Emerging Leader Award

The Geiger Gibson Program established its Emerging Leader award in 2007. This award is designed to highlight and share the accomplishments of young members of the health center and PCA family. We are looking for young leaders who have undertaken or guided a specific task (or multiple tasks) that has helped the health center or PCA further the mission of providing high-quality, culturally competent health services to underserved populations in your service area. We will consider a wide range of accomplishments—for example, developing new program initiatives, helping the health center or PCA run more efficiently, increasing outreach to new patients, etc. Nominations will be sought in early spring and the award will be presented at the Geiger Gibson Symposium which is held annually in conjunction with the NACHC Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, DC. A nomination letter and form will be sent to each health center and PCA and will be available on this site during the nominating period.

• 2009 Emerging Leader(s) — Shantelle Leatherwood, Christ Community Health Services, Memphis, TN;
  Lana Sargent, Family Health Center of Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 2008 Emerging Leader(s) — Ross Brooks, Colorado Community Health Network, Denver, CO
• 2007 Emerging Leader(s) — Erika Simpson, Ravenswood Family Health Center, East Palo Alto, CA

View 2009 Emerging Leader Program and list of nominees.
View 2008 Emerging Leader Program and list of nominees.

To learn more about the award and/or to submit a nomination, please view the most recent Geiger Gibson Symposium publication