Working Together
Our People
Our team is led by an appointed board of Commissioners and three peer-elected advisory boards of community leaders, health care providers, and patients. The CHCM gathers input from these leaders on a monthly basis to advance the mission.
Personnel Types
Dedicated Leaders
Board of Commissioners
The Community Health Commission is an appointed body of individuals dedicated to ensuring the financial sustainability of the health care safety net in Missouri, developing and sustaining an integrated health care system for those most in need, and serving as point-of-contact for State/Federal agencies regarding health care safety net issues.
Aramide Ayorinde
Family Care Health Centers
Kanika A. Cunningham
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health
Patty Davis
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis
City of St. Louis Department of Health
Sheila Grigsby, Chair
UMSL College of Nursing
Sharonica Hardin-Bartley
The School District of University City
Ray Harter
SSM Health
Rich Liekweg
BJC Healthcare
Kirk Mathews
MO HealthNet Division, Missouri Department of Social Services
Brett Morehouse
Missouri Hospital Association
Fred Rottnek
Saint Louis University; SSM Health; Assisted Recovery Centers of America
Spring Schmidt
Missouri Public Health Institute
Angeline Stanislaus
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Cheryl Walker
Walker Commercial Law Group, LLC
Sidney D. Watson
Saint Louis University School of Law’s Center for Health Law Studies
Joseph Yancy
Places for People (retired)
Advisory Board
Wellness & Care Advisory Board
The Wellness & Care Advisory Board represents the voices of those with firsthand experience navigating the healthcare system without insurance, under Medicaid, or through safety net programs like Gateway to Better Health
Sam Blue
Community Advocate
Candy Cannon
Community & Wellness Collective (Kansas City)
Kimberly Capone
Fresh Start Self Improvement Center, Inc.
Alecia Deal
Village of Moms STL
Jessica Douglas
Community Advocate
Joanna Grace Farmer
Retired (Kansas City Community Advocate)
Keely Finney, LCSW
Rejuvenating Comprehensive Services, Community Advocate
Wanda Gardner
National Kidney Foundation
Brandi Johnson
Community Advocate
Kimberly Jones
Community Advocate
Brandi Moore
Community Advocate
Vannessa Newsome
Community Advocate
Jacquelyn Randle
Community Advocate
Nia Sumpter, MA
Community Advocate, Sickle Cell Warrior
Brandy Thomas
VerusRx
Vivian Williams
Generate Health - Reaching 100 STL
Advisory Board
Community Advisory Board
The Community Advisory Board brings together individuals from social services agencies and grassroots organizations across Missouri to provide direct input on CHCM’s work.
Jennifer Abernathy
Mercy Hospital Southeast
Torri Anthony
Seeds of Empowerment STL
Teletia Atkins
Missouri Foundation for Health
Janelle Azmy
University of Missouri Extension
DJ Barnes
The Children's Place Kansas City
James Bryant
Reconciliation Services / Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ Kansas City
Christina Castellano
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Brie Davenport
Abstract Consulting
Anthony Davis
Criminal Justice Retiree
Atara Estes
St. Louis Integrated Health Network
Caroline Fan
Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation
Donna Garcia
University of Missouri
Lester Gillespie
Fresh Start Self Improvement Center, Inc.
David Haasis
STL MHB
Ronald Harris
Justin Idleburg
Cabanne District CDC
Jermecia Jackson
Black Mothers
Susan Jones
Community Mental Health Fund Kansas City
Rosetta Keeton, Chair
Retired, Community Advocate
Cristina Marquez
Kansas City VA Medical Center
MacKenzie Metheny
Fresh Start Self Improvement Center, Inc.
Jane Pfefferkorn
Mission Missouri
Antoinette Redmond
Neuru Kansas City
Jennifer Schmidt
Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew Shaughnessy
Limitless Horizons Consulting
Alicia Smith
PreventEd
Geoffrey Soyiantet
vitendo4africa
Dan Ta
Asian Americans and Immigrants
Brandon Tucker
St. Francois County Community Partnership
Sal Valdez
ECORN-MO
Christopher Walter
Serving Neighbors Charitable Foundation
Jessica Welch
Phoenix Family Kansas City
Devon Whitmore
DEAF, Inc.
Katlin Williams
Vivian Williams
Generate Health
Joseph Yancy, Chair
Places for People (retired)
Advisory Board
Provider Services Advisory Board
The Provider Services Advisory Board consists of healthcare or social service providers across Missouri who offer direct care in safety net settings or support its implementation.
Karen Bradshaw
SSM Health
Candice Brooks
University of Health Kansas City
Denise Buck
iFM Community Medicine
David Campbell, MD
iFM Community Medicine
Niraj Chavan
Saint Louis University & WISH Center at SSM Health
Chris Dailey
Mia Daugherty
Village of Moms STL
Ronnie Drake
Private Practice
Christopher Elliott
St Louis County Department of Public Health
Allie EuDaly
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Alicia Evans
BHNSTL
Deidre Griffith
BHN STL
Jade James-Halbert
SSM Health
Rajeev John
Affinia Healthcare
Christie Becker Markovich
Queen of Peace Center
Karla Perez-Solorzano
Healing Heroic Healers Kansas City
Cori Putz
Preferred Family Healthcare
Fred Rottnek, Chair
Saint Louis University; SSM Health; Assisted Recovery Centers of America
Ron Tompkins
Nurses for Newborns
Rachel Winograd
University of Missouri-St Louis
Join a CHCM Advisory Board
By becoming a CHCM advisory board member, you join a growing movement to champion equity-centered, trauma-informed, community-driven solutions. Our three advisory boards bring together individuals with lived experience, members of grassroots and community organizations, and healthcare and social service providers to inform CHCM’s work. These groups ensure that our work, policies and initiatives are responsive to the needs of Missourians.