About Us :: Charter Oak Health Center

About Us

Our Mission

Charter Oak Health Center promotes healthier communities by providing quality, safe, patient-centered health care services in medically underserved areas, regardless of ability to pay.

Our Vision

To be a nationally recognized health and wellness corridor known for comprehensive patient-centered services, it’s highly qualified and dedicated team of health professionals, state of the art technology and collaborative partnerships.

Our History

Since 1978, Charter Oak Health Center, Inc., a federally qualified, freestanding, Joint Commission-accredited, nonprofit community health center – has continuously provided community-based primary health care to residents in the greater Hartford area. We have grown from a small organization operating out of an apartment building to the 60,000 square foot building our patients now call their medical home.

Joint Commission

Charter Oak Health Center has received the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organizations commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

FTCA

Charter Oak Health Center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.

Board of Directors

Veronica Barcelona, PhD., Chairperson
Anita Varunes, JD, Vice Chairperson
Wendy Palacios, Treasurer
Nathan Berrios, Secretary
Armanthia Duncan
Joy-Lynn Hardy
Ramon Vega De Jesus, PhD.
Angelika Matics-Muriel
Claudius McNish
Raye Mutcherson II, PhD.
Nadine Nieves
Lolita Young

Meet The Team

Rick Markello, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Liany E. Arroyo, MPH, CPH, Chief Operating Officer
Luis Diez-Morales M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Kimberly Evans, Chief Legal Counsel
Cynthia Brundige, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
Rick Markello, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Martin Botticelli, Interim Chief Information Officer
Vernette Townsend, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer
Timothy Powers, Chief Corporate Compliance Officer
Christina Cipriani, VP of Behavioral Health
Carlos De Leon Cantero, VP of Quality Assurance
Champayne Johnson, VP of Administrative Operations
Kathleen Bandtlow, Director of Regulatory Compliance and Grants Management
Denine Countryman, Director of Administrative Operations
Vasile Dinicu, Director of Privacy and Risk Management
Miguel Paxi, Director of Pharmacy Operations
Richard Perrault, Director of Facilities
Patrick Scott, Director of Behavioral Health
David Conley, Controller