Our network is made up of 14 federally qualified health centers throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan, along with a fleet of mobile vans that bring health services to underserved people in need throughout New York City. We provide judgment-free, high-quality healthcare, without regard to race, religion, orientation, gender identity, immigration status or ability to pay. We turn no one away.

Is currently an Alumni Director of the Public Interest Law Foundation at Columbia, Inc. and a member of the Advisory Council of the Citizens Committee for Children. Ms. Krob Kellner is a retired litigation attorney having practiced at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Marsh & McLennan Companies. Prior to law school, Elizabeth worked at the Center for Population and Family Health at Columbia Universitys School of Public Health. She received a J.D. and M.P.H from Columbia University and her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. She has been a member of the CHN Board since 1989, and in 2014 received the outstanding Board member award from the Community Health Center Association of New York State.

is a retired investment banker and non-profit consultant. She had 14 years of experience in the municipal finance departments of Credit Suisse First Boston and Dillon Read developing financing strategies and structuring financings for non-profit clients before moving to financial advisory firms to work more directly with her non-profit clients. Early in her career, Nancy worked in the public and non-profit sectors, including at the Center for Health Systems at Columbia Universitys College of Physicians and Surgeons and as Director of Health Manpower Planning at the NYC Health Services Administration. She received her Ph.D. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, her M.P.A. from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Nancy has been a member of the CHN board since 2000.

is a retired attorney having served as the Assistant Counsel to the Board of the New York City Board of Education. Previously, she practiced as an associate with the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green and was a teacher with the New York City Board of Education. Donna is a past president of the Association of Black Women Attorneys and active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and her M.S.Ed. and undergraduate degrees from Brooklyn College. She has been a member of the CHN Board since 1990.

is private practice social worker who offers psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents and adults, with a specialty in traumatology. Since 2008, Dr. Diaz works as the Upper School Psychologist at the Dalton School. Prior to this, Dr. Diaz worked for twelve years as a Federal monitor and a mental health consultant for Head Start Programs in the Northeastern U.S. and Puerto Rico. Dr. Diaz is a founding board member of The Association of Hispanic Mental Professionals and of The Hispanic Women Leaders. She is also on the Board of The Metropolitan Center for Mental Health since 2004. She received Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, her MS in Social Work at Columbia University, and her BA at Fordham University. She has served on the Board of Community Healthcare Network since 2006.

is the Research Coordinator for the Division of Education Quality and Analytics (DEQA) and Manager of the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Program within the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education (IIME). Greta has more than ten years of experience working in health disparities research. Prior to joining IIME, she served as the Director of the Center Student Investigator Program within NYU Langone Medical Centers Department of Population Health. She coordinated events and learning opportunities for community partners and managed a program that provided training, outreach and research opportunities for graduate and post-graduate students. Greta is a mentor for Year Up NYC, and a volunteer interpreter for Human Rights First. She has been a member of the CHN Board since 1998.

has a long standing career in public health serving community-based organizations, hospitals, local, state and federal health departments, private industries and universities. Currently, he holds the position of Director, Public Health Program, at St. Johns University. Prior to this assignment, he was a Senior Officer with the US Public Health Service working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There, he conducted disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations on highly communicable disease like MERS-Covi, MDR-TB, SARS and the unprecedented Ebola Entry Screening Program. Dr. Gunness passion lies with eradicating health disparities in marginalized, hard-toreach urban populations that are often overlooked in the public health system. He received his MPH at Hunter College and doctorate in Urban Health Systems at Rutgers University. He joined the Board in 2016.

was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Primary Care Development Corporation. After leading PCDC for over 20 years, she retired in 2015. Prior to her work there, Ms. Kotelchuck served as Vice President for Corporate Planning and Intergovernmental Relations at the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. She currently serves on the board of the New York School-Based Health Foundation. Ms. Kotelchuck holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Lewis and Clark College and a Masters of Regional Planning from Cornell University.

