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Advisory Board

CHARA is governed by a board of community and patient representatives and health and service organization representatives from the Columbia Gorge region. 

Governing Board Members

Kristen Dillon, MD

Medical Director & Board Chair
Director, Columbia Gorge CCO & Associate Medical Director Medicaid  | PacificSource Community Solutions
Family Physician | Columbia Gorge Family Medicine

Melinda Davis, PhD

Principal Investigator 
Director of Community Engaged Research | Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network
Associate Professor | Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Susan Lowe

Board 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, JD

Board Member
Collective Impact Health Specialist | Providence Hood River Hospital | United Way of the Columbia Gorge

​Brooke Nicholls, FNP-C

Board Member
Family Nurse Practitioner | One Community Health

Suzanne Cross, MPH, CHW

Board Member
Senior Project Manager | Columbia Gorge Health Council

Laura Ferrara, MA

Board Member
Practice Enhancement Research Coordinator | Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network 
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CHARA Board Meeting | 12.06.17
Community Health Advocacy & Research Alliance (CHARA)
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