Leadership Team

Meet our Executive Director and Our Board

Our leadership team is dedicated to advancing the mission and vision of the Tennessee Community Health Workers Association. Led by our Executive Director, our board members bring a wealth of experience and expertise in community and healthcare institutions across Tennessee. They are committed to supporting and empowering Community Health Workers (CHWs) individually and as a profession through advocacy, training, and networking opportunities. Get to know our team and learn how they are working to improve health outcomes for Tennesseans.

Nikayla Boyd

TNCHWA Executive Director

Nikayla Boyd, Ed.D, is the first Executive Director for TNCHWA. She has over 10 years of experience managing and designing CHW programs and leading teams of CHWs in community and healthcare institutions in Tennessee. Additionally, she is an active member of the National Association of Community Health Workers and the Southeast Community Health Worker Association.

Our Board

Elisa Friedman

Associate Vice President for Community Health and Health Equity

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Amy Richardson

Chief Community Health Officer

Siloam Health

Dana Moore

Manager of Community Outreach

Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach

Elizabeth Adams

Population Health Lead Network Navigator

Ballad Health

Breana Burke

Lead Community Health Worker

Healing Hands Health Center

Brook Dickerson

Associate Care Manager

Care Around the Block

Joanne Hunnicut

Director I, Clinical Quality Management

Amerigroup

Crystal Guzman

Community Health Worker

Gallatin Women’s Center

Brandy Smith

Community Health Educator