Please Welcome to the team NAHC’s Assistant Executive Officer! Charlene Harrison Charlene will further her expertise and expand upon her commitment to this agency in her new role!
Charlene is Pomo, Navajo, Paiute, and is an enrolled member of the Walker River Paiute. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration with an emphasis on non-profit management. Her education coupled with her knowledge derived from growing up within the very community we serve will be extremely valuable in her new leadership role. As AEO she will support the Chief Executive Officer in ensuring the strategic goals and objectives of the organization are met. She will also will have a highly collaborative working relationship with NAHC’s executive level management team.
“I believe it’s administration’s role to make service providers’ lives easier. It is our responsibility to give NAHC’s staff the tools to provide the best quality service for our community.” ~Charlene Harrison
Charlene has been identified as a change management champion! She has been instrumental in the implementation process of electronic health records for NAHC, she has also been an active participant in the strategic planning think-tank designed to ensure NAHC’s success in our movement into the age of health care reform. She is committed to this agency and to this community. We are pleased to watch her professional growth and honored to have her as part of our team! Her expertise and passion will support this agency for our future generations!
We look forward to your new contribution to NAHC’s mission: To assist American Indians and Alaska Natives to improve and maintain their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being with respect for culture traditions, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.
Congratulations Charlene!
A Message from the CEO I am pleased to announce that Charlene Harrison has been selected as the Assistant Executive Officer. This position will provide day-to-day administrative and logistical support to the CEO. The position reports to the CEO and will have a high level of interface with all levels of the organization and the community. Charlene's five years of experience working here at the clinic, and a Master Degree in Business Administration, I feel, is important in our efforts to meet the challenging requirements and demands of health care reform. In this new position, the Assistant Executive Officer will work closely with the COO, CFO, CHO and HR as we restructure top management and move towards a model that will improve operations and services. I am excited about the positive changes taking place and am confident that the Native American Health Center will continue to grow, expand and adjust to better meet the health care needs of our community.
Martin Waukazoo, CEO