GARDINER – Healthy Communities of the Capital Area has added several community members to its board of directors. New members are Salam Al-Omaishi, Patricia Clark, Sara Grant and Colin Webb.
Al-Omaishi is a PGY-1 Family Medicine Resident at Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency. He has a particular interest in working with the refugee population and partners with HCCA on tobacco prevention education in collaboration with the Capital Area New Mainers Project.
Clark is director of Early Childhood Studies and a professor at the University of Maine at Augusta, specializing in teaching teachers and social work majors in early childhood, special need, and family courses. Clark connected with HCCA by borrowing and using the Let’s Go! Story Walk at various sites in Readfield, and by having HCCA’s Nan Bell as a guest speaker for her UMA students.
Grant is director of the AmeriCorps Senior Companion Program at the University of Maine Center on Aging. Grant believes the work of many hands makes challenging tasks that much easier to accomplish and is eager to help with age friendly and livable initiatives that benefit people of all ages and abilities.
Webb is an overdose prevention specialist in harm reduction at MaineGeneral Health’s Prevention and Healthy Living Center. His work supports HCCA’s harm reduction efforts in our communities. It is Webb’s passion and career goal to serve the people of Maine.
“Our Board of Directors are critical community partners in HCCA’s work,” said Renee Page, executive director. “Given the current challenges in public health, it has never been more important to bring in the community voice and drive to make change, and we’re thrilled these engaged, passionate community members will join our mission.”
HCCA voted in its newest board members at its 2021 Annual Meeting on May 24. The meeting also brought two board members’ tenure to a close: Samantha Deming-Berr and Barbara Moss. HCCA said it is truly grateful for Moss and Deming-Berr’s contributions during their time on the HCCA Board of Directors.
Healthy Communities of the Capital Area is a public health non-profit that works to improve the health and quality of life in Kennebec County.
