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The People Behind Charlotte Healthcare Coalition

Community organizers, nurses, faith leaders, advocates, and volunteers working for healthcare access across North Carolina.

Current leadership

Board & Executive Leadership

CHCC is led by a committed team of community advocates, faith leaders, and professionals dedicated to healthcare access for all.

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Dr Robbie Chandler

President/CEO

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Mr Lowell Faison

Chair

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Ms Yvonne Stafford

V. Chair

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Atty Charlotte Brown

Secretary-Treasurer

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AJ Chandler

Deputy Secretary

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Pastor Sidney Phillips

Faith Leader

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CHCC organizers out in the community in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Featured leadership

A Foundational Voice in the CHCC Story

Dr. Robbie Chandler played a central role in CHCC's early development. As a co-chair, strategist, community organizer, and church outreach leader, they helped the coalition secure meeting spaces, strengthen community relationships, and continue organizing during its earliest and most challenging years.

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Leadership

Executive Leadership

Executive staff lead day-to-day programs, partnerships, communications, and community outreach.

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Community Advisors

Advisors bring lived experience, clinical knowledge, faith leadership, and neighborhood insight to CHCC's work.

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Volunteers and Program Leaders

Volunteer leaders coordinate events, resource outreach, wellness programs, and community education.

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Founding leadership

The Leaders Who Helped Build the Movement

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Carla D. Cunningham

Co-Chair and Strategist

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Dr. Robbie Akhere

Co-Chair

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Mark and Joyti Friedman

Secretaries

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Pamela Foxx

Sergeant at Arms

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John White

Logistics Captain

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Sam Love

Logistics Captain

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Robert Dawkins

Logistics Captain

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Mr. Austin Roper

Moral Captain

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Gautam Desi

Strategist

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Leadership titles listed above reflect CHCC's historical organizational structure. Current leadership information should be updated and verified by CHCC before the website is published.

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