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Key Staffers Appointed Board Directors of The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement
Three integral employees of The Wright Center for Community Health recently were appointed board directors for The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement. Each brings unique backgrounds in patient care or health information technology to the governance table.
The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement enhances The Wright Center for Community Health’s ability to determine outreach priorities as it continues to meet the health care needs of the most vulnerable in the community. Board members provide oversight, direction, and support for Wright Center team members and their efforts, offering their unique perspectives on community needs, resources, and connections, to develop and maintain active, collaborative relationships with patients and the community at large.
Kari Machelli, R.N., se desempeña como Directora de Servicios de Atención y Administración de Casos para el Centro Wright para la Salud de la Comunidad. En esta función de liderazgo, supervisa a los gestores de casos del Centro de Excelencia en Trastornos por Consumo de Opiáceos, a los especialistas en recuperación certificados y a los trabajadores sanitarios de la comunidad. Machelli lleva más de 20 años en el Centro Wright, comenzando como gestora de cuidados de enfermería. Se licenció en enfermería en la Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania.
Danielle Hennessey es Gerente de Registros Médicos Electrónicos e Informática de la Salud para The Wright Center. Se unió a la organización en 2019 como soporte de aplicaciones EMR y formadora para la práctica de Mid Valley y la clínica de VIH Ryan White, y fue integral en la construcción de la interfaz que permitió el intercambio de datos entre dos sistemas de registros de salud electrónicos separados. Hennessey se graduó en el Valley View High School y asistió al Lackawanna College y a la Universidad Marywood. Tiene experiencia en tecnología de la información, habiendo trabajado para TMG Health durante cuatro años antes de unirse a The Wright Center.
Cheri Lewis-Aulisio is a licensed medical social worker for The Wright Center for Community Health. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from Marywood University. Cheri has a background working with various patient populations and has practiced in various clinical settings, including nursing homes, in-patient physician rehabilitation facilities and acute hospital-based settings. She has experience in behavioral health services and has worked with homeless women and children, and Children & Youth Services. She also is part of the National Association of Community Health Center’s PRAPARE Tiger Team.
