Community Benefits Advisory Committee
About Our Advisory Committee
The Community Benefits Advisory Committee (previously known as the Community Advisory Committee) informs and guides BIDMC's Community-based Health Initiative process. The committee includes leaders and local residents from BIDMC's Community Benefits Service Area who represent local public health departments, municipalities, education, housing, social services, regional planning and transportation agencies, community health centers, the private sector, and community-based organizations. Committee members are committed to engaging residents to make sure their voices are heard.
Community Benefits Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public with time dedicated for public comment at the beginning of meetings. If you would like to submit a written comment to the committee for discussion, you may do so at any time, but only those received more than five (5) business days before a meeting will be considered by the Community Benefits Advisory Committee for that meeting.
All meeting agendas, attendance and minutes are posted on this web page.
The next Community Benefits Advisory Committee meeting will be held from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on March 26, 2025. If you would like to attend the meeting, please RSVP below.
Community Benefits Advisory Committee Meeting Information
Past Community Benefits Advisory Committee Meetings:
Community Benefits Advisory Committee Members
- Flor Amaya – City of Chelsea
- Elizabeth Browne – Charles River Community Health
- Alexandra Chery Dorrelus – Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
- Lynne Courtney – BILH Workforce Development
- Shondell Davis – Cory Johnson Center for Post-Traumatic Healing
- Pamela Everhart – Fidelity Investments
- Pat Folcarelli, RN, MA, PhD – BIDMC, Nursing and Patient Care Services
- Lauren Gabovitch, LICSW – BIDMC, Social Work
- Shantel Gooden – The Dimock Center
- Nancy Kasen – BILH, Community Benefits and Community Relations
- Barry Keppard – Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- Angie Liou – Asian Community Development Corporation
- Jean McClurken, LICSW - Fenway Health
- Amy Nishman – Jewish Vocational Service
- Sandy Novack, MSW – Universal Access Council
- Alex Oliver-Davila – Sociedad Latina
- Kelina (Kelly) Orlando – BIDMC and BIDHC
- Triniese Polk – Boston Public Health Commission, Office of Health Equity
- Richard Rouse – Mission Hill Main Streets
- Leo Ruiz Sanchez – Fenway Community Development Corporation
- Samantha Taylor – Bowdoin Street Health Center
- Robert Torres – BILH, Community Benefits
- LaShonda Walker-Robinson, LICSW – BIDMC, Social Work
- Fred Wang – Trustee Advisor Emeritus