Leadership

Our Board

The Healthy Chesapeake Board of Directors is made up of community leaders who provide guidance and financial oversight to our program initiatives. 

The Board represents social service agencies, local businesses, neighborhood associations, civic groups, and city government. Board members serve a two-year term and are eligible for re-appointment. They play an important role in setting the direction of the non-profit with support from the Healthy Chesapeake Coalition. The Board also provides support for fundraising efforts and approves fund distribution for community development programs and projects that support a healthy Chesapeake.

Robert G. Culpepper

Robert G. Culpepper

Chief Administrative Officer, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

Edmund E. Elliott

Edmund E. Elliott

Fire Chief/Coordinator of Emergency Management, Chesapeake Fire Department

Edwin Gonzalez

Edwin Gonzalez

Executive Director, Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

John C. Kownack

John C. Kownack

Executive Director, Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Cecil Jenkins

Cecil Jenkins

President, Cecil Jenkins Insurance Agency, Inc.

Kathryn Jessee

Kathryn Jessee

Senior Community Programs Specialist, Department of Human Services | Division of Community Programs, City of Chesapeake

Brian Martin, PhD, MBA

Brian Martin, PhD, MBA

Associate Professor | Director, Graduate Program in Public Health Eastern Virginia Medical School | Old Dominion University |Healthy Chesapeake Board Chairman

Robert G. MacDonald, JD

Robert G. MacDonald, JD

Judge, Chesapeake Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Amy Charnley Paulson, MPH, AE-C

Amy Charnley Paulson, MPH, AE-C

CINCH Director & Instructor, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Ingrid "Jo" Phillips

Ingrid "Jo" Phillips

MIH Program Manager, Chesapeake Fire Department

Mary Riley

Mary Riley

Administrator, Department of Human Services | Division of Community Programs, City of Chesapeake

Mark G. Solesky

Mark G. Solesky

Chief of Police, City of Chesapeake

Nancy M. Welch, MD, MHA, MBA

Nancy M. Welch, MD, MHA, MBA

Health Director, Chesapeake Health Department

CONTACT US

Healthy Chesapeake
667 Kingsborough Square
Suite 102
Chesapeake, VA 23320

757-690-8970

info@healthychesapeake.org