Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) honors young Emerging Leaders in community health. Emerging Leaders are nominated by community health centers and primary care associations nationally and are selected by a committee drawn from the senior health center leadership. Award recipients are announced at the annual winter meeting of the National Association of Community Health Centers during the Geiger Gibson Symposium.
"Our Emerging Leaders reflect the enormous range of talented young people who have made a career in the health center family and personify the enduring strength of health centers," said Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and founder of the Geiger Gibson Program at SPHHS.
Julio Bellber, President and CEO of the RCHN Community Health Foundation, whose ongoing gift supports the activities of the Geiger Gibson Program, added, "the Emerging Leaders selected each year represent the future of health centers. The policy and program advocates, clinicians, health educators, and clinic administrators recognized each year truly will become the next generation of senior leaders."
The following 8 individuals were selected as 2013 Emerging Leaders:
2013 Emerging Leaders Award Recipients
RENATO BARUCCO
Community Healthcare Network, Bronx, NY
PHARA BENOIT
Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc., Miami, FL
STACY CRASE
Foothills Health and Wellness, Clay City, KY
SARAH DIXON GALE
Iowa Primary Care Association, Urbandale, IA
MABLE DUNN
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc., Washington, DC
DUSTIN PARKER
McGrath Regional Health Center, McGrath, AK
ANGELICA ROJAS
San Benito Health Foundation, Hollister, CA
ELIZABETH WEST
Health Partners of Western Ohio, Lima, OH
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