CHNA 18 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

EllenCaitlin Haynes, M.P.H.
Assistant Director 
ADA Coordinator
Town of Brookline 
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations 
11 Pierce St.
Brookline, MA 02445
Chaynes@brooklinema.gov
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Helida Johnson
Community Coordinator, Framingham/Waltham WIC Program
7 Bishop Street, Framingham, MA 0170
508-620-2456
HRJohnson@smoc.org
 
Alyssa Kence   
Community Relations Coordinator
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham
148 Chestnut Street | Needham, MA 02492
Phone: 781-453-5460
akence@bidneedham.org
 
Ellen Webster Leiter, RN, MBA
Director of Community Development
Good Shepherd Community Care
90 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA  02459
eleiter@gscommunitycare.org
(617) 969-6130 ext. 6211

Cheryl Lefman
Community Health Coordinator, Wellesley Health Department
90 Washington St
Wellesley Hills, MA
(781) 235-0135
clefman@wellesleyma.gov

Lauren B. Lele, MPA, CAVS  
Director, Community Benefits and Volunteer Services
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA  02462
617-243-6330
LLELE@partners.org

Elaine Rosenburg
iCREAT Program Coordinator at MassBay Community College.
elaine.rosenburg@gmail.com

Gail Sommer
Director, Community Support and Prevention, Family ACCESS
492 Waltham St, Newton, MA 02465
(617) 969-5906 ext. 143 
gsommer@ncscweb.org

Ad Hoc
Chris Chanyasulkit
Assistant Director, Brookline Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations. Brookline Health Department
11 Pierce St, Brookline, MA 02445
617 730-2329

Laura Van Zandt
Executive Director, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
REACH
PO Box 540024
Waltham, MA 02454
781.891.0724
laura@reachma.org

Jhana Wallace
Director CHNA 18
108 Linden Rd.
Melrose MA 02176
617 230 4487
jhanaw@gmail.com

STEERING COMMITTEE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Governance of the CHNA is conducted through a Steering Committee, which reflects the views and needs of the General Membership. The Steering Committee is charged with setting the program of the CHNA. The Steering Committee is vested with:

• administrative oversight of the CHNA
• strategic planning for the CHNA
• oversight of all CHNA activities and CHNA subcommittees
• oversight of all CHNA grant processes and management
• oversight of CHNA financial matters, including development and monitoring of the budget
• establishment of all contractual arrangements for the CHNA 
• the selection, evaluation and termination, if necessary, of the Fiscal Sponsor,
• ensuring that the CHNA and the steering committee are comprised of recruited, engaged and responsive members from the CHNA service area that work across disciplines serving all cohorts (infants, children, adolescents, adults, elders). 
• encouraging representation of at least one steering committee member at Inter-CHNA meetings (on a rotating basis)

The Steering Committee meets bi-monthly or as needed.

Anyone interested in becoming a Steering Committee member should be a CHNA 18 member for at least one year and attended at least 2 general meetings. ​

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

(ALL MEETINGS TAKE PLACE AT THE WELLESLEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FROM 1:00PM-3:00PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
2019
Sept 26: Guest: Asperger/Autism Network  ​
Nov 6
Dec 18th: Guest - Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cross Cultural Student Emotional Wellness (CCCSEW) & Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN); Jon Mattleman

2020
Jan 29th
Mar 4th
April 15th
May 27th
July 8th
Aug 26th
Oct 7th
Nov 18th