Boards & Committees

  • Dr. Doug Olson
    Douglas Olson, MD, FACU

    President & Interim Treasurer

    Chief Medical Officer
    Fair Haven Community Health Care
    New Haven, CT

  • Shelley Spires, MHCA

    Vice President

    Chief Executive Officer
    Albany Area Primary Health Care
    Albany, GA

  • DaShawn Groves, DrPH

    Secretary

    Commissioner
    Department of Vermont Health Access
    Winooski, VT

  • Carla Belcher
    Carla Belcher, MBA

    Chief Executive Officer
    Community Health Care Systems
    Tennille, GA

  • Dr. Adrian Billings
    Adrian Billings, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FACU

    Director

    Chair of Rural Health and Associate Academic Dean of Rural and Community Engagement
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Alpine, TX

  • Ashley Colwell, MS, FACU

    Director

    VP of Clinical Services & Workforce Development
    Illinois Primary Health Care Association
    Springfield, IL

  • Ellis Frazier, MD

    Director

    Family Medicine Physician
    Pike Medical & Surgical Associates
    Piketon, OH

  • Parinda Khatri
    Parinda Khatri, PhD, FACU

    Director

    Chief Executive Officer
    River Valley Health
    Knoxville, TN

  • Kyle McDaniel
    Kyle McDaniel, MD

    Director

    Family Medicine Resident
    UNC Health
    Chapel Hill, NC

  • Brandon Moritz
    Brandon W. Moritz, MD

    Director

    Resident Physician
    Duke University Health System
    Durham, NC

  • Christian Neal, MD, MPA, FACU

    Director

    Behavioral Health Medical Director
    Centene Corporation
    Lynchburg, VA

  • Beth Shafer
    Beth Shafer

    Health Policy Specialist II / PCO Program Director
    Kentucky Primary Care Office
    Frankfort, KY

  • Nataly Tellez, MBA, FACU

    Director

    Director of Strategic Initiatives
    California Primary Care Association
    Sacramento, CA

  • Ashley Wallace
    Ashley Wallace

    Director

    Deputy Director, Bureau of Performance Improvement
    Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    Topeka, KS

Committees

ACU offers opportunities for members to be involved in the organization’s decision-making through our Board of Directors and as members of our standing Committees. Participation on ACU’s boards & committees enables members to communicate their specific issues and discuss opportunities for ACU to make a positive difference.

We have six standing Committees:

Finance

2023 Roster | Charter
Staff Contacts: Amanda Pears Kelly, Abby Miller-Starling

Membership

2025 Roster | Charter
Staff Contact: Rick Brown

Policy & Advocacy

2023 Roster | Charter
Staff Contacts: Amanda Pears Kelly

Programs

2025 – 2026 Roster | Charter
Staff Contact: Luke Ertle

Student and Health Professionals in Training

2024 Roster | Charter
Staff Contact: Sarah Gutema

Vision Services

2025 – 2026 Roster & Charter
Staff Contact: Luke Ertle

ACU Members: Are you interested in participating in Committees? If so, please contact the relevant Committee staff contact. If you have other related questions, please contact Rick Brown, Senior Director of Communications, Membership, & Special Initiatives.