What We Do

Mission: To advance Florida’s Community Health Centers through resource development, partnerships, technical assistance, and increased community awareness.

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Who We Are

The Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (FACHC) is a private, not-for-profit membership association committed to building the capacity of Florida’s Community Health Centers in leading the primary care safety net, ensuring equitable access to quality care for all Floridians.

Established in 1981, FACHC is the federally designated primary care association (PCA) for Florida authorized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Located in Tallahassee, Florida, FACHC assists Community Health Centers in their provision of high-quality, comprehensive primary care and addressing the full spectrum of patient needs by providing training and technical assistance so health centers can focus on patient care.

In addition, FACHC collaborates with strategic partners to assist Community Health Centers and is a bridge for health centers across all policy and advocacy activities, giving a voice to health centers and primary care at the local, state, and federal levels.

FACHC represents 53 health centers providing services to residents in all 67 counties in Florida at 740 locations, delivering care to more than 1.7 million patients during 7 million patient visits.

Meet Our Board and Committee Members

  • Chair
    Bradley Herremans
  • Vice Chair
    Dr. Temple Robinson
  • Treasurer
    Joseph D. Resnick
  • Secretary
    Ann Claussen
  • Parliamentarian
    Dr. Wilhelmina Lewis
  • Past Chair
    Vicki Soulé
  • North Regional Representative
    Laura Spencer
  • Central Regional Representative
    Elodie Dorso
  • South Regional Representative
    Jamie Ulmer
  • Clinician Representative
    Dr. Karenna Senors
  • AGAPE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
    Mia Jones, CEO
  • AZA HEALTH
    Laura Spencer, CEO
  • BANYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
    Vincent Carrodeguas, President & CEO
  • BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
    Temple Robinson, MD, CEO
  • BORINQUEN MEDICAL CENTERS
    Paul Velez, CEO
  • BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE
    Austin Helton, CEO
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY & FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
    Rosalyn Frazier, CEO
  • BRUMBACK PRIMARY CARE CLINICS
    Candice Abbott, Interim Executive Director
  • CAMILLUS HEALTH CONCERN
    Francis Afram-Gyening, CEO
  • CARE RESOURCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
    Rick Siclari, CEO
  • CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD ENRICHMENT
    T. Delores Dunn, President & CEO
  • CENTERPLACE HEALTH
    Kari Ellingstad, President & CEO
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH CARE
    Ann Claussen, CEO
  • CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK
    Mario Jardon, President & CEO
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
    Debra Andree, MD, President & CEO
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Blake Hall, President & CEO
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH NORTHWEST FLORIDA
    Chandra Smiley, CEO
  • EMPOWER-U
    Belita Wyatt, CEO
  • EVARA HEALTH
    Elodie Dorso, President & CEO
  • FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
    Frank Mazzeo, DDS, President & CEO
  • FAMILY HEALTH SOURCE
    Laurie Asbury, CEO
  • FOUNDCARE
    Chris Irizzary, CEO
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
    Wilhelmina Lewis, MD, President & CEO
  • GENESIS COMMUNITY HEALTH
    DeAnna Moultrie, Executive Director
  • GRACEPOINT
    Roaya Tyson, CEO
  • HEALTHCARE NETWORK
    Jamie Ulmer, President & CEO
  • HEART OF FLORIDA HEALTH CENTER
    Matt Clay, President & CEO
  • JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM
    Annie R. Neasman, President & CEO
  • LANGLEY HEALTH SERVICES
    Thomas Chase, CEO
  • MCR HEALTH
    Melvin Price, MD, President & CEO
  • MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
    Mark L. Rabinowitz, MD, CEO
  • NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER
    Jeanné Freeman, CEO
  • NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS
    Lane Lunn, CEO
  • ORANGE BLOSSOM FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
    Bakari Burns, President & CEO
  • OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
    Belinda Johnson-Cornett, President & CEO
  • PALMS MEDICAL GROUP
    Anita Rembert, CEO
  • PANCARE OF FLORIDA
    Robert Thompson, President & CEO
  • PINELLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    MaryEllen Dennis, DHA, MHA, BSN, Healthcare Administrator & CEO
  • PREMIER COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE GROUP
    Joseph D. Resnick, CEO
  • RURAL HEALTH NETWORK OF MONROE COUNTY
    Amy Halstead, CEO
  • SMA HEALTHCARE, INC.
    Ivan Cosimi, CEO
  • SULZBACHER
    Cindy Funkhouser, Director of Health Service Operations
  • SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
    Bradley Herremans, CEO
  • TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
    Sherry Hoback, CEO
  • TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
    Vicki Soulé, CEO
  • TRUE HEALTH
    Janelle Dunn, CEO
  • WHOLE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
    Marie Andress, CEO

Finance Committee:

