Community Advisory Council
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) ensures that community voices help shape the work of the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) and the Community Engaged Research Core (CERC). The Council helps make sure research efforts reflect real community needs and priorities.
The CAC brings community members and researchers together to learn from one another and build strong, respectful partnerships. Council members help identify important community health concerns, guide how resources are used to address them, and support research that improves health. The Council also helps ensure that community-engaged research is conducted ethically and with meaningful community involvement at every stage.
The CAC members are advisors who live and work across middle Tennessee.
Community Advisory Council Members
Aaron Marble, BSBA, MBA, MDiv
Bishop, Jefferson St Missionary Baptist Church
Amy Richardson, MPH
Chief Community Health & Programs Officer, Siloam Health
Courtney Cook, BSN, MSN (ACNP), DNP
Associate Professor of Nursing, Belmont University
Darlene Jenkins, DrPH
Retired, Senior Director of Programs at National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Ingrid Cockhren, BS, MEd
Owner, Cockhren Consulting
Katina Beard, MSPH
Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.
Neely Williams, EdD
Co-Investigator, STAR Clinical Research Network
Patrick Luther, MHS
Sr. Advisor for Community Partnerships & Investments, Wounded Warrior Project
Rochelle Carpenter
Lead Outreach Ambassador, Clark Communications
Ted Cornelius
Executive Director, Tennessee State Alliance of YMCAs
Sipal Haji, Teaching Associate Degree
Social Worker, Catholic Charities of Nashville
Tene Hamilton Franklin, MS
Principal and Founder, Hamilton Franklin Strategies, LLC
Yolanda Vaughn, MS, PMP
Senior Program Coordinator, Tennessee Board of Regents