Our organization’s uniqueness derives, in large part, from our strong board participation; the diversity of issues the board addresses; and the single-mindedness of its vision: an equitable health system that provides access to quality affordable health care for all.
The board’s professional diversity has been responsible for the broad range of issues on which Health & Medicine has taken a lead. The close collaboration between our staff and this remarkable board has allowed us to remain focused and on mission while successfully stewarding operational resources.
Executive Committee Officers
Chairman
Quentin D. Young, MD
President
Lon Berkeley
Project Director, CHC Accreditation
The Joint Commission
Immediate Past President
Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Cook County Department of Public Health
Vice President
Claudia Fegan, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Woodlawn Health Center
Treasurer
Tom Wilson
Community Organizer
Access Living
Secretary
Steven K. Rothschild, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Heather O’Donnell, JD, LLM
Policy Director, HHS
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
Joseph Zanoni, MILR, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Illinois Occupational and Environmental
Health and Safety Education and Research Center
School of Public Health,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Board Members
Bechara Choucair, MD
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Geeta Maker-Clark, MD
Glenbrook Family Medicine Residency
NorthShore University Health System
Director of Integrative Medical Education
Misty Drake, MA
Access Community Health
Joe Feinglass, PhD
Research Professor of Medicine
General Internal Medicine
Aida Giachello, PhD
Director
Midwest Latino Health Research Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
Robyn L. Golden, MA, LCSW
Director Of Older Adult Programs
Rush University Medical Center
Yolanda F. Hall
Martha B. Holstein, PhD*
Research Scholar
Arthur F. Kohrman, MD
Professor Emeritus
Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Sara Lindholm
Regional Director of Development
The Community Builders, Inc.
Laura McAlpine, LCSW*
Principal, McAlpine Consulting for Growth
Camille R. Quinn, AM
Doctoral Student
Jane Addams College of Social Work
University of Illinois at Chicago
Gayle Riedmann, CNM
West Suburban Midwife Associates
Jack Warren Salmon, PhD
Professor of Health Policy & Administration
UIC School of Public Health
Hank Scheff
Dir. of Research and Employee Benefits
AFSCME Council 31
Richard H. Sewell
President
Sewell and Associates
Ami M. Shah, MPH
Sinai Urban Health Institute
Benjamin M. Squires
Public Health Consultant
Carmen Velasquez
Executive Director
Alivio Medical Center
Ray Werntz
Public Health Consultant
Mildred Williamson, PhD
Illinois Department of Public Health
HIV/AIDS Section Chief
*on leave of absence
