (1) slot
Region VIII
John Santistevan
Chief Financial Officer
Salud Family Health Centers
Ft. Lupton, CO
jsantistevan@saludclinic.org
Bette Vierra
Executive Director
Association of Utah community Health
Salt Lake City, UT
bettevirra@auch.org
Region IX
David Quackenbush (Committee Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Central Valley Health Network
Sacramento, CA
dquackenbush@cvhnclinics.org
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
San Francisco, CA
JGressman@sfccc.org
Vacant-Two (1) slots
Region X
Debbie Green
Grants Project Coordinator
Institute of Rural Health –Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
greendebb@isu.edu
Juan Carlos Olivares
Executive Director
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Toppenish, WA
carloso@yvfwc.org
Rudy Vasquez*
Director of Multicultural Services
Sea Mar Community Health Center
Seattle, WA
rudyvasquez@seamarchc.org
*-appointed to promote program design and membership diversity




