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M. Natalie Achong, M.D., FACOG<\/strong>
Director of Health Equity
Connecticut State Medical Society<\/p>\n

Shelley Best, D.Min.<\/strong>
Founding Director, President and CEO
Conference of Churches<\/p>\n

Thomas Babor, Ph.D., M.P.H.<\/strong>
Professor and Chair
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
Health Net, Inc. Endowed Chair in Community Medicine and Public Policy
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Roderick Bremby, M.P.A.<\/strong>
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Social Services<\/p>\n

Michelle M. Cloutier, M.D.<\/strong>
Professor, Pediatrics
UConn Health
Director, Connecticut Children\u2019s Center for Community Research<\/p>\n

Adrienne Cochrane, J.D.<\/strong>
President and CEO
Urban League of Greater Hartford<\/p>\n

Marjorie Colebut-Jackson<\/strong>
Tribal Council Member
Mashuntucket Pequot Tribal Nation<\/p>\n

Roberta Echelson<\/strong>
Manager, Grants and Proposals
UConn Foundation<\/p>\n

Linda Estabrook, M.P.H.<\/strong>
Executive Director
Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective<\/p>\n

Ann Ferris, Ph.D., R.D.<\/strong>
Professor, Medicine
Director, Center for Public Health and Health Policy
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Judith Fifield, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Professor, Family Medicine
Executive Director, TRIPP Center
Associate Director, External Affairs
Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP)
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Juan Figueroa, J.D.<\/strong>
President
Universal Health Care Foundation<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Director and Founder, Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP)
University of Connecticut<\/p>\n

Richard Fortinsky, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Professor, Medicine
UConn Center on Aging
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Colleen Foster-Bey, M.Ed.<\/strong>
Research Associate
Institute for Community Research<\/p>\n

Jeanette Goyzueta Rhodes, M.P.H.<\/strong>
Research Associate
Health Disparities Institute, TRIPP Center
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Bruce Gould, M.D.<\/strong>
Associate Dean, Professor, Medicine, Primary Care
Director, Area Health Education Center
UConn Health<\/p>\n

Karen Hatcher-Sneed<\/strong>
President and CEO
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
President
Pequot Pharmacy Network<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

David Henderson, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor, Family Medicine
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n

Meshie Knight<\/strong>
\nExecutive Assistant to the Executive Vice President
\nUniversal Health Care Foundation<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Krause, M.P.H.<\/strong>
\nSenior Program Officer
\nConnecticut Health Foundation<\/p>\n

Mark McKinney, D.Min., L.P.C.<\/strong>
\nVice President
\nCommunity Health Equity and Health Policy
\nDirector, Community Outreach and Pastoral Counseling
\nSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center<\/p>\n

Yvette Mel\u00e9ndez, M.B.A.<\/strong>
\nVice President
\nGovernment and Community Alliances
\nHartford Hospital<\/p>\n

Melissa Mokel, Ph.D., A.P.R.N.-B.C.<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate
\nTRIPP Center
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n

Randall Morgan, M.D., M.B.A.<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director
\nCobb\/National Medical Association Health Institute<\/p>\n

Jewel Mullen, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.
\n<\/strong>Commissioner
\nConnecticut Department of Public Health<\/p>\n

Chinekwu Obidoa, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate
\nInstitute for Community Research<\/p>\n

Jose Ortiz, M.S., M.B.A.<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nHispanic Health Council<\/p>\n

Cheryl Parks, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor, Social Work
\nAssociate Dean for Research
\nSchool of Social Work
\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/p>\n

Pat Rehmer, M.S.N., A.C.H.E.<\/strong>
\nCommissioner
\nConnecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services<\/p>\n

Salome Raheim, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nDean and Professor, Social Work
\nSchool of Social Work
\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/p>\n

James Rawlings, M.P.H.<\/strong>
\nChair, Connecticut State Conference of Branches Health Committee
\nPresident
\nGreater New Haven NAACP<\/p>\n

Susan Reisine, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor and Chair
\nDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
\nAssociate Dean of Research
\nUConn School of Medicine
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n

Marie M. Spivey, Ed.D., R.N., M.P.A<\/strong>
\nVice President, Health Equity
\nConnecticut Hospital Association<\/p>\n

Victor Villagra, M.D., F.A.C.P.<\/strong>
\nFounder and President of Health and Technology Vector, Inc.
\nAssistant Professor, Medicine
\nTRIPP\/CICATS
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n

Margaret Weeks, Ph.D.
\n<\/strong>Executive Director and Senior Scientist
\nInstitute for Community Research
\nAssociate Director, Community Research and Implementation Core,
\nCenter for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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