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](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Culpepper-150x150.jpg)
Robert G. Culpepper
Chief Administrative Officer, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
![Edwin Gonzalez](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Blank-Teal-150x150.jpg)
Edwin Gonzalez
Executive Director, Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
![Simone "Sam" Gulisano](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gulisano-150x150.jpg)
Simone "Sam" Gulisano
Fire Chief/Coordinator of Emergency Management, Chesapeake Fire Department
![Cecil Jenkins](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jenkins-150x150.jpg)
Cecil Jenkins
President, Cecil Jenkins Insurance Agency, Inc.
![John C. Kownack](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kownack-150x150.jpg)
John C. Kownack
Executive Director, Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority
![Robert G. MacDonald, JD](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MacDonald-150x150.jpg)
Robert G. MacDonald, JD
Judge, Chesapeake Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit of Virginia
![Brian Martin, PhD, MBA](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Martin-150x150.jpg)
Brian Martin, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor | Director, Graduate Program in Public Health Eastern Virginia Medical School | Old Dominion University |Healthy Chesapeake Board Chairman
![Amy Charnley Paulson, MPH, AE-C](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Charnley-150x150.jpg)
Amy Charnley Paulson, MPH, AE-C
CINCH Director & Instructor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
![Ingrid "Jo" Phillips](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Phillips-150x150.jpg)
Ingrid "Jo" Phillips
MIH Program Manager, Chesapeake Fire Department
![Mary Riley](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Riley-150x150.jpg)
Mary Riley
Administrator, Department of Human Services | Division of Community Programs, City of Chesapeake
![Jaleh Shea](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jaleh.jpg)
Jaleh Shea
Chesapeake Citizen
![Mark G. Solesky](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/solesky-150x150.jpg)
Mark G. Solesky
Chief of Police, City of Chesapeake
![Nancy M. Welch, MD, MHA, MBA](https://healthychesapeake.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Welch-150x150.jpg)
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