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

At Large

Arthur F. Kohrman, MD
Professor Emeritus
Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Heather O’Donnell, JD, LLM
Director of Planning for Health Reform
CJE Senior Life

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

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

Lesley Kennedy, AM

Sara Lindholm
Regional Director of Development
The Community Builders, Inc.

Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, MPH
Illinois Department of Public Health
Perinatal Prevention Administrator

Geeta Maker-Clark, MD
Glenbrook Family Medicine Residency
NorthShore University Health System
Director of Integrative Medical Education

Robert Mckersie, MD
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

Camille R. Quinn, AM
Doctoral Student
Jane Addams College of Social Work
University of Illinois at Chicago

Rachel Reichlin, BSN
MCH Nurse Care Managert
PCC Salud Family Health Center

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

Melissa Simon, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

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