Alder Health Services Board Members
Dr. Kimeka Campbell
Dr. Kimeka is an Executive Consultant, Talk Show Host, and Community Activist in Central PA. She is also a dynamic and responsive community leader in Harrisburg City. She’s been working behind the scenes to strengthen and amplify the positive reach and impact of Black voices in Harrisburg since 2015.
Professionally, Dr. Kimeka currently does Political, Healthcare Operations, and Non-Profit consulting across the US. Formerly, Dr. Kimeka served as the Revenue Cycle Director at Hamilton Health Center, a multicultural, multilingual, family-friendly, community health care center in Harrisburg, Pa providing Medical, Dental, and Behavioral primary health care services to individuals, regardless of their income status.
In addition, she is the Co-Founder of Young Professionals of Color--Greater Harrisburg with Basir Vincent, her husband. This organization creates community for the Black and Brown professional collective in the Greater Harrisburg, PA area by empowering professionals of color to identify what they need to thrive within the community. YPOC provides quarterly leadership workshops, social spaces to connect community members, networking opportunities for professionals, and social service projects like the Adopt-a-Classroom program that fundraises to provide teachers with grants. The YPOC has been serving the community for the last seven years! The latest community-building success of the YPOC is Juneteenth HBG, Harrisburg's premiere Emancipation Celebration. In 2022, Dr. Kimeka led the collaborative leadership effort to create the largest Juneteenth Celebration that the Capitol Region has ever seen. Check the ypoc.org website for more information on the 2023 celebration!
Additionally, Dr. Campbell became a talk show host in February 2021! In collaboration with OpenStage, the Black NewsBeat was born! Check the Black NewsBeat section of the site for more info!
You can read more about Dr. Kimeka's work in The Burg, The Central Penn Business Journal, City and State PA, WGAL 8, PennLive, WHP/CBS 21, ABC 27, PennLive, NPR/WITF, and other outlets.
Alder Health Services seeks board members to share the responsibility of leadership and support the mission and vision of the premiere LGBTQ+ serving organization in South Central Pennsylvania. The mission of Alder Health is to improve the health and well-being of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and members of the LGBTQ community by providing a culturally competent and affirming environment that empowers the people we serve. Those interested in joining our board of directors should have a passion for making health care services available to the entire spectrum of South Central PA residents, regardless of economic status, race, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation with a particular interest in supporting the health and wellness needs of the regional LGBTQ+ community. Candidates should possess a skill set or area of expertise that would contribute to the organization's ongoing success, such as fundraising, finance, healthcare, media, and community-based services.
Alder Health’s core services include case management, STI and HIV testing, primary medical care, family planning, pharmacy services, and wellness activities.
Board Member Commitment of Time, Talent and Resources:
The board meets six times per year. Board meetings are typically one to one-and-a-half hours in duration. Special board development or other meetings of a longer duration may be held on average of twice per year. The board does not meet in July and August.
Board terms are three years. Board members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, after which a minimum one-year hiatus is required before being considered to return to board service.
All board members are expected to serve on at least one committee. Committee meetings are held in the alternate months between board meetings. These meetings are typically an hour in duration. Committee Chairs are likely to spend an hour or two preparing for committee meetings. The Board’s Standing Committees are:
Finance
Nominating & Governance
Resource Development
Board members are expected to volunteer, attend or otherwise participate in at least one fundraising or other special events per year.
An annual financial contribution is required of each board member. There is no pre-set amount and each board member should determine their level of giving based on personal resources. We are most interested in having 100% participation as part of the Annual Board Appeal, regardless of the amount of your gift.
Potential board candidates should email their resume to boardofalderhealth@gmail.com, or contact one of the following individuals for more information.
Russell A. Boggs, Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee; russhbg@comcast.net
Rosemary Browne, President & CEO; rosemaryb@alderhealth.org or call 717- 233-7190 ext. 222
Board Strong is a program of Leadership Harrisburg Area that was made possible through a partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Board Strong is a video series inclusive of five components. The components address the roles & responsibilities of non-profit board members; the financial oversight, fiduciary and compliance responsibilities of non-profit board members; non-profit board members’ role in fundraising; tips for non-profit board member to effectively tell the organization’s story; and tips for engaging high performing board.
