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 of the Health Planning Council including the Long Term Care Committee and Community Health Conversations. Learn more about these committees.
THN Board Members
Edward Bergman
Long Term Care/Adult Protective Services Supervisor
Tompkins County Dept. of Social Services
Travis Brooks
Health and Human Services Committee
Tompkins County Legislature
Ex-Officio Member
Karen Brown
Long Term Care Committee Coordinator
Health Literacy Consultant
Chavon Bunch
Executive Director
Southside Community Center
Caryn Bullis
Deputy Director
Tompkins County Office for the Aging
Liza Burger
Executive Director
Lifelong
Derek English
Executive Director
Ithaca Health Alliance
William Gilligan
Nominating Chair
Community Member
Beth Harrington
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
Academic Partnerships & Wellbeing Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jan Lynch
Executive Director
Finger Lakes Independence Center
Emily Mallar, RN, MS
Senior Director, Care Transitions
Cayuga Health Partners
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
Vice-President
Community Member
Lenore Schwager
Community Member
Rich Shaw
Coordinator of Dual Recovery Services
Tompkins County Mental Health Services
Samantha Stevenson
Director of Operations
REACH Medical
Sue Ellen Stuart
Long Term Care Committee Chair
Executive Director
Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County
Cindy Wilcox
Executive Director
Human Services Coalition
Ex-Officio Member