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Commissioner's Minority Health and Health Equity Advisory Committee

Committee Members

The Minority Health Advisory Committee (MHAC) consists of community leaders, and health and human services professionals from across the state. Members are appointed by the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health.

Name/Address

Affiliation/Contact Information

Term Expires

Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPH
Director of Health
10777 Main Street, Suite 203
Fairfax, VA 22030

Fairfax County Department of Health
(703) 246-2479
gayens@fairfaxcounty.gov

August 2014

Tia Campbell, RN, MSN, NCSN
School Health Specialist

P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218

Virginia Department of Education
(804) 786-8671
Tia.campbell@doe.virginia.gov

August 2014

Melissa F. Canaday
Executive Director

6325 Olivet Church Road
Providence Forge, VA 23140

Omnicity
(804) 586-6412
TurtleCrest@aol.com

August 2012

Jené M. Carter
Student
421 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, VA 23666

Hampton University
gnay309@gmail.com

August 2015

Portia L. Cole, PhD
Assistant Professor

1001 W. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284

Virginia Commonwealth University
 School of Social Work
804 827-0998  Office
804 828-0716  Fax

August 2014

Gary Crum, PhD, MPH
Executive Director
One College Ave.
Wise, VA 24293

Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium
(276) 328-0249
Gec8a@uvawise.edu

August 2014

Tonya J. Davis, MS, MBA
VP Cultural Health Initiatives

Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Tonya.davis@heart.org

August 2014

Lucie L. Ferguson, PhD, MPH, RN
Administrative Director
Mission/Community Health Advocacy
4121 Cox Road, Ste 110
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Bon Secours Richmond Health System
(804) 545-1930
lucie_ferguson@bshsi.org

August 2014

Carl Gibson, MD, FACP
12200 Warwick Blvd, Suite 590B
Newport News, VA 23601

Riverside Endocrinology and Diabetes Center
Newport News, VA

Willgibca60@cox.net

August 2014

Ethlyn Gibson, RN, MSN
Ft. Belvoir Army Hospital
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
571-499-9498
ethlyn.gibson@us.army.mil

Department of Defense

August 2014

Elizabeth F. Giles, PhD, PT
Director of Clinical Education
3118 Health Sciences Building
Norfolk, VA 23529

Old Dominion University
School of Physical Therapy
Professional Preparation DPT Program
egiles@odu.edu
August 2015

Saundra Nelson-Cherry, PhD
Assistant Professor

646-30th Street
Newport News, VA 23607

Hampton University
(757) 245-1991
saundranelson@hotmail.com

August 2014

Tinh duc Phan
Chairman

14214 Washington Highway
Ashland, VA 23005

Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Asian Foundation

Tinh.phan@aabac.org

August 2014

Linda L. Redmond, PhD
Evaluation Policy and Program Manager
1100 Bank Street
Washington Bldg., 7th Floor
Richmond, VA. 23219

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
804-786-7333
Linda.redmond@vbpd.virginia.gov
August 2015

Cecily Rodriguez
Director

Office of Cultural & Linguistic Competence
1220 Bank Street, Rm 433
Richmond, VA 23219

Virginia Department of Behavioral  Health and Developmental Services
804-786-5872
Cecily.rodriguez@dbhds.virginia.gov
August 2015

Edward A. Scott, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Staunton, VA 24401

Mary Baldwin College
(540) 887-7268
escott@mbc.edu

August 2014

Theresa Teekah, RN, MA, C-MPH
Health Disparities Specialist

109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Division of Chronic Disease Prevention/Control
Virginia Department of Health

(804) 864-7879
Theresa.teekah@vdh.virginia.gov

August 2014

Claudia M. Tellez, MPH
Executive Director

7927 Jones Branch Dr., Ste 3150
McLean, VA 22101

Medical Society of Northern Virginia
(703) 934-8818
ctellez@msnva.org

August 2012

 


 


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