Governed by a community board with strong consumer representation (51 percent), the clinic is well regarded for its expertise in providing medical, dental and mental health care to immigrants, people of color and those without health care insurance. 

Who is the Board?

• We are EARS in the community and VOICES for the clinic.
  The community governing board listens and makes certain the clinic meets the needs of the community and represents the clinic in the community.
  

• We are responsible for the way the clinic operates.
  The governing board defines the mission of the clinic and makes certain it is upheld, we make policies for clinic operations, we watch over the finances of the clinic, we select, evaluate, and support the Executive Director, we monitor and evaluate the clinic and our operation as a board, and we plan for the future of the clinic.
  

• Who can be on the governing board?
  Anyone with an interest in the clinic and how it operates.  The board has between 13 and 19 members.  The majority of board members must be consumers of the clinic’s services (medical, dental or mental health), other members are interested individuals from the community.

The governing board meets once a month; additionally all board members serve on a committee which meets at least once a month.  Come and join us!

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Board Bios

Mac Baird
Mac is Head of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  He is both a family physician and family therapist with a career focus on integrating mental health services into primary care.  He was appointed to the CUHCC board by the University Of Minnesota Board Of Regents in October 2002.

Roberto Gomez
Bio coming soon!

Susan Gust
Susan and her husband have owned their own business in the Phillips neighborhood for 25 years, managing construction and development for community projects, and hiring people in the community to do construction and restoration work.  She is an active community advocate and joined the Board in May 2000.

Karl Hansen, Board Chair
Bio coming soon!

Dan Lundeen
Bio coming soon!

Dennis McGrath
Dennis does communications counseling and has been active in the community as an advocate for improved health care for children for many years.  Dennis joined the board in November 2001.

Sandra Sonnenberg
Bio coming soon!

Joe Weisenburger
Joe is Director of Finance and Administration for the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.  He worked for the Academic Health Center before the merger with Fairview, and did the financial reports for CUHCC.  He joined the board because he enjoyed working with CUHCC and wants to lend his financial expertise.  Joe was appointed by the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents in 2000.