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At Care Share Health Alliance, we build capacity, create networks, and partner for systems change so that communities are healthy and equitable.

Our Vision

Communities are healthy & committed to health equity for all.

Mission

Collaborating for health equity.

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Jalah Clayton, MPH

Director of Innovation & Capacity Building
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Jalah Clayton, MPH

Director of Innovation & Capacity Building
jclayton@caresharehealth.org

Jalah Clayton is a Public Health Professional passionate about building capacity within communities by leveraging local assets and resources to better engage with and empower community members. She believes that everyone should be supported in the pursuit of holistic health and healing, by prioritizing economically feasible options for preventative health care and disease prevention.

Jalah is a graduate of UNC Greensboro (Go Spartans!) where she achieved her Master’s in Public Health concentrated in Community Health Education and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill (Go Tar Heels!), where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science and Sociology. During her time at UNCG she earned her Certifications as a Health Coach and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. In her leisure time, you can find Jalah exercising, making and/or eating delicious food, and spending time with family.

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Linda Kinney, MHA

Strategic Advisor
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Linda Kinney, MHA

Strategic Advisor
lkinney@caresharehealth.org

Linda joined Care Share in the fall of 2008.  Linda is responsible for innovation, strategic direction, and capacity building. She provides on-site technical assistance with expertise in collaboration building, Collaborative Network development, strategic planning,  collective impact and leadership development.  Previous to her position as the Director of Innovation and Capacity Building, Linda Kinney served as the Executive Director and Deputy Director of Care Share Health Alliance, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association for Healthcare Access and Director of Health Access for the Buncombe County Medical Society Foundation.  During her tenure with the Buncombe County Medical Society, she directed Project Access and was instrumental in replicating the model in communities across North Carolina. Linda has a background in fundraising and community organizing through her work with the Girls Scouts of Western North Carolina and the United Farm Workers in South Texas.  Linda received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from University of Wisconsin at Madison and her Master’s of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Shaunessy Lofton, MPH

Director of Community Engagement
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Shaunessy Lofton, MPH

Director of Community Engagement
slofton@caresharehealth.org

Shaunessy Lofton is a North Carolina native and Public Health professional. She received her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education from her alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During her studies as a masters student, she also obtained a certificate in Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities from East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. As a public health professional, Shaunessy has contributed greatly to the NCDHHS’s NC Community Health Workers statewide initiative, developing a toolkit where she provided technical assistance for Advanced Medical Homes to integrate and optimize community health workers into their clinics. She believes that this work is integral to understanding the Social Determinants of Health that contribute to one’s health status. Shaunessy advocates for true equity being a priority in all care systems and knows that there is always space for bidirectional learning.

Shaunessy‘s professional goal is to normalize a culture that prioritizes equitable measures in research, implementation, and integration of strategies. Her dream is to live in a world where there’s a normalized culture that enables patients to be empowered in clinical settings to discuss biological, cultural, social, and psychological perspectives that contribute to health outcomes.  Shaunessy has a passion for bringing qualitative data and the community’s voices to all decisions being made on the behalf of a community having created and facilitated many focus groups and advisory boards to help inform the work being done. During Shaunessy‘s spare time, you will generally find her volunteering in vulnerable communities with local organizations, spending time with her daughter, cooking, or traveling.

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Erin Storie

Director of Communications
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Erin Storie

Director of Communications
estorie@caresharehealth.org
919-861-8356

Erin Storie is a native North Carolinian, born in Western Hickory, NC and raised in Northeastern Gates, NC. She holds a Bachelor of Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. From 2014-2022, she worked at Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, located in Ahoskie NC, first as a Special Populations Outreach Worker and later as the Communications & Advocacy Coordinator. While at RCCHC she worked to ensure patients were connected to affordable healthcare services and advocated for funding of community health centers and increased access to care for underserved populations, including undocumented and Low English Proficiency individuals.