Kathleen M. ONeill is Associate General Counsel at New York Life Insurance Company. Prior to that, Ms. ONeill served as an Associate Professor at Cornell University, a Law Clerk for the First Circuit of US Appeals Court, and an Associate at Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Ms. ONeill received her Bachelor of Arts from Claremont McKenna College, her Juris Doctorate from New York University of School of Law and her doctorate at Harvard University.

a New York City based Nonprofit Executive and Community Leader, currently serves as Executive Director for Artistic Noise, a nonprofit organization that brings the freedom and power of artistic practice to young people who are incarcerated. Additionally, Young serves on the Manhattan Community Board 12 in Northern Manhattan. Throughout the course of his career, Young has been honored by the New York State Legislature for his civic engagement as an LGBTQ+ community leader, and by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer for his contributions to the African American community in the city of New York.

is the coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at NYU College of Nursing, where she has been on the faculty for over 10 years. She provides primary care to homeless men and women at Project Renewal and does research on health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients. She received her PhD in nursing from NYU, her masters degree in nursing from Yale University, and her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. She joined the CHN Board in 2015.

is a Director within Pfizers Global Policy and International Public Affairs organization, where she analyzes how changes in state health care policy impact Pfizer, patients, providers, and other stakeholders. Prior to joining Pfizer, Kristin worked as a consultant to health care organizations at Accenture. Kristin received her MPH from Tufts University and also completed her undergraduate studies at Tufts. Kristin has been a member of the CHN Board since 2013.

is a Partner in Deloitte & Touches Financial Services audit practice. She is a registered CPA in NY and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the New York State Society of CPAs. She also serves on the board of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development and is a member of the audit committee of the Financial Womens Association. June has a BA in government from Cornell University and an MBA in professional accounting from Fordham University. She has been a member of the CHN Board since 1995.

is a Psychiatrist and the current Medical Director of Fountain House Inc. Dr. Aquila received the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award in 1999 and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mt Sinai. He also serves as the Chair of the Baer Reintegration Scholarships, which are given to persons with serious mental illness annually. Dr. Aquila received his Medical Degree from the Universita degli Studi di Bologna and completed his residency at St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center. He became a member of the CHN Board in 2016.

is Unit Supervisor for the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services. Denise is a committed advocate for the New York City underserved regarding access to community services, benefits, and basic needs, and has over 10 years of experience supporting individuals and families in need by connecting them to essential community services. She received her MSW from the Hunter College School of Social Work and her Bachelors degree at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Ms. Gordon joined the Board of CHN in 2016.

is the co-founder of Siller & Cohen, a premier family wealth advisory firm that has been providing comprehensive wealth management planning services to high net worth individuals, families, and business owners for over 25 years. Formerly a Senior Tax Manager at Touche Ross, and Senior Vice President and National Director for Private Wealth Services for Lincoln Financial Advisors/Sagemark Consulting, Randy is a frequent speaker on investment, estate and charitable planning topics and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Financial Planning Magazine and other publications. He received a Masters degree in taxation and a Bachelors degree with a minor in finance. Mr. Siller has been a member of the CHN Board since 2014.

is a dedicated nonprofit executive with 14 years of experience in New York City as a staff and Board member for a range of organizations. He is committed to empowering underserved communities. Gee has served in executive positions for The Door, IMPACCT Brooklyn, and Asian Americans for Equality, as well as a Board Member for Nonprofit New York and Fifth Avenue Committee. His work is widely recognized by New York Nonprofit Medias Forty Under Forty and Manhattan Borough President, Gale Brewer. After receiving his undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley, Gee accomplished a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2010 2019, Gee served on CHNs Board and has, as of 2021, resumed his position as Board Member moving forward.

recently stepped down as New York Citys Director of School Health, a joint position at the Citys Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Education. An internist, Dr. Platt completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center and led the Mount Sinai Community Practice Network before turning to public service. Today, Dr. Platt will serve as an advisor for CHNs School Health Initiatives. CHN currently has two school-based health centers in Washington Heights, Manhattan and Lower East Side.

is a senior HR executive and owner of Mentone Avenue, LLC. He is an expert in developing HR programs and processes aligned with business objectives; and successful in creating desired culture, building organizational effectiveness and elevating individual and overall business performance. Jeffrey received his BS in marketing from York College CUNY.

joins the CHN board with experience as a leader for Mount Sinais Performing Provider System (PPS), part of New York States five-year program to modernize the Medicaid delivery system. Thomas fervently advocated for the recognition of community-based care as essential to a high functioning health system. With a doctorate in advanced practice nursing, and a masters degree in epidemiology, Thomas was a founding member of the first independent Nurse Practitioner primary care practice at Columbia University School of Nursing. In addition, she has activated a mobile health program to bring primary care services to recent immigrant and foster care youth. Dr. Thomas currently serves as the Vice President of Clinical Solutions at Northwell Health.