The inaugural CTSC Community Advisory Board, faculty, and staff at the first CAB retreat in October 2023.
The CTSC launched its first Community Advisory Board in fall 2023. Starting with 11 members, we have a cohort with varied backgrounds from a cross-section of industries and fields. With a goal of expanding influence and impact, this group will grow to 20 by the end of the first year in June 2024.
Meet our Members
Discover why our members are serving on the CAB:
Michael Applemen
Assistant Professor
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Andre Brown
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Veronica Isabel Dahlberg
Executive Director
HOLA Ohio
CAB chair
Karen Florence Davis
Community Health Worker
A Vision of Change
Gulnar Feerasta, MSSA, MNO
Senior Director, Programs
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Lena Grafton, PhD
Director, Community Health Engagement
University Hospitals
Yvonka Hall, MPA
Executive Director
Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition
Chris Mundorf
Chief Strategy Officer
Better Health Partnership
Chaney Nezbeth
Chief Strategy Officer
The Way Station, Inc.
Tom Ortiz
Community Health Worker
University Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University
Marielee Santiago-Rodriguez, MSW, MPH
Director, Transformative Knowledge & Education
MetroHealth Institute for H.O.P.E.
James Stevenson
Board Member, Recovery Group Facilitator
Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center, University Hospitals
Joan Thoman, PhD, RN, CNS
Associate Professor and Director, Community Health Worker Program
Cleveland State University
CAB Co-chair
Leon Wilson
Chief Technology, Information & Platform Officer
Cleveland Foundation