She also provided medical interpretation services to Spanish speaking patients and their families. As Communications & Advocacy Coordinator, she handled communications for the health center during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on providing culturally appropriate, evidence-based information. She was also the lead for RCCHC’s Health Equity Workgroup which oversaw changes to quality improvement methods and DEI culture to better serve both staff and patients. When Erin isn’t at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, and trail running, especially with her two dogs.

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Weyling White, MBA

Executive Director
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Weyling White, MBA

Executive Director
wwhite@caresharehealth.org

Weyling White is a proud native of Ahoskie, a small rural town located in eastern North Carolina. Born and raised in Ahoskie, Weyling left to attend college and returned back to Ahoskie to bring change to his community. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Winston-Salem State University, and he obtained his Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix.

Weyling joined the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in 2013, as the Director of Hertford Health Access which has led to hundreds of patients receiving free or reduced health care services throughout Eastern North Carolina, as well as, improving the health outcomes of many of these vulnerable patients. In this role, he also established the TRIP program which has allowed many chronically ill patients in his community to access free rides to medical appointments and other resources.

While working to provide access to care for the uninsured population, Weyling was also instrumental in founding numerous initiatives surrounding social drivers of health, youth wellness, and health equity. He has served on the Board of Directors for Care Share Health Alliance, while also serving as Co-Chair of the Collaborative Network Committee.  In 2017, Weyling took on the role as the RCCHC’s Practice Administrator and has continued to remain committed to community partnerships as he is the current Co-Chair of the Hertford Health Maintenance Alliance.

In 2019, Weyling made history as he was elected as Ahoskie’s first African American Mayor. Weyling is a graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute with the NC Rural Center, as well as, a Leadership North Carolina Class XXVI graduate, and is a current Bernstein Health Leadership Fellow. He has a strong passion for health equity, social justice, and rural health. He is the husband to Nikki White and father to Christian, Savannah, and Johan White.


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Don Jonas, Ph.D

Assistant Vice President Social Strategy & Impact at Atrium Health
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Don Jonas, Ph.D

Assistant Vice President Social Strategy & Impact at Atrium Health
donald.jonas@atriumhealth.org
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Randy Jordan

Chief Executive Officer, NC Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
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Randy Jordan

Chief Executive Officer, NC Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
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Bridgett Luckey

Access Network Manager, Vidant Health
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Bridgett Luckey

Access Network Manager, Vidant Health
bridgett.luckey@vidanthealth.com
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William Munn, PhD

Policy Analyst, NC Justice Center
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William Munn, PhD

Policy Analyst, NC Justice Center
will@ncjustice.org
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Carla Obiol

Vice President of Programs, Foundation For Health Leadership & Innovation
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Carla Obiol

Vice President of Programs, Foundation For Health Leadership & Innovation
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Alice Pollard – Board Chair

Training Coordinator, Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center
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Alice Pollard – Board Chair

Training Coordinator, Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center

Angel Ruiz Romero

Program Coordinator - Community Partnerships at Duke University

Angel Ruiz Romero

Program Coordinator - Community Partnerships at Duke University
angel.romero@duke.edu

Chris Shank

President & CEO - NC Community Health Center Association

Chris Shank

President & CEO - NC Community Health Center Association
shankc@ncchca.org

Terry VanDuyn

Non Profit Volunteer

Terry VanDuyn

Non Profit Volunteer
terry@vanduyn.com
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Franklin Walker, MBA, Board Secretary

Director of Rural Health Initiatives, NC Medical Society Foundation
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Franklin Walker, MBA, Board Secretary

Director of Rural Health Initiatives, NC Medical Society Foundation
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Josie Williams – Board Vice Chair

Executive Director- Greensboro Housing Coalition
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Josie Williams – Board Vice Chair

Executive Director- Greensboro Housing Coalition
josie@gsohc.org
(336) 965-0687
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Sally Wilson, MDiv, Board Treasurer

Executive Director, Project Access of Durham County
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Sally Wilson, MDiv, Board Treasurer

Executive Director, Project Access of Durham County

Vincent Wong

Director Of Community Services at City of Gastonia

Vincent Wong

Director Of Community Services at City of Gastonia
vincentw@cityofgastonia.com
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Cornell Wright

Executive Director, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Cornell Wright

Executive Director, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

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Our Mission

Care Share Health Alliance’s (Care Share) mission is collaborating for health equity and we envision communities that are healthy and committed to health equity for all. We believe that everyone should have a fair and just opportunity for health.

