HealthSTAT’s day-to-day operations are lead by the Board of Directors (BOD) and staff.  The student leaders are also guided by the Board of Advisors (BOA) and Programmatic Advisory Committee (PAC), which are comprised of professors, professionals, and community partners.

Board of Directors

The purpose of the Board of Directors is to ensure the fulfillment of HealthSTAT’s mission and to oversee the operations of HealthSTAT.  We have quarterly meetings, including one annual board retreat each spring.  Day-to-day concerns are addressed weekly by our Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Board Chair, Treasurer, Advocacy Chair, Executive Director).

The BOD is responsible to the organization in the following ways:

• Adherence to HealthSTAT’s vision
• Development of diverse funding streams
• Ensuring the financial health of the organization
• Cultivation of relationships with students, schools, and community partners
• Promotion of HealthSTAT’s public image
• Remaining informed and engaged in local edcuational and political discourses
• Prioritizing HealthSTAT's agenda to address up-to-date issues of education, service, and policy in Georgia

In addition to attendance at quarterly meetings, each board member is responsible for overseeing different program areas - education, service, and advocacy - and organizational components, including development, evaluation, and day-to-day operations.

If you are interested in learning more about the Board of Directors or would like to contact any one of us directly, please send an email to info@healthstatgeorgia.org.  

Current Board of Directors

Jen Burkholder, RN, 
MPH/MSN Student, Rollins School of Public Health and Nell Hodgson School of Nursing

Andre Bell
PT Student, Georgia State University

Christina Cummings, Vice-President of Operations
BSN/MPH/MSN Student, Rollins School of Public Health and Nell Hodgson School of Nursing

Monee Geary, Membership Chair
PharmD Student, Mercer University

Aaryn Harrison, Vice-President of Programming
MD Student, Morehouse School of Medicine

Charis Hill, Treasurer
MD Student, Morehouse School of Medicine

Godfrey Ilonzo
MD Student, Mercer University School of Medicine

Kevin Lindsay, Secretary
MD/PhD Student, Georgia Regent’s University, Georgia Tech

Dave Mathews
MD Student, Emory University School of Medicine

Josh Reynolds, President
MD Student, Morehouse School of Medicine

Rishi Sekar
MD Student, Emory School of Medicine

Natlalie Stahl
MD Student, Emory University School of Medicine

Ayanna Williams, Chairman of the Board
MPH Student, Rollins School of Public Health

Board of Advisors

Our Board of Advisors is made up of a variety of health professionals and community leaders representing a diverse range of businesses, nonprofits, and institutions across Georgia.

Board of Advisors

Stacey Abrams, JD
House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly
State Representative, 84th House District

Anjli Aurora Hinman, CNM, FNP
Leading Co-Founder, The Atlanta Birth Center
Provider, Intown Midwifery
Past President, HealthSTAT

Daniel Blumenthal, MD, MPH
Associate Dean, Community Health
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine

Carlos del Rio, MD
Hubert Professor and Chair, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health

Jeff Graham, MFA
Executive Director, Georgia Equality

Grady Strom, PhD
Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Professional Advisory Committee

HealthSTAT is supported by a Professional Advisory Council, which is composed of individuals who provide guidance for HealthSTAT's programmatic areas.

David Adelman, JD, MPP
State Senator, 42nd District

Ayanna Buckner, MD, MPH
Community Health and Preventive Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine

Henry Kahn, MD
Professor Emeritus Emory University in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Chair of the Physicians for a National Health Program Chapter in Georgia

Linda Smith Lowe, MS
Public Policy Advocate

Lisa Lundquist, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Carmen Mohan, MD
Instructor of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Co-Founder, HealthSTAT

Saundra Turner, EdD
Chair of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Biobehavioral Nursing

Rita Valenti, RN
Project South, Grady Health Systems