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Executive Team
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Francis Afram-Gyening, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer
 Mr. Afram-Gyening joined Care Alliance in November, 2007 as chief executive officer. Prior to assuming his present position at Care Alliance, he was the director of operations for Memorial Healthcare System, Primary Healthcare Services in Hollywood. Also, he served as the vice president of corporate affairs for Economic Opportunity Family Health Center Inc., a large Federally Qualified Health Center in Miami; president of South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum; chairman of the Board of Directors of Camillus Health Concern; and worked in other administrative positions with New York City Department of Health. In November 2004, Mr. Afram-Gyening was the recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives Early Healthcare Career Regent’s Award. He was among 50 healthcare executives that were selected by the Office of the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners as part of the Mayor’s Health Care Access Task Force, which has its primary responsibility of finding suitable solutions to the uninsured and underinsured challenges in Miami-Dade County. Mr. Afram-Gyening received his M.P.H. in health policy and management from Columbia University School of Public Health and his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude from York College. He is board certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). |
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Calvin Robinson, Chief Operating Officer
 Mr. Robinson came to Care Alliance in November of 2005 from the Cleveland Clinic Eastern Division where he spent thirteen years as the Vice President of Operations and Support Services. Prior to joining the Clinic he spent ten years as the Administrator of Clement Center, a Health Care Clinic affiliated with Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. He has extensive experience working with the underserved population and has worked in collaboration with other Social Service Agencies to establish programs and services in the community. Mr. Robinson has a Bachelor's of Science from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo Mississippi and an MHA from Washington University in St Louis Missouri. He has served as board member of the Domestic Violence Center and the East Cleveland Neighborhood Center. |
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David Filmer, Chief Financial Officer
 Mr. Filmer came to Care Alliance in October 2004 following his position as Director of Planning & Performance Management at the Jewish Family Services Association, a local nonprofit that provided $20 million of services annually to mentally retarded, mentally ill and the elderly. In his previous position as the Chief Financial Officer with West Side Ecumenical Ministry from 1994 until 2002, Mr. Filmer managed during a period in which the organization went from an almost insolvent $2 million annual budget organization to a financially sound $11 million operation. Mr. Filmer arrived in Cleveland from London to join the staff as Director of Planning & Performance at British Petroleum's Cleveland office in 2000. Mr. Filmer holds a degree in Math/Physics/Economics from Bristol University in England. |
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Jenice Contreras, Director of Development
 Ms. Contreras became Americorps National Service Volunteer in 1997 and completed her time of service at the West Side Ecumenical Ministry, a local non-profit organization. Once she completed her Americorps' term, she joined the Head Start Program of the West Side Ecumenical Ministry as a Family Service Worker and was then promoted to coordinate the program's marketing and recruitment. She later became the Youth Services Coordinator for the Americorps program, responsible for the supervision of the National Service Volunteers as well as daily operations of the program. In 2004, Ms. Contreras joined Case Western Reserve University as Researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Medicine out of the Center for Minority Public Health. During her four years at CASE, Ms. Contreras developed marketing strategies for recruiting research participants and build relationship with community organizations. She has a Bachelor's of Arts degree from Capital University. She is on the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities, the Hispanic Business Association and is the President of The Young Latino Network. Ms. Contreras joined Care Alliance in 2006 as the Director of Development. |
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Angel A. Brown, D.O. - Medical Director
 Dr. Brown began serving as a physician and the Medical Director at Care Alliance in July of 2007. She is a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Brown completed her internship at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC and her residency at South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Prior to attending medical school she worked as a family nurse practitioner and a certified nurse-midwife. |
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Nicole Harris, DDS, Dental Director
 Dr. Nicole Harris is a general dentist who has been practicing with Care Alliance since their dental clinic opened five years ago. She is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine. Prior to working with Care Alliance, she completed a one year Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program with Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Harris is committed to providing patients with access to much needed dental care. |
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Marilyn Matlock-English, Executive Assistant
 Ms. Matlock-English comes to Care Alliance with extensive experience in office management, information technology and human resources. For 13 years, she worked for the Cleveland Clinic at Huron Hospital, starting as a Supervisor in Support Services and moving into Human Resources as an HRIS Technician. Holding two full time positions for 7 of these 14 years, she also served as an Executive Assistant in Human Resources at the Center for Families and Children. Previously, Marilyn managed the bookkeeping, payroll and training functions for four dry cleaning establishments. She was also instrumental in the development of one of the first point-of-sale computer software systems used in the dry cleaning business in this area.
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