Committees

 

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL 

 

Dr. Claudia Baquet, Chair
Dr. Keith Norris
Executive Vice Chair - UCLA Department of Medicine for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Professor of Medicine - UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research
Dr. Brian Smedley
Equity Scholar, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute Health Policy Center - Office of Race & Equity Research

Research Partners + Health System Partners

Community Consultants
We created two groups of community advisors to ensure our work is helpful and fair for people in Tallahassee and nearby areas. Community Consultants are experts in the community who know a lot about health issues and outcomes for Black people in Leon and Gadsden Counties. The two groups of Community Consultants for this project are the Community Advisory Council (CAC) and the People’s Health Justice Committee.

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC)

  • Led by Drs. Meardith Pooler-Burgess, Sylvie Naar, & Heather Flynn
  • CAC Chair: Ms. Tara Hylton | FDOH Bureau Chief of Chronic Disease

Our Community Advisory Council has 10 members who know about fair health care, health systems, and working with the community. These members include people from health systems, local agencies, businesses, and organizations in Tallahassee, FL and surrounding areas.

Our study team wants to learn from the community advisory council and get advice and feedback by having group discussions four times a year throughout the project

MEMBERS | AFFILIATIONS

  • Dr. Owen Quinonez | DOH - Office of Minority Health, Senior Health Officer
  • Ms. Tara Hylton | DOH - Bureau of Chronic Disease
  • Mrs. Mary Goble | CHP - Director of Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement
  • Dr. Lynn Jones | CHP - Associate Medical Director
  • Dr. Vanessa Crowther | CHP Patient Rep, FAMU Assistant Professor -- School of Allied Health, Division of Health Care Management 
  • Mrs. Alexis McMillan | Pharmacist, Economy Drug Store
  • Dr. Caroline Odewumi | TMH Patient Rep, FAMU Professor, Biology

    PEOPLE'S HEALTH JUSTICE COMMITTEE

    Led by Drs. Meardith Pooler-Burgess, Heather Flynn, & Penny Ralston. Our People’s Health Justice Committee are community members who work directly with community residents and speak up for the people and their interests. They are experts in the community and help us understand unfairness in health care and find ways to fight racism.

    Our study team meets with the People’s Committee about six times a year throughout the project to receive guidance, input, and feedback on all project activities and share materials with community members.

    MEMBERS | AFFILIATIONS

    • Dr. Qasimah Boston | Behavior Scientist & Health Educator
    • Ms. Miaisha Mitchell | Executive Director at Greater Frenchtown Revitalization Council, Inc.
    • Mrs. Talethia Edwards | The HAND Up Project/ Community Development Advocate
    • Dr. Shamarial Roberson | President of Health and Human Services – Indelible Solutions
    • Mrs. Latoya Fryson | Director of Elderly Affairs - Gadsden County Senior Center
    • Ms. Jacqueline Perkins | Co-Executive Director - Florida Civil Rights Museum, Inc
    • Dr. Edward Clark | Program Evaluator, National DPP SQS | FDOH (Florida Department of Health)

    • Donnell Durden | Bond Community Health Center, Mobile Health Services and Outreach Administrator