The Steering Committee Shapes the Future of the Network

Consisting of up to 16 Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network members, the Steering Committee works collaboratively to inform the clinical agenda for the National HCH Council. To accomplish this work, the Steering Committee meets monthly by teleconference and twice a year in person— in Nashville, Tennessee, during October and at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference (location and month varies by year).

2024-2025 Steering Committee Members

Charita McCollers, MSW, LCSW (Chair)
Social Worker
Lincoln Community Health Center
Durham, NC

Nadia Fazel, DMD, MPH (Chair-Elect)
Dentist
Presbyterian Medical Services
Santa Fe, NM

Joseph Becerra, CAADE
Community Health Worker
Keck School of Medicine Street Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Melissa Bennett, MD
Medical Advisor, Homeless Health Initiative
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Joseph Benson
Community Health Worker
Healthcare for the Homeless Houston
Houston, TX

Jared Bunde, MS, RN-BC, PHN
Registered Nurse
Oakland, CA

Aynsley Duncan, MD
Associate Medical Director, Pioneer Square & Downtown Programs
Co-Medical Director, Mobile Health Outreach Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Taurmini Fentress, PhDc, LICSW, MSW, MPA
Senior Director of Health, Equity, Research, and Policy
Plymouth Housing
Seattle, WA

Bridie Johnson, MFT, MSW, LCSW, ICAADC, CCS MA-DP
Abode
San Francisco, CA

Jared Klein, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Pioneer Square Clinic and Downtown Programs
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Tanya Majumder, MD
Physician
San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco, CA

Padmini Meda, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Health Care for the Homeless Houston
Houston, TX

Sudhakar Nuti, MD, MSc
Senior Director; Attending Physician
New York City Health + Hospitals
New York, NY

Colleen Ryan, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner/Lead Clinical Provider
Heartland Alliance Health
Chicago, IL

Lynea Seiberlich-Wheeler, MSW, LCSW
Behavioral Health Services Director
West County Health Centers
Guerneville, CA

Edward Suarez, Jr., Psy.D., LMHC, MBA
Research Assistant Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Behavioral Health Director, IDEA Exchange
Attending Psychologist, Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital
Miami, FL