NEIGHBORHEALTH CENTER - Key Persons
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- Executive Administrative Assistant
I love working at Neighborhealth because I'm constantly surrounded by people who care for one another and have a passion for fulfilling health care needs in underrepresented communities.
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- Director of Clinical Services
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Bio
Bruce is a civil attorney and lives in Raleigh. He graduated from Vanderbilt University before earning his J.D. at Southern Methodist University. He has been involved in other faith-based organizations, including Neighbor to Neighbor, and is a member of Church of the Apostles in midtown Raleigh. Bruce's wife, Susanne, who passed away in July 2021, was instrumental in founding NeighborHealth, together with the help of many others' tireless efforts. Our clinic on Blue Ridge Road is named in her memory. Serving as board chair is meaningful to him because he witnessed firsthand her work to make this happen. "I saw the incredible amount of time, effort, and heart that she put into it," Bruce says. "To be able to step into her shoes and be a part of her vision is very humbling-a real honor."
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- Member of the Board
- Dentist at Williams
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Craig is a dentist at Williams, Daily, & Frazier Dental, a local practice in Raleigh. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his undergraduate degree before earning his DDS at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
Bio
Dana is a healthcare atorney in Raleigh. He supports healthcare organizations large and small as they navigate a rapidly changing landscape of legal and regulatory guidelines, and he has supported nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health of our community for decades, including Alliance Medical Ministry and WakeMed, and now here at NeighborHealth Center. On why he values his involvement at NeighborHealth Center, he shares, "NeighborHealth is committed to serving the most vulnerable members of our community, and their model of offering care to expectant mothers, children, and adults of all ages is a rare gift to families in our area. Most importantly, patients feel loved and taken care of throughout the process as the providers truly show Christ's love through the services they provide."
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- Member of the Board
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Health Advisors
Bio
David Kim is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Health Advisors. He has over 20 years of experience as a trusted strategic advisor to executives at leading healthcare organizations seeking to navigate the short and long-term impacts of alternative payment methodologies and value-based care delivery. His focus on value-based care and Population Health Management (PHM) broadly spans the full range of services from strategic advisory and operational readiness to technology and digital health enablement.
Job Titles:
- Chief Administrative Officer
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Public Policy Consultant
Bio
Kelly is a public policy consultant with extensive experience in the health care and innovation arena. She enjoys using that understanding to assist NeighborHealth as a member of the board.
"I love working with the team at NeighborHeatlth Center because I see the great unmet health care need of many in our community and want to do whatever I can to give them an excellent, compassionate place to receive care."
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
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Kim has worked for Cherokee Gives Back Foundation since 2003. She is active in her community as a volunteer with leadership and mentoring programs.
"I joined the NeighborHealth board because I'm passionate about the work we are doing in the community to provide quality healthcare to all."
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- Director of Compliance and Population Health
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- Member of the Board
- Retired Executive
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Larry Somerville is a retired executive in the biopharmaceutical industry. As executive vice president, he was responsible for the global commercialization of marketed products, pipeline development compounds and in-license candidates as well as alliance partnerships. Larry endeavors to continue his passion for healthcare as a board member of NeighborHealth Center by assisting in its goal to provide excellent healthcare to patients, including those who are marginalized.
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- Member of the Board
- Chief Operations Officer at the Triangle Community Foundation
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LaToya serves as Chief Operations Officer at the Triangle Community Foundation, working with dedicated donors and strong nonprofits to guide grantmaking that fills gaps, reduces inequities, and solves the region's most pressing issues. LaToya's career spans over 20 years of experience working with a variety of organizations in operations, nonprofit management, finance, and community development. She has worked for organizations such as JusticeMatters, Jobs for Life, Cherokee Investment Partners, Fannie Mae Foundation and Bank of America. LaToya received a BBA degree in accounting from Howard University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flager Business School. She lives in Wake Forest with her husband and attends the Summit Church.
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- Registered Professional Nurse
Linval Thomas is a Registered Professional Nurse with over 30 years of experience, mainly in the field of mental health. He's been employed by UNC Healthcare for the past 18 years and currently works as an Administrative House Supervisor at the WakeBrook campus in Raleigh. Mr. Thomas moved to Raleigh 18 years ago with his family. He's married and the father of three grown daughters. He and his wife are Christians and worship at the Crossroads Fellowship here in Raleigh.
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- Member of the Board
- Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina
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Marilyn is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina. She has led her own practice here in Raleigh for the past 18 years.
"I was excited to join the board of NeighborHealth because of the great work they are doing to help meet the significant unmet healthcare needs in our community. NeighborHealth helps break down cultural and financial barriers to care for patients while providing them with compassionate, high-quality health services. The work of NeighborHealth embodies our calling to Love Thy Neighbor."
Job Titles:
- Treasurer of the Board of Directors
Bio
Grant is a business attorney at Williams Mullen with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate law.
"I am excited and humbled at the opportunity to further the NeighborHealth mission. I cannot imagine a more noble cause than providing our community access to the medical resources needed to care for themselves and their loved ones while glorifying our gracious God."
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Bio
Pastor Raudel Hernandez, by his own admission, a sinner saved by the unmerited grace of Jesus Christ and is now a fisher of man. Husband to a Proverbs 31 woman and a father of three boys, Pastor Raudel serves as one of the Directional Elders that oversee The Summit Church, as well as the pastor of the Spanish Congregation there (Summit en Español). Born and raised in Cuba, he lived in Miami, Florida for six years and attended Miami Dade Community College, before moving to North Carolina in 1998 to continue his education in Network Engineering at Duke University. An ongoing student and lifelong apprentice of Jesus, he has studied theology in a variety of Educational Organizations in Cuba, Peru, and Florida, and is a current Theology student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has bi-vocationally planted three churches in the United States and did missions and Church Planting in Peru for nearly four years. In his free time, his primary hobby is learning, but he also enjoys road course racing, chess, history, physics, and spending time with his family.
Job Titles:
- Chief Development Officer
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- President of Beacon Wealthcare
Bio
Sam is the president of Beacon Wealthcare, equipping clients to master financial wellness and purpose. He serves NeighborHealth with the same goals, believing that quality healthcare is a fundamental requirement for breaking the cycle of poverty and enabling more abundant lives.
"The ministry of NeighborHealth has deep personal significance for me having watched treatable conditions become chronic, ultimately destroying of the lives of my brother and sister-in-law. When I heard of the surprisingly high unserved need in my own neighborhood, I was eager to join the NeighborHealth effort to bring excellent and consistent primary care to our city's most vulnerable."
NeighborHealth Center opened its doors in 2018-inspired by the vision of Susanne Berger, a loving Christian and registered nurse who had spent decades caring for others. When Susanne was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, she was inspired to make a difference in the lives of those who didn't have the resources or knowledge to advocate for their own health. The idea for NeighborHealth was born, but establishing a medical clinic that would care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay was no easy feat.
Once in remission, Susanne brought together an incredible, passionate team who spent several years working together to make the NeighborHealth dream a reality. While Susanne's cancer returned just before the first clinic opened, she persevered through more months of treatment and had the joy of witnessing NeighborHealth serve thousands of patients before she lost her battle in 2021. Her vision continues to inspire the future growth of NeighborHealth, and our Blue Ridge Road clinic is named in honor of her vision and work.