Community Health Advisory Board
The MWPH Community Health Advisory Board (CHAB) was created to more effectively guide the MWPH Community Benefit Program. Members of CHAB help plan, develop and implement community outreach programs in order to improve the health equity of the communities we serve. Specifically selected from Baltimore City and Baltimore County community organizations, schools, government and advocacy groups, the group also includes MWPH Executive Leadership.
CHAB objectives include:
- Advising the MWPH Community Benefit and Injury Prevention Program on strategies to achieve community health improvement goals;
- actively engaging in current public policy and health advocacy;
- assisting in allocating resources to appropriate community needs;
- making a significant impact while contributing to the lives of the underserved in Baltimore City and surrounding Counties; and
- fostering relationships with likeminded people and organizations.
Active Board Members
| Member Name | Organization |
| Mary Miller | Interim CEO, MWPH Executive Leadership |
| Edward Perl, MD, FAAP | Medical Director, CHAB, MWPH Foundation Board |
| Jill Feinberg | VP Development & External Affairs MWPH Executive Leadership |
| Rachana Patani | Director, Community Benefits Programs, MWPH |
|
Chelsea Rush |
Community Outreach Coordinator, Community Benefits, MWPH |
| Travis Gaunis, MD, FAAP | Pediatrician, Pavilion Pediatrics at Greenspring Station Chair, Program Committee MWPH Foundation Board |
| Andrea Brown | Black Mental Health Alliance |
| Del. Tony Bridges | Baltimore City, District 41 |
| Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schliefer | Baltimore City Council, District 5 |
| Eli Getzoff, PhD |
Health Education & Equity Co-Chair, Baltimore City Commission for Women Obesity SIG Senior Psychologist, MWPH Department of Psychology |
| Valerie Matthews | Catherine's Family and Youth Services |
| Gina Armond | The Y of Central Maryland |
| Valencia Hike | Share Baby, Baltimore |
| Ruth Ann Norton | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative |
| Jameliah Blount | H.E.Y. Hub Organization |
| Yolanda Jiggetts | Park Heights Renaissance |
| Karen Rivera | Cross Country School |
| D. Stokes | Tomorrow's Promise Foundation, Inc. |
| Michelle Hanover, MSW | Patient Parent Liaison, MWPH |
| Richard Francis "Farmer Chippy" | Plantation Park Heights Urban Garden |
| Abigail Malischostak | Jewish Volunteer Services |
|
Emily Hunter /Jamie Mitchell |
Arlington Elem/Park Heights Garden |
| Pastor Troy Randall | At the House, Inc |
| Aisha Burgess | Baltimore City Health Department |
For additional information or interests, please call 410-578-5065.