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DR. KENNETH FABER
CHELAN BROWN
TAMI MINCK
DR. SUSAN ROMM REUBEN
DR. STEPHEN PHLAUM
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Community Health Programs Names Faber Chief Medical Officer
GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Health Pro- grams (CHP) has named Dr. Kenneth Faber chief medical officer.
Faber has been serving as CHP’s interim chief medi-
cal officer since May 2021. He oversees a clinician staff of about 200 in CHP’s practice networks in Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield, and North Adams, as well as CHP’s mobile health unit.
Before joining CHP, Faber was vice president of Clinical Care at Grand Rounds Inc., a San Fran- cisco-based healthcare company, where he focused on accelerating development of telehealth services during the early COVID-19 shut- down.
From 1997 to 2019, he worked with Colorado Permanente Medical Group in a series of leadership positions, including clinical care provider, se-
nior physician director, chair of the internal review board, physician director for process improvement, and, most recently, vice president.
As a practicing physician, he worked with Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology and was an assistant professor in the University of Colorado Department of Reproductive Endocrinology.
Faber earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He went on to complete a residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Maine Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Duke University School of Medicine.
He was named “Top Doctor” by Denver’s 5280 magazine in 2011 and was awarded the Council on Resident Educa- tion Teaching Award in 1999, 2000, and 2002.
Berkshire Health Systems Welcomes Cardiologist Phlaum
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Phlaum, a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, to the medical staffs of Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview Hospital and the provider staff of Cardiology Professional Services of BMC. Phlaum will provide cardiology care for patients in South Berkshire through Cardiology Professional Services of Fairview Hospital.
Phlaum is accepting new patients in need of cardiology care and is partnered with Drs. Peter Chien, Andrew Potash, Jialin Su, Georgianne Valli-Harwood, and Shyama Wickramaaratchi at Cardi- ology Professional Services.
Phlaum comes to the Berkshires from Florida, where he served with Sacred Heart Medical Group in Miriamar for more than 15
years. He previously served with practices in St. Louis. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and was
fellowship-trained in interventional cardiology at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine. He specializes in general cardiology and echocardiography.
For an appointment with Phlaum, ask your primary-
care physician for a referral, or for more information, call Cardiology Professional Services of Fairview Hospital at (413) 854-9777.
berley Lee, vice president of Resource and Development Branding at MHA, an experienced builder of collaborative relationships that support strong, inclusive, and productive communities; Sarah Morgan, assistant general counsel and interim director of Human Resources at Health New Eng- land, who provides strategic leadership and employment- law advice to the firm’s Human Resources team, including employee relations; and Ilana Steinhauer, executive direc- tor of Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires, who, along with standard ED responsibilities, also acts as director of medi- cal services, coordinating patient care across all medical service areas, as well as providing acute and chronic care.
Minck Joins BFAIR as
Quality Assurance Facilitator, Human Rights Coordinator
NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR recently welcomed Tami Minck as Quality Assurance facilitator and Human Rights
BHN Promotes Brown to
Vice President of Social Justice
SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced the creation of a vice-president-level position to oversee social justice efforts and initiatives. BHN promoted Chelan Brown, formerly Social Justice director at BHN, into the new position of vice president of Social Justice.
Brown joined BHN in Septem- ber 2020 when the organization created the Social Justice director role. In her previous role, she has worked collaboratively with staff and leadership to amplify and move forward the work toward ra- cial and social equity within BHN and in the community at large.
Through this work, it has become clear to executive leader- ship that the scope of BHN’s social-justice efforts require leadership at the senior leadership level.
Brown has extensive experience in social-justice work, both in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She previously worked at MGM Springfield as Construction Diversity manager, where she ensured the hiring of a diverse work- force and that women-, minority-, and veteran-owned companies were actively engaged and included in all bid opportunities for the construction of the casino.
Brown’s experience in the nonprofit sector includes serv- ing as manager of the Food Bank of Western Massachu- setts’ Network Capacity Building department and as Com- munity Engagement coordinator, where she coordinated the development of the Springfield Food Access Project. She was also a member of the Food Bank’s Management, Advocacy, and Diversity team.
Brown focused her early-career social-justice and com- munity-organizing efforts on violence prevention and gang diversion. In 2005, she founded the nonprofit agency Alive With Awareness Knowledge & Empowerment (AWAKE),
a violence-prevention organization in Springfield. There, she built a framework and created programs to ensure that youth of color and families were provided access to oppor- tunities, support systems, and basic needs to live productive and successful lives.
Public Health Institute Announces New Staff, Board
SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of West- ern Mass. (PHIWM) recently announced several new staff and board members.
The new staff include Lynley Rappaport, a coalition and evaluation manager who provides evaluation and techni- cal assistance for grassroots recipients of Baystate Health’s Better Together funding and oversees the Pioneer Valley Healthy Air Network; and Gabriela Vieyra, a senior re- search associate who conducts research and evaluation for the COVID Community Impact Survey and the Springfield Healthy Homes asthma project.
The new board members include Gloria Caballero Roca, an academic, educator, researcher, and activist for more than two decades whose publications and international talks focus on the intersectionality of diaspora, anti-impe- rialism, social justice, and transnational experience; Kim-
coordinator.
Minck started her career as a direct support professional work- ing in a residential program in Rhode Island and has since worked in a variety of roles, including as
a residential director, program coordinator, and most recently as the director of Data Analytics and Quality Enhancement for Seven
Hills Foundation in Worcester.
Her professional experiences include serving on human-
rights committees (HRCs) and volunteering as the HRC chair for a provider agency in Rhode Island for many years. Minck received her undergraduate degree in psychology
from the University of Rhode Island and holds a master’s degree in data analytics from Southern New Hampshire University.
Reuben Joins Team at
River Valley Counseling Center
HOLYOKE — Dr. Susan Romm Reuben, a fellowship- trained psychiatrist, has joined River Valley Counseling
Center (RVCC).
“With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Reuben brings with her a broad range of knowledge along with a reputation of provid- ing clients with high-quality, com- passionate care,” said Rosemarie Ansel, executive director of RVCC.
Reuben received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Barnard
College at Columbia University in New York before attend- ing SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Reuben is a diplomate of the National Board of Examin- ers, as well as a diplomate of the American Board of Psychi- atry and Neurology. She is a member of both the American Psychiatric Assoc. and the Western Mass. Psychiatric Assoc.
MHA Names Piñero to Senior Leadership Team
SPRINGFIELD — The Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) has named René Piñero vice president of Behavioral Health and Clinical Operations.