Health Planning Council - Tompkins Health Network Advisory Board

The Tompkins Health Network Board oversees the Health Planning Council’s activities in Tompkins County, New York.

THN convenes the committees and subcommittees of the Health Planning Council including the Long Term Care Committee, the Tough Stuff Subcommittee, and the Community Health and Access Committee.  Learn more about these committees.

2022 THN Performance Report

2023 THN Workplan

THN Board Members

Edward Bergman

Long Term Care/Adult Protective Services Supervisor
Tompkins County Dept. of Social Services

Travis Brooks

Travis Brooks

Health and Human Services Committee
Tompkins County Legislature
Ex-Officio Member

Karen Brown

FLGEC Program Manager
Ithaca College

Donna Bugliari

Community Member

Chavon Bunch

Chavon Bunch

Executive Director
Southside Community Center

Caryn Bullis

Caryn Bullis

Liza Burger

Liza Burger

Executive Director
Lifelong

Tracy Gates

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Cayuga Health

William Gilligan

Nominating Chair
Community Member

Samantha Hillson, MPH

Treasurer
Co-chair of Community Health & Access Committee
Director, Health Promotion Program
Public Information Officer
Tompkins County Health Department

Chris Kai-Jones

Chris Kai-Jones

Academic Partnerships & Wellbeing Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension

Jan Lynch

Emily Mallar

Emily Mallar, RN, MS

Senior Director, Care Transitions
Cayuga Health Partners

Norbert McCloskey

Executive Director
Ithaca Health Alliance

Lara Parilla

Lara Parrilla, MPH, RD

President
Co-chair of Community Health & Access Committee
Community & Academic Partnership Manager
Cayuga Health Partners
Visiting Lecturer, Cornell MPH
Community Engagement & Advocacy Leader
Cornell Center for Health Equity

Frank Proto

Frank Proto

Vice-President
Community Member

Lenore Schwager

Lenore Schwager

Community Member

Rich Shaw

Rich Shaw

Coordinator of Dual Recovery Services
Tompkins County Mental Health Services

Samantha Stevenson

Director of Operations
REACH Medical

Carrie Stock

Carrie Stock

Practice Management Director
Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor

Sue Ellen Stuart

Long Term Care Committee Chair
Executive Director
Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County

Katarina Wehmeyer

Nurse Manager Outpatient Services
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services

Cindy Wilcox

Cindy Wilcox

Executive Director
Human Services Coalition
Ex-Officio Member