  • Joey Resnick, CEO, Premier Community HealthCare Group, Chair
  • Dr. Temple Robinson, CEO, Bond Community Health Center
  • Vicki Soulé, CEO, Treasure Coast Community Health Center
  • Anita Rembert, CEO, Palms Medical Group
  • Mark Dickinson, CFO, Community Health Centers
  • Robert Rodriguez, CFO, Suncoast Community Health Centers
  • Victoria Wiggins, CFO, North Florida Media Centers
  • Francis Afram Gyening, CEO, Camillus Health Concern
  • Joseph Giacomo, CFO, Aza Health

Membership Committee:

  • Lane Lunn, CEO, North Florida Medical Centers, Chair
  • Chandra Smiley, CEO, Community Health of Northwest Florida
  • Mia Jones, CEO, Agape Community Health Center
  • Jeanne Freeman, CEO, Neighborhood Community Health Center
  • Laura Spencer, CEO, Aza Health
  • Jamie Ulmer, President & CEO, Healthcare Network

Legislative Committee:

  • Jamie Ulmer, President & CEO, Healthcare Network
  • Elodie Dorso, President & CEO, Evara Health
  • Laura Spencer, CEO, Aza Health
  • Mia Jones, CEO, Agape Community Health Center
  • Vicki Soulé, CEO, Treasure Coast Community Health
  • Brad Herremans, CEO, Suncoast Community Health
  • Joey Resnick, CEO, Premier Community HealthCare Group
  • Annie Neasman, RN, President & CEO, Jessie Trice Community Health Systems
  • Rosalyn Frazier, CEO, Broward Community & Family Health Center
  • Sherry Hoback, CEO, Tampa Family Health Centers
  • Matt Clay, President & CEO, Heart of Florida Health Centers

Clinicians Advisory Council:

  • Dr. Karenna Senors, CMO, True Health, Clinicians Representative (CMO Roundtable Chair)
  • Dr. Alejandro Miquel, CMO, Florida Community Health Centers
  • Dr. Monica Rider, DO, CMO/Medical Director, MCR Health
  • Dr. Johan Torres, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Miami Beach Community Health Center
  • Dr. Patrick Brown, CMO, North Florida Medical Centers
  • Dr. Gregg Stewart, DMD, VP/Chief Dental Officer, Community Health Centers (Dental Roundtable Chair)
  • Dr. Courtney Whitt, Director of Behavioral Health, Healthcare Network (Behavioral Health Roundtable Chair)
  • AGAPE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • AZA HEALTH
  • BANYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • BORINQUEN MEDICAL CENTERS
  • BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE
  • BRUMBACK PRIMARY CARE CLINICS
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY & FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
  • CAMILLUS HEALTH CONCERN
  • CARE RESOURCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
  • CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD ENRICHMENT
  • CENTERPLACE HEALTH
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH CARE
  • CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH OF SOUTH FLORIDA
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  • EMPOWER-U
  • EVARA HEALTH
  • FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
  • FOUNDCARE
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
  • GENESIS COMMUNITY HEALTH
  • GRACEPOINT
  • HEALTHCARE NETWORK
  • HEART OF FLORIDA HEALTH CENTER
  • JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM
  • LANGLEY HEALTH SERVICES
  • LEE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
  • METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH
  • MCR HEALTH
  • MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
  • NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER
  • NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS
  • FAMILY HEALTH SOURCE
  • ORANGE BLOSSOM FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
  • OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
  • PALMS MEDICAL GROUP
  • PANCARE OF FLORIDA
  • PINELLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  • PREMIER COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE GROUP
  • RURAL HEALTH NETWORK OF MONROE COUNTY
  • SMA HEALTHCARE
  • SULZBACHER
  • SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
  • TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
  • TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
  • TRUE HEALTH
  • WHOLE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
  • President and CEO
    Jonathan E. Chapman, MBA
  • Vice President and COO
    Benjamin Browning, MPA
  • CFO
    Dana Schultz, CPA
  • Director, Administrative Services
    Brittany Roberson Jackson
  • Director, Public Relations and Communications
    Sheila A. Zachow, APR
  • Director, Clinical Operations Programs
    Clarissa Ortiz, MS
  • Director, CHC Sustainability and Operations Programming
    Erin Sologaistoa, MS
  • Director, Emergency Management Programming
    Gianna Van Winkle, MBA
  • Director, Outreach and Enabling Services Programs
    Linda Carmona-Sanchez
  • Director, Workforce Programs
    Steven Bennett, MA, SHRM-SCP
  • Events & Office Coordinator
    Nicole Rechner
  • Financial Administrator
    Kathleen Hollingsworth
  • Healthcare Analyst
    Aidan Lurtz
  • Communications Specialist
    Caylee Wilson