Steering Committee
BACH is governed by a 21-member Steering Committee whose members are dedicated and experienced community and professional volunteers. They are responsible for guiding BACH through participatory decision making on important strategies and policy advocacy issues that lead to improved health among Boston’s residents. They are advised by the BACH Director and a representative from MDPH.
As of January 2016, Steering Committee Members:
Community Coalitions
Arnesse Brown, South End Healthy Boston Coalition
Sarah Coughlin, Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition
Valerie Frias, Allston Brighton Health Collaborative, Chair
Daryl Goldstone, Codman Square Neighborhood Council
Chien Chi Huang, Healthy Chinatown Alliance
Cynthia Lewis, Mattapan United
Jamiese Martin, Franklin Field/Franklin Hill Dorchester Healthy Boston Coalition
Matt Parker, North Dorchester Coalition
John Riordan, Jamaica Plain Tree of Life/Arbol de Vida
Kay Walsh, South Boston Collaborative Advisory Network
Vivien Morris, Mattapan Food and Fitness
Community-Based Organizations or Residents
Philip Gonzalez, Community Catalyst
Lilly Marcelin, Resilient Sisterhood Project
David Price, Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
(open seats)
Hospitals
Magnolia Contreras, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
John Erwin, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals
Health Centers
Jean Bernhardt, MGH Charlestown Health Center
Ryan Ribeiro, Harbor Health Services
BPHC
Margaret Reid
MDPH
Damon Chaplin, (non-voting)
BACH Staff
David Aronstein, Program Director (non-voting)