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Annual Report 2017
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS LEADING THE WAY
Officers Nearly 75 cents of every U.S. healthcare dollar is spent
on the treatment of chronic disease – much of which is
preventable. In Georgia alone, hospital stays related to
Helen S. Carlos President chronic illnesses averaged five days and over $45,000
Kent R. Lindner Immediate Past President per stay, costing the state an incredible $6.2 billion
Todd A. Tautfest Treasurer annually [Bayakly, 2017].
Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Secretary Even with health insurance and government programs
Varon A. Garcias, M.D. Member at Large that serve the most vulnerable individuals in our
J. Stephen Eaton Member at Large community under attack, we must do more. And, we
will. The concept of value-based healthcare — where
payment is tied to improved patient outcomes — is
gaining traction and intersecting with the hard evidence
Board Members that nutrition is a key to overall health and wellness.
Open Hand is well positioned for success in that
Louisa Basarrate regard, but we must continue to innovate and play to
Kameron Besson, CPA our strengths as a preferred solutions provider. So in
the next three years, we will revolutionize the delivery
Simon H. Bloom, Esq. of food and nutrition services in a community-based
Debra G. Carlton, M.D. setting by:
Esther Dabney • Strengthening our organizational capabilities to
Barbarella Diaz manage complexity;
Sally Dorsey • Directing our resources where we can create the
Rodrick Glass greatest impact;
• Expanding our geographic reach;
Alison Lukacsko, Ph.D. • Focusing on generating proprietary outcomes data.
Charles E. Mendez, III In so doing, we will continue to be a part of something
Shirley Powell truly transformative — a movement that is unifying our
Kimberly Rask, M.D., Ph.D. community around nutrition and the value of food as
Carmen Titelman medicine.
Joseph Vella We thank and honor those who have made our work
Jay Williams possible throughout this 30-year journey, and we
enthusiastically invite you to join us in investing your
energy, ideas and talent to help us continue to build
a healthier community.
Helen S. Carlos Matt Pieper
President, Board of Directors Executive Director
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