CHARA is governed by a board of community and patient representatives and health and service organization representatives from the Columbia Gorge region.
Governing Board MembersKristen Dillon, MDMedical Director & Board Chair
Director, Columbia Gorge CCO & Associate Medical Director Medicaid | PacificSource Community Solutions Family Physician | Columbia Gorge Family Medicine Melinda Davis, PhDPrincipal Investigator
Director of Community Engaged Research | Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network Associate Professor | Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University Susan LoweBoard Member
Community Advisory Council (CAC) Member & Clinical Advisory Panel CAC Liaison | Columbia Gorge Coordinated Care Organization Board Member | The Dalles Meals on Wheels Paul Lindberg, JDBoard Member
Collective Impact Health Specialist | Providence Hood River Hospital | United Way of the Columbia Gorge Brooke Nicholls, FNP-CBoard Member
Family Nurse Practitioner | One Community Health Suzanne Cross, MPH, CHWBoard Member
Senior Project Manager | Columbia Gorge Health Council Laura Ferrara, MABoard Member
Practice Enhancement Research Coordinator | Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network |