Leadership
Our Board
Our Board of Directors is made up of 20 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.
Dr. Rebecca C.W. Adams
Retired, Chesapeake Public Schools and Chesapeake Public Schools Education Foundation
Justin Brooks
Executive Director, Chesapeake Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Donald S. Buckley, PhD, LFACHE
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Public Health, EVMS, Retired President, Chesapeake General Hospital
Robert Culpepper
Chief Administrative Office, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Edmund E. Elliott
Fire Chief/Coordinator of Emergency Management
Karen Gawne
Senior Personal Banker/Assistant Vice President, Towne Bank Treasurer
Kimberly “Kim” Painter, CPA
Partner, Barnes, Brock, Cornwell & Painter, PLC
Brian Martin, Ph.D., MBA
Associate Professor | Director, Graduate Program in Public Health Eastern Virginia Medical School | Old Dominion University Interim Board Chair
Shane Neilson
Store Manager, Walmart Hillcrest Pkwy
Cecil Jenkins
President, Cecil Jenkins Insurance Agency, Inc.
Amy Charnley Paulson, MPH, AE-C
CINCH Director & Instructor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Beth Reitz
Director, Lifestyle Center Health & Fitness Center, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Mary Riley
Administrator, Department of Human Services | Division of Community Programs, City of Chesapeake
Wendy Schofer, MD
Coalition Co-Chair
Joseph Scislowicz
Executive Director, Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Jaleh Shea
Director of Planning, City of Chesapeake
Nancy M. Welch, MD, MHA, MBA
Health Director, Chesapeake Health DepartmentHealth Advisor to the Board, Member ex-Officio
Kelvin L. Wright
Chief of Police, City of Chesapeake
CONTACT US
Healthy Chesapeake
667 Kingsborough Square
Suite 102
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-575-1496
info@healthychesapeake.org