Culturally Inclusive Care Conference Speakers

Joelle Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, CTTS, Associate Teaching Associate, University of Washington

Joelle Fathi is an Adult Primary and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the University of Washington, School of Nursing. She is committed to prevention and early intervention of chronic diseases while optimizing health outcomes through patient outreach, education, and comprehensive care delivery through technology. She has prioritized advancing telehealth in her past service as the Program Director of telehealth clinics, Director of Nursing Practice and Health Policy for the Washington State Nurses Association, Steering Committee member of the American Nurses Association, National Telehealth and Connectedness Committee, and as a current member of the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative. Dr. Fathi is the lead or co-author of numerous publications including, Nurses Advancing Telehealth Services in the Era of Healthcare Reform.

Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC, Professor, Associate Chair of Nursing, Director Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, and Research (C-TIER), Old Dominion University 

Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC is Professor, Associate Chair of Nursing, and Co-Director of the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, and Research (C-TIER) at Old Dominion University. She has published over 60 articles and served as an investigator on 37 grant applications totaling over $21 million focusing on new models of care such as telehealth and interprofessional collaboration to provide care to rural and underserved populations. She authored the NONPF position paper on educating Nurse Practitioners in telehealth and co-authored the textbook, “Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing” June 2020. She serves as a national consultant on telehealth. 

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, PhD, Co-Principal, TERSHA LLC

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the bicultural Ghanaian-American author of a children’s book, and an independent consultant and co-principal of TERSHA LLC. TERSHA LLC provides technical assistance and support using analytics, critical research and analysis, and culturally-relevant evaluation, to help organizations make evidence-based decisions that yield equitable outcomes in their communities. Dr. Attipoe-Dorcoo’s doctoral dissertation was on the costs, utilization, geographical distribution and influence of mobile clinics in the United States, and she continues to study mobile clinics as a way to alleviate health disparities. Learn more about Dr. Sharon and keep in touch via: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sharonattipoe-dorcoo Facebook: KoliBosco Twitter: @KoliBosco

Clarissa Boyer, BSN, RN, CBCN, Nurse Navigator, MaryEllyn Locher Breast Center

Clarissa Boyer is a nurse navigator and certified breast care nurse at CHI Memorial MaryEllen Locher Breast Center. She graduated from the UTC School of Nursing in 1991 and has held several positions throughout her nursing career but navigator is her most loved. While at Memorial, she received the Nurse of Excellence Award for the Clinical Decision Unit (2012), Catherine Spaulding Award (2013), the Nurse of Excellence Award for Oncology Services (2018), Caring Spirit Award (2019) and a Daisy Nomination (2020). In addition to her role as a nurse, she loves being a wife, mom and follower of Jesus.

Katherlyn Geter, BS, Executive Director, Purpose Point Community Health

Passionate advocate, community leader and public servant. All these words and more describe Katherlyn Geter. Katherlyn currently serves as the Executive Director of Purpose Point Community Resource Center. She holds a degree in human service management from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has more than 20 years of experience overseeing programs that help people understand and navigate community services and health insurance/healthcare. Katherlyn is passionate about healthcare, education, and community development. Her goal is not only to increase understanding of community resources but to contribute to reducing health and education inequities and disparities within various systems for minorities in communities throughout Tennessee. She describes herself as a “willing servant” and believes everyone needs a helping hand at times. Katherlyn is the proud mother of two sons, Jack and Austin, and is faithfully committed to the work within her church as well as her work in the community promoting well-being through education and physical health.

Keith Helton, MD, CEO, One to One Health 

Founder of five innovative health care industry companies, Keith has been a practicing specialist in internal medicine/pediatrics and managing partner with one of East Tennessee’s largest and most respected multi-specialty medical groups. He has served as Executive Vice President of Physician Services at Erlanger Health System, a leading academic medical center, and the 7th largest public health system in the nation. Keith currently serves on the board of directors of the UT Research Foundation and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis.

Ashley Berry, RN, Vice President of Clinical Services, One to One Health  

With more than 10 years of healthcare management experience, Ashley oversees clinical operations and is responsible for staff management, recruiting, vendor supply and inventory, utilization reporting, and wellness program oversight. Ashley currently oversees six clinics in Sumner County, as well as several clinics located in southeast Tennessee. Ashley earned her nursing degree at Tennessee State University, has served as a health coach, and has a passion for improved health and wellness.

Paul Miranda, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Home Medical Providers PLLC

Dr. Miranda graduated Family Practice residency in 1998 and has practiced in the emergency room, private office and the hospital floor over his career. He opened his current practice five years ago with the vision of providing innovative care to reduce complications. He has become passionate about providing care to those with little access to the medical system either through income, transportation or social situation. Our elderly are the most underserved and overlooked portion of our population.

Georgia Cornell, BSFCS, Master of Social Work Student, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga Fire Department 

A lifelong native of Chattanooga, Georgia attained her Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia in 2019, with internship concentrations in both clinical mental health and opioid treatment programs. Along the way, Georgia gained interest in furthering her education to expand healthcare and social service access and began the UTC MSW Program in August of 2020. Georgia currently serves as a co-intern for the Chattanooga Fire Department’s flagship social service connection program, known as CFD Connect. Her current efforts focus on individualized case management, expanding access to appropriate healthcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and formulating innovative program evaluation techniques.
 

Chandra York, BA, Master of Social Work Student, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga Fire Department 

Chandra received her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology at Southern Oregon University in 2009. After her degree, she deployed with the military as a prison guard in the Middle East. She then began her social work career as a child welfare investigator, later focusing her career on helping homeless veterans in her community as a case manager for housing programs and starting the first women veterans’ program in the area. After moving to Tennessee, she began her Master’s degree in Social Work with UTC and is currently interning at the Chattanooga Fire Department. 

LaDarius Price, Community Outreach Manager, Cempa Community Care

LaDarius Price serves as the community outreach manager at Cempa Community Care. He has  been in education since 2002. His journey started in early childhood education and is now here in the depths of his community, educating minorities about the power of Health Equity. It is a fight that he shows up to faithfully every day. What many take for granted, others die never having had the opportunity to experience quality healthcare. He strives to help eliminate health disparities in this community and beyond. He wants generations after him to have what they deserve. He wants them to be born into a better life than what so many others never had the opportunity to experience.

Elizabeth Forrester, PhD, Technical Supervisor, Baylor Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory, Baylor School

Dawn Richards, PhD, Laboratory Manager, Baylor Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory, Baylor School

With experience in cell and molecular biology, Drs. Forrester and Richards used instruments in their research laboratory to implement the first available SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid assay to provide access to testing in Hamilton County.  Health disparities had been amplified by slow turnaround times, often longer than one week.  The Baylor Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory committed to resulting within 24 hours, supporting a range of clinical partners from CHI Memorial to Clinica Medicos.