ADVISORY BOARDS
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board serves to recommend to the leadership of CWHR national, regional and local funding opportunities with Foundations and other philanthropic entities.
Community Board
The role of the Community Board is to advise on ways to foster community awareness of ongoing programs and opportunities to participate in clinical and community-based research.
Internal Advisory Committee
The role of the Internal Advisory committee is to evaluate the quality and impact of the research and training programs inherent in the Center for Women’s Health Research.
Advisory Board Membership
Pamela Carter
President, Cummins Filtration
2931 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
Primary Contact: Althea Gill
615-366-9842
Annette Eskind
541 Jackson Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37205
615-383-8883
Kimberly Jackson
1211 Chickering Rd.
Nashville, TN 37215
Home: 615-297-6908
Cell: 925-518-7201
kbj335@aol.com |
Betty Marshall
Regional General Manager & Vice President
Sam’s Club
608 Southwest 8th Street, Mail Stop 0745
Bentonville, AR 72716-0745
Dr. Barbara Winfrey
1413 Willow Brooke Circle
Franklin, TN 37069
bvwinfrey@comcast.net |
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Community Board Membership
Sharon Reynolds
Board Chair
Worth Properties
40 Burton Hills Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37215
Business: 615-250-7880, ext. 189
Home: 615-370-6383
Cell: 615-497-7473
Swrsells4u@aol.com
Kimberly Sharp
Vice Chair
V.P. Diversity and Communications
HCA Healthcare
1 Park Plaza
Nashville, TN 37203
615-344-2759
Kim.sharp@hcahealthcare.com
Senator Thelma Harper
State Senator
Tennessee Legislature
Legislative Plaza, Suite 2
Nashville, TN 37243
Business: 615-741-2453
thelma.harper@legislature.state.tn.us
Phyllis Hildreth, JD
9552 Hampton Reserve Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
Home: 615-370-8558
Cell: 410-227-5154
phyllis@falconfeatherfibers.com |
Kate McKee, J.D.
212 Cantrell Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
Home: 615-269-8590
Cell: 615-473-8633
TMckee@comcast.net
Catherine Wyatt-Morley
Founder, CEO
W.O.M.E.N.
460 10th Circle North
Nashville, TN 37203
Business: 615-256-3882
womenceo@bellsouth.net
Marilyn Robinson
Past President
100 Black Women of Middle Tennessee
223 8th Avenue N., Suite 205
Nashville, TN 37203
Business: 615-255-0432
Business Fax: 615-255-2377
Cell: 615-351-5229
nmbdc@bellsouth.net
mrobinson@marilynrobinson.org
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Internal Advisory Committee
The Internal Advisory Committee for the CWHR is comprised of key Meharry faculty who provide subject matter expertise in areas related to Center functions. The Internal Advisory Committee meets quarterly. Members review Center processes and activities and advise Center leadership on strategic scientific and programmatic development for the Center. A list of current Advisory Committee Members follows:
Ayman Al-Hendy, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, OB/GYN
Scientific Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
Chair, Internal Advisory Committee
Peter Dolce, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Grants Management and Research Compliance
Vanessa Elliott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Ruth G. Garrett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology
Director, Geriatric Education Program
Patrick A. Griffith, M.D.
Professor & Chair, Dept. of Neurology
Director, Clinical Research Center
James E.K. Hildreth, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Director, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research |
Lee E. Limbird, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept of Cardiovascular Biology
Etheleen McGinnis Hill, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medical Education and Associate Dean for Curriculum and Curricular Evaluation
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.
Sr. Vice President for Health Affairs
Dean, School of Medicine
Executive Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D.
Professor & Chair, Dept. of OB/GYN
Associate Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
Hubert Rucker, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
Associate Vice President for Research
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