The Invitation

We are inviting nominations for candidates to serve on Care Share's board of directors for the term of January 2022 through December 2024.

Serving on the Care Share board provides an opportunity to impact organizational direction and network with others dedicated to health equity.

The board currently meets at least quarterly: February (10-12), May (10-12), August(10-2) and November(10-12).

Responsibilities of board members are outlined in this document.

Care Share is looking for board members are committed to health equity, and is specifically looking for board members with experience in fundraising, communications, and health equity impact and outcomes.

Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

We have limited Board seats available and we may not be able to move forward with every nomination received. We will be in contact with every nominator and nominee to notify them of the outcome of the nominations process. We hope to engage all nominees in Care Share’s health equity mission.

Nominations Timeline:

  • September 30, 2021 - Nominations due
  • October 1, 2021 - Care Share Governance Committee reviews nominations
  • October 15. 2021 - Candidates notified
  • November 16. 2021 - Nominations presented to the board of directors

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CareShare has been critical to the success of North Carolina’s enrollment efforts in the Affordable Care Act marketplace,” said Allen Smart, vice president of programs at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. “We invest in CareShare because their work aligns with the Trust’s mission to ensure all North Carolinians can access quality health care.”
~Nora Ferrell, Kate B. Reynolds

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Care Share is a leader at helping diverse partners find common ground to achieve better health for the most vulnerable North Carolinians and their communities. It has been our honor to support and partner with them from the beginning.”
~Amon Marstiller, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

 

A special thank you to Care Share’s funders for their continuous leadership, partnership and financial support of our mission and special programs. North Carolina is a healthier state because of your commitment to our most vulnerable neighbors.

 

Our Start

In 2007, The Duke Endowment convened health care leaders from across North Carolina for a series of discussions about how the state might improve the health of its uninsured. At the time, North Carolina’s uninsured population hovered at 1.6 million and the Affordable Care Act was not enacted. A clear consensus emerged that North Carolina could better integrate health care and other health improvement services. In 2008, Care Share Health Alliance, a public/private partnership, was created to serve as a statewide resource and technical assistance center to help communities develop Collaborative Networks to improve access to care and the health of low-income, uninsured and underserved people. As of 2016, Care Share supports 20 networks across the state serving more than 33,000 patients.

Health Reform

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, health reform has inspired incredible growth and innovation not only for Care Share, but for local communities, Collaborative Networks and other models designing new programs and services to improve access to care and the health of low-income, uninsured and underserved populations. Collaborative Networks play a critical function enrolling uninsured people into the health insurance marketplace, but equally important, they continue to provide access to care for those who fall in the “gap.” Their patients are the working poor who make too much to receive financial help and not enough to afford coverage on their own. Since 2014, Care Share has also served as the backbone organization to a statewide coalition of more than 300 organizations called NC Get Covered. This coalition has helped reduce the number of uninsured by almost one-third, thanks to the statewide collaborative efforts to get people enrolled.

Forward Thinking

As we plan for the future and adapt to the changing environment, our core focus will continue to strengthen and develop Collaborative Networks and models. We’ll also be exploring approaches to help state and local partners align with groups who have a focus on addressing Social Determinants of Health needs at the community or systems level, and help communities connect to emerging initiatives.

Building collaboration, creating new systems and coordinating care and social services for uninsured and underserved populations takes time, commitment, and a long-range view to have the collective impact necessary to improve health. Care Share is proud to be one of the many organizations working passionately and creatively to make North Carolina one of the healthiest places to be born, grow, work, live, and age.

Care Share Health Alliance
1631 Midtown Pl; Suite 104

Raleigh, NC 27609

Mailing Address:  PO Box 32014

Raleigh, NC 27622

(919) 861-8356
info@caresharehealth.org

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