Our work is driven by a dedicated team of individuals who care deeply about community and work tirelessly to advance health equity. Learn more about the board of directors and staff members powering the St. Louis Integrated Health Network.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is comprised of individuals from some of the region’s leading healthcare, social service and public health institutions. Their guidance, leadership and dedication to health equity help shape our work and drive us forward.

Dr. Aramide Ayorinde
Chief Executive Officer, Family Care Health Centers

Victoria Anwuri, MPH
Commissioner, St. Louis City Dept. of Health

Dwayne Butler
Chief Executive Officer, BJK People’s Health Center

Angela Clabon
Chief Executive Officer, CareSTL Health

Kanika Cunningham
Director, St. Louis County Dept. of Public Health

Dr. Alexander (Alex) Garza
Chief Community Health Officer, SSM Health St. Louis

Deidre Griffith
Vice President of Community Health Improvement, BJC HealthCare

Dr. Christine (Chris) Jacobs
Dean and Vice President for Medical Affairs, St. Louis University School of Medicine

Dr. Kendra Holmes
President and Chief Executive Officer, Affinia Healthcare

Dr. David Meiners
President, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Dr. Rob Poirier
Clinical Chief, Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital

Ciearra Walker, MPH
Executive Director, Community Health Worker Coalition

Technical Advisors

Brett Moorehouse
Senior VP of Membership Services, Missouri Hospital Association

Joe Pierle
Chief Executive Officer, Missouri Primary Care Association

Riisa Rawlins-Easley
Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Comission of Missouri

Governing Board Proxies

Dr. Eva Aagaard
Professor of Medicine, Vice Chancellor & Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine

Kim Bakker
Director, Civic Affairs, SSM Health St. Louis

Dr. Melissa Tepe
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Affinia Healthcare

Karen Bradshaw
Regional Director of
Community Health, SSM Health St. Louis

Dr. Caroline Day
Chief Medical Officer, Family Care Health Centers

Kate Donaldson
Deputy Director, St. Louis County Dept. of Public Health

Ronald Griffin
Chief Operating Officer, BJK People’s Health Center

Sam Joseph
SVP, Population Health

Lynn Kersting
Chief Operations Officer, Family Care Health Centers

Dr. Katherine Matthews
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Associate Dean of Health Systems Science, St. Louis University School of Medicine

Derrick Melton
CEO for Federally Qualified Health Center – FQHC, St. Louis County Dept. of Public Health

Gail Montgomery-Edwards
Vice President, Clinical Affairs, BJK People’s Health Center

Linda Postula
Chief Nursing Executive, Washington University School of Medicine Faculty Practice Plan

Dara Webb
Vice President, Patient Care Services – Women’s and Children, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Mat Reidhead
Vice President of Research
& Analytics, Missouri Hospital Association

Dr. Charles (Charlie) Rehm
Physician, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Craig Schmid
Government Services Analyst, St. Louis City Dept. of Health

Staff

Our staff works day in and day out to serve our community. Their collective knowledge, experiences, and passion help us build capacity across sectors, increase access to health and social services, and create truly unified solutions to public health problems.

M. Ryan Barker
Chief Program and Policy Officer

Jillian Bell
Program Manager
Long COVID

Andrea Bibbs
Assistant Director of Operations

Kayla Bouchey
Lead Community Health Worker
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LaKisha Reddit
Community Health Worker Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Project

Cheryl Clerkley
Community Referral Coordinator

Joel Crespo
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications

Marchell Turner
Community Referral Coordinator

Jesse Davis MD MBA
Chief Medical Officer & Chief Strategy Officer

Joyce Driver
Community Referral Coordinator –
Community Based

Tommy English
Asst. Vice President of Evaluation, Quality and Learning

Atara Estes
Community Health Worker Leadership Development Specialist

Olivia Holzum
Community Referral Coordinator/Evaluation Coordinator

Payton Gorbett
Community Referral Coordinator

Adelia Hancock
Community Referral Coordinator

Kevin Harris Jr.
Community Referral Coordinator

Kaitlyn Holmberg
Community Referral Coordinator

Ellen Nyasulu Chiwoni
Community Referral Coordinator

Latrice Jeffries Tate
Asst. Director of Clinical and Community Integration, Justice Initiatives

Andwele Jolly, DPT, MBA, MHA
President & Chief Executive Officer

Brittany Jones
Asst. Director of Clinical/Community Integration, Racial Equity Initiatives

Gauri Kaushal
Executive Leadership Intern

Danielle Landers, LPN
Community Referral Coordinator

Merissa Larson, MPH, CHES
Evaluation Manager

Kelly McKay-Gist, MSW, LCSW
Vice President of Health Equity, Culture, and Innovation

Darryce McMillian
Community Referral Coordinator

Virginia Moore
Community Health Worker
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Erin Murphy
Asst. Director of Clinical and Community Integration, Care Transition Initiatives

Joceline Pierre
Community Referral Coordinator

Nia Plump
EleVATE Coordinator

Doretha Taylor
Community Referral Coordinator Manager

Emily Williston LaCour, LMSW
Community Referral Coordinator Manager

Andrea S. Hoppert
ELC Community Health Worker Program Manager

Mahlik Good
Community Referral Coordinator

Kelvin Melton
Community Health Worker
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Bill Winfrey
Vice President of Policy & Strategic Initiatives

Raquel Davis
Community Referral Coordinator

Madeleine Busby
Health Equity Fellow

Dante Nicotera
Health Equity Fellow


 

Marissa Brooks
Community Health Worker Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Project

Christiney Bell
Community Referral Coordinator


Alexandra Matijevich
Community Health Worker Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Project

Kaleb E. Thompson
Community Health Worker
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Carlie Hunter
Community Referral Coordinator

Kasey Tolliver
Community Health Worker Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Project