APCA Board of Directors

APCA Board: 2023

Board Chair
Mary Swain
Camai Community Health Center, Bristol Bay Borough

Board Vice Chair
Carol Austerman
Kodiak Community Health Center

Board Treasurer
Craig Ambrosiani
Seward Community Health Center

Board Secretary
Mike Pfeffer
Kodiak Area Native Association

Clinical Representative to the Board
Vacant

Consumer Representative to the Board
Charlene Tautfest
Peninsula Community Health Services


Board Roster 2023

Aleutian Pribilof Island Association
Jessica Mata Rukovishnikoff
Interim Primary Care Director 

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
Lisa Aquino
Chief Executive Officer 

Shannon Savage
Communications and Development Director 

Bethel Family Clinic 
Enam Chowdhury, BBA, MBA
Executive Director

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation 
Jennifer Dewinne
Program Coordinator Division Manager

Copper River Native Association 
Angela Vermillion
Chief Executive Officer

Neal Schanbeck

Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
Melinda L. Peter 
Health Director

Joyce Hughes
Grants and Contracts Administration 

Cross Road Health Ministries 
Steve Gallagher
CEO & CFO

Dahl Memorial Clinic 
Thomas Steiner
Executive Director

Eastern Aleutian Tribes 
Paul Mueller 
Chief Executive Officer

Girdwood Health Clinic 
Tawny Buck
Executive Director

Ilanka Community Health Center
Kari Collins, RN 
Health and Wellness Director

Iliuliuk Family and Health Services 
Noel Rea
Chief Executive Officer

Interior Community Health Center 
Cheryl Kilgore
Chief Executive Officer

Juneau Alliance for Mental Health (JAMHI) Health and Wellness 
Dr. Dave Branding 
Chief Executive Officer 

Kodiak Area Native Association 
Mike Pfeffer
Chief Operating Officer 

Maniilaq Health Center 
Sharon Kurz, PhD
Vice President of Health Services

Mat-Su Health Services 
Kevin Munson
Chief Executive Officer

Norton Sound Health Corporation 
Megan MacKiernan
Director of Village Health Services

Peninsula Community Health Services 
Ben Wright 
Chief Executive Officer

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Martin Benning 
Vice President for SEARHC Primary Care

Seldovia Village Tribe health and Wellness 
Emma Schumann
Director

Southcentral Foundation 
Melissa Merrick
Executive Vice President of Primary Care

Laura Kotelman 
Senior Business Planner

Sunshine Community Health Center 
Joshua Gilmore
Chief Executive Officer

Yakutat Community Health Center 
Garrett James
Interim CEO

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation 
Gail Alstrom-Beans
Sub-Regional Clinic Administrator

Non-Members
Tanana Chiefs Conference 

Crystal Stordahl

Melissa Clemente