Experience

Tennessee Primary Care Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Programs Officer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Oversee TPCA programs and focus on leveraging staff expertise and the association’s resources to ensure high-quality support for Tennessee’s community health centers.



Accendo Advisors

• Business Consulting and Services

• Principal Consultant

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Accendo Advisors is in the business of helping organizations focus on possibilities. I work to overcome barriers and make things happen. With more than 20 years of experience operationalizing visions in the nonprofit industry, I pull together the resources to help your team reach its maximum potential. Igniting your vision is my passion.



Vanderbilt University Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infectious Diseases Director of Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care and Travel Clinics

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2023

  Greater Nashville Area, TN I support the efficient operations of the outpatient clinics for the VUMC Division of Infectious Diseases which includes management of an accredited Primary Care Medical Home for patients living with HIV. In addition to medical care, services include psychiatry and behavioral health, substance use disorder, nutrition, and case management. Operational authority and responsibility include: community engagement, social determinants of health work, fiscal accountability, quality and regulatory… Show more I support the efficient operations of the outpatient clinics for the VUMC Division of Infectious Diseases which includes management of an accredited Primary Care Medical Home for patients living with HIV. In addition to medical care, services include psychiatry and behavioral health, substance use disorder, nutrition, and case management. Operational authority and responsibility include: community engagement, social determinants of health work, fiscal accountability, quality and regulatory standards, government relations with federal, state, and local governments, patient/family centered care, staff development and management, program development, grant management, and ensuring integration within the larger VUMC clinical enterprise.

• Director, Vanderbilt Integrated Providers

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2017

  Greater Nashville Area, TN A medical practice holding company that promotes the efficient operation of a multi-site pediatric practice (25 physicians, 11 nurse practitioners, revenues of $13M). I work to remove administrative barriers for pediatricians and their teams to provide high quality care to their patients.



Tennessee Charitable Care Network

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Executive Director

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Through my work with Accendo Advisors, I led the development of this start-up organization to serve the interests of Tennessee's estimated 50 private nonprofit charitable clinics that serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved residents of Tennessee. www.TCCNetwork.org Overseeing: • Administration • Fundraising • Government Relations • Governance • Marketing • Membership Education, Training, and Services



Siloam Family Health Center

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Institute of Faith, Health and Culture

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2014

  Greater Nashville Area, TN The Siloam Institute of Faith, Health and Culture offers training for health care professions trainees in a faith-based, whole-person approach to healing. For this startup initiative, I was charged with program development, grant writing, marketing and business management. The Institute's goal is to encourage health care professionals-in-training to pursue ministry and vocational service among the poor. Noted achievements: • Developed a preceptorship program to host medicine residents… Show more The Siloam Institute of Faith, Health and Culture offers training for health care professions trainees in a faith-based, whole-person approach to healing. For this startup initiative, I was charged with program development, grant writing, marketing and business management. The Institute's goal is to encourage health care professionals-in-training to pursue ministry and vocational service among the poor. Noted achievements: • Developed a preceptorship program to host medicine residents and students in a primary care clinical rotation designed to explore issues of health care delivery; liaised with more than a dozen academic health training programs; hosted nearly 200 trainees in three years. • Created community health immersion for pre-medical students; hosted 20 students from 10 states; trained refugees as lay health workers; • Implemented online curriculum to support learning objectives; • Facilitated research designed to evaluate training experiences and deepen Siloam's ability to serve; • Established social media marketing plan using blogging, Facebook, and Twitter

• Practice Administrator

  • Dec 1999 - Apr 2011

  Greater Nashville Area, TN (A faith-based primary care & multi-specialty clinic for the uninsured) Managed overall operations of the agency: Program development and community collaborations, human resource development, health professional recruitment, grant writing, fiscal and information systems management, and volunteer management. Noted achievements: • Implemented the statewide Tennessee Refugee Medical Screening Program; screened >10,000 • Established the entrepreneurial venture, Siloam Health… Show more (A faith-based primary care & multi-specialty clinic for the uninsured) Managed overall operations of the agency: Program development and community collaborations, human resource development, health professional recruitment, grant writing, fiscal and information systems management, and volunteer management. Noted achievements: • Implemented the statewide Tennessee Refugee Medical Screening Program; screened >10,000 • Established the entrepreneurial venture, Siloam Health Services, LLC, with revenues > $3M • Overcame significant barriers in contracting with nonprofit, state, and federal agencies • Chaired electronic health records (EHR) selection task force - implemented in 2010 • Implemented a Behavioral Health Consultant program at a primary care clinic • Developed a multi-specialty referral network for uninsured patients - securing >$2M in donated services • Implemented a prescription assistance program servicing >$1M in prescriptions annually • Developed a multilingual medical program – including a medical interpreter training program • Implemented a breast cancer awareness and screening program • Participated in fundraising and assisted clinic growth from 1,100 visits annually to more than 19,000; from a staff of 3.5 FTEs to a staff of 30; and, from an annual budget of $100,000 to a budget of $3.4 million.

• Manager of Member Programs and Services

  • May 1994 - Oct 1998