Renee S. Frazier, MHSA, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer
renee.frazier@healthymemphis.org

Renee S. Frazier is an experienced leader in the health care management arena with expertise in hospital operations, managed care, volunteer and community service, health promotion, strategic planning, and organizational excellence.  She is known for her advocacy towards greater transparency of health care quality indicators and patient experience report cards.  She is also a strong leader in the Memphis Shelby County Community addressing issues of  Health Policy, Environmental Barriers, Health Equity and Community Engagement which will lead our Region to Better Health. 

Prior to joining HMCT in January 2009, Frazier served as the regional senior vice president and executive officer of VHA Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh division of VHA Inc., a national hospital alliance of more than 2,200 health care organizations across the U.S. She has also served as a vice president of BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland, chief operating officer for Liberty Medical Center and Lutheran Health Care Corporation in Baltimore, Md., and a strategic consultant for Community Health Centers in Maryland.

Frazier has written a number of health care-related articles and conducted workshops on a variety of health, leadership and lifestyle topics. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and sociology from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in health services administration from George Washington University.

the hmct team

Enid Mitchell Bedford
Project Assistant
enid.bedford@healthymemphis.org

Connie Binkowitz
Project Manager
Equity & Neighborhood Transformation
connie.binkowitz@healthymemphis.org

Jennifer Joslin
Administrative Assistant
jennifer.joslin@healthymemphis.org

Michelle M. Klein
Web Specialist
michelle.klein@healthymemphis.org

Patti Tosti
Project Manager
AF4Q Project
patti.tosti@healthymemphis.org

 HMCT board Advisory Committee

The HMCT advisory committee brings together a diverse group of community partners to provide leadership for Healthy Memphis Common Table initiatives.

Co-Chair:  Cristie Upshaw Travis, MHA, CEO, Memphis Business Group on Health & former chair, Healthy Memphis Common Table

Co-Chair:  Chris Peck, Editor, The Commercial Appeal

Pan Awsumb, Community Volunteer

Jim Bailey, MD, MPH, Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Daniel J. Earheart-Brown, M.Div., Ph.D., President & Professor of Theology  

Michael Cates, Executive Vice President, Memphis Medical Society

Teresa Cutts, PhD, Senior Scholar, Methodist Interfaith Program & Community Affairs, UTHSC

Dawn Fitzgerald, CEO, QSource

Nieika Geeter-Parks, MPH, PhD, Memphis City Schools

Gary Gunderson M.Div., D.Min., Director, Interfaith Health Program, Emory; SVP, Health & Welfare, Methodist Healthcare

Manoj Jain, MD, Medical Director for Quality Improvement, QSource and Infectious Disease Specialist

Patria Johnson, Program Manager, Memphis Healthy Churches and Christ Community Health Services

Jenny Koltnow, Executive Director, Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation

Yvonne Madlock, MAT, Director, Memphis & Shelby County Health Department

Barbara McClanahan, EdD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Memphis

Cynthia Nunnally, Deputy Administrator, Population-Based Services, Memphis & Shelby County Health Department

Stephen Reynolds, President & CEO, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

Marilynn Robinson, SVP, St. Francis Healthcare (Tenet) & Co-Pastor, St. Andrew AME Church

Gary Shorb, President & CEO, Methodist/Le Bonheur Healthcare

Bruce Steinhauer, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist at The MED

Dee Wallace, Financial Consultant