Purpose
The purpose of this multisector CHW Workforce Development Advisory Board is to provide guidance and recommendations to the leadership of the Florida Department of Health and Florida Community Health Worker Coalition on training, certification and implementation of sustainable workforce development strategies for Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Florida. The CHW WFDAB was formed to support, and aid in the promotion of the CHW profession.
Meeting Dates
The Workforce Development Advisory Board meets biweekly. Dates of meetings are listed below:
March 1, 2022
March 18, 2022
April 1, 2022
April 29, 2022
June 17, 2022
June 24, 2022
CHW Workforce Development Advisory Board Members
Rebecca DeLorenzo, Chief Executive Officer | Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Debbie Hawkins, UF AHEC Associate Director | Florida Area Health Education Center Network
Andrea Stephenson-Royster, CEO | Health Council of SE Florida & Okeechobee Rural Health Network
Cheryl D. Love, Chief Clinical and Patient Safety Officer | Florida Hospital Association
Natasha McCoy, HE Strategic Plan Consultant for Dr. Owen Quinonez, Health Equity Officer | Florida Department of Health
Jennifer Sousa, Deputy Chief | Florida Department of Health - Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention
Linda Carmona Sanchez, Director of Grant Management & Outreach | Florida Association of Community Health Centers
Shauna Houston, Program Manager | Florida Department of Health - Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention
Melissa Thibodeau, President | Florida Rural Health Association & Executive Director of Heartland Rural Health Network
Susan Bosse, EDP-Director of Business & Workforce Development | CareerSource
Judith Dunn, Director of Business Services (Palm Beach) | FCHWC Policy Co-Chair | CareerSource
Karen Harewood, Director of Business Services (Palm Beach) | FCHWC Policy Co-Chair | Palm Beach Medical Society
Florida Community Health Worker Coalition
Lisa Osborne Schueler, Ph.D., President (Ex-Officio)
Romona Jackson, Statewide Program Coordinator/Director
Marion Banzhaf, Consultant
Mia Rosario, MSW, CCHW
Jameela Afi-Leigh, CHW
Tonya Bell, CCHW
Enid Santiago, CCHW
Izora Bullock, CCHW
Maria Alvarez, CHW
