Our Team & Advisory Board

Advisory Board

Our national Advisory Board is tasked with guiding our group purchasing program. The Board, comprised of senior staff from within our membership, includes CEOs, CFOs, and COOs from a diverse swath of backgrounds. Quarterly meetings offer opportunities to provide strategic advice, deliver feedback on program performance and impact, share ideas about additional product sectors and potential new vendors, and ensure that CPG is fulfilling its original mission—to empower community health centers and similar non-profits with efficiency, cost-savings, and peace of mind.

Merrill Thomas, CEO, Providence Community Health Centers, RI (Chairperson)
Mel Benson, CFO, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, MA
Maria Coppenrath, VP Finance, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, MA
Karen Gardner, CEO, Cape Cod Community Health Center, MA
Bill Halpin, CEO, South Boston Community Health Center, MA
Julie Korick, Finance & Business Development Director, PACHC, PA
Kim MacLeod, CFO, Lynn Community Health Center, MA
Sandi Munden, CFO, CHC Association of Mississippi
Farren Hurwitz, Director, Strategic Partner Services, Health Choice Network, FL
Joseph Moldovan, CFO, Chicago Family Health Center, IL
Saifur Rahman, COO, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, MA
Edward Shanshala, CEO, Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, NH
Roxanne Wynn-Trotman, Director, Corporate Relations & Meeting Support at CHCANYS, NY
Carla Wimbush, CFO, Delaware Valley Community Health Center, Philadelphia, PA
James Souza, VP Finance, Charles River Community Health Center, MA
Dea Smith, Director of Clinical Services, Volunteers in Medicine America, Hilton Head, SC