NCAB Leadership

NCAB Steering Committee

Consisting of seven NCAB members, the Steering Committee is responsible for organizing the consumers of Health Care for the Homeless so that they have a voice in national issues involving the health care of homeless persons. To accomplish this work, the committee meets monthly by teleconference and twice annually in-person; once in October at the Council headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, and once at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference.

• 

  Joseph Benson, Chair – Houston, TX

• 

  Reginald O. Hamilton, Co-Chair – Detroit, MI

• 

  Tom Rossi, Co-Chair – Denver, CO

• 

  Carol Hall, Secretary – Portland, OR

• 

  Tina Hayes, Committee Member – Atlanta, GA

• 

  Rodney Dawkins, Committee Member – Chicago, IL

• 

  Marion Walls, Committee Member – Aurora, CO

Regional Representatives

Regional Representatives are a relatively new position, with a focus on reaching out to consumers in their regions and communicating about the work of NCAB and the Council. They are also expected to attend conference calls and contribute to the work of NCAB. Attendance at the National Conference is needed but is not required for the October meetings in Nashville.

Regions 1 & 2:

Derek Winbush

Regions 3 & 4:

James Crawford, Jr.

Regions 5 & 7:

Valarie Dowell

Regions 6 & 8:

Shannon Johnson

Regions 9 & 10:

Willie Joe Mackey

To contact NCAB’s leaders, please write to ncab@nhchc.org.

In Memoriam

Ellen Dailey, mother of the HCH Consumer movement, died on June 18. 2006. Her advocacy for justice continues. Read remembrances of Ellen from around the country.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
•