Central Maryland Area Health Education Center (CMAHEC) works to increase health equity by educating and strengthening the healthcare workforce and providing community health programs for residents in Central Maryland.
Our Board of Directors is a dedicated group of community leaders, healthcare professionals, and advocates committed to guiding CMAHEC’s mission to improve health equity and strengthen Maryland’s healthcare workforce.
Dana Farrakhan, DrPH, FACHE
President
SVP, Strategy, Community & Business Development
University of Maryland Medical Center
Christine Crabbs, MA
Vice President
Senior Director, Population Health UMMC
Catherin Njoka, MBA
Treasurer
Senior Director, Partner Engagement
Katherine Jacobson, MD
MAHEC Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Bridgitte Gourley, DNP, FNP-PC
IHEC Chair
Associate Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Senator Clarence Lam, MD
Maryland General Assembly
Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Della Leister, RN
Deputy Health Officer
Baltimore County Department of Health
Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA
Assistant Dean
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Charles (Chuck) Callahan, DO
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Ariel Warden-Jarrett, MD
CMAHEC Preceptor, Seabrook Health
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CHW Education Programs & Community Health Education Programs
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Maryland Department of Health Accredited CHW Training Agency
(No. 004-2020-G)
Expiration: August 6, 2026
Approved DLLR Maryland Apprenticeship Training Program
Maryland Addiction and Behavioral Health Professionals Certification Board (MABPCB)
Provider Status No. 65504-EP
Maryland ORP Authorized Trainer
Expiration: January 31, 2026
Registered with the Maryland Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) for CHW Training
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