Lindsay Farrell, MBA, FACMPE was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors in October 1998. Since that time, Open Door has grown significantly adding new sites, programs and technologies to more than double the number of low-income people served. Home-grown at Open Door where she volunteered initially and has worked since 1986, Ms. Farrell has been Open Door’s Director of Operations and Director of Development. As Director of Development, she was responsible for capital fund drives for major facility expansions. As the Director of Operations, she led the center’s first JCAHO accreditation.

At the request of the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Ms. Farrell was a member of the expert panel initiating the patient visit redesign collaborative directed by the Bureau’s Quality Center; she has significant experience and a commitment to efficient health center operations and population health management. Ms. Farrell is a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Health Care Association of New York State, Hudson Health Plan, Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) and of the Port Chester Council of Community Services. She is also a past Chair of the Westchester Women’s Agenda.

Ms. Farrell is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and received her Masters in Business Administration from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. She is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives and is a professional papers grader. She chairs Community Health Davies Award Committee for HIMSS. She has received the Betsey Cook Grassroots Advocacy Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers, the Paul Ramos Memorial Award from the Community Health Care Association and New York State and the Sol Feinstone Humanitarian Award from St. Lawrence University. In December 2008, Westchester Magazine selected Ms. Farrell as one of Westchester County’s most influential residents.

Anne Nolon has provided vision and leadership to HRHCare for over 35 years. As President and CEO she is responsible for guiding the growth and development of one of the largest Community Health Centers in New York State from a single primary care site in Peekskill, NY, to a network of 18 directly operated Federally Qualified Health Centers (FCHCs) in the Hudson Valley and Long Island; an additional four health centers through a sub-recipient agreement with Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC); and a regional migrant voucher program, serving a nine-county agricultural area in southeastern NYS. With the guidance of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Nolon has implemented broad goals that have culminated in a staff of over 600 serving nearly 85,000 patients in 350,000 visits annually. Under her leadership, HRHCare is Joint Commission Accredited and recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an Advanced Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home. HRHCare is the HIMSS 2011 Davies Community Health Award recipient, a prestigious honor recognizing excellence in the utilization of electronic health records for improving health care. Award winners are considered health care leaders in the quality and delivery of patient services, particularly for underserved and vulnerable populations.

Mrs. Nolon was named a Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor in Community Health Policy at the George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services where she focused on health care policy for improving access to care for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. As part of her Geiger Gibson work, she was producer for Honoring the Hands, a documentary that highlighted barriers to health care and solutions to creating access for farmworkers. She is committed to improving access to culturally competent health care services for new immigrants by leading international health professional exchanges to Mexico, Ecuador and Haiti. Anne served as a Board member for nine years and Chair for four, of the National Center for Farmworker Health. She served by appointment of the Secretary of HHS, to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health for four years

Mrs. Nolon has served as a member of the Board of the Community Health Centers (CHCANYS) for 36 years and has served 10 years as Chair or Vice-Chair of the Farmworkers Committee and Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee. She has also served as Chair of the Homeless HealthCare Committee and Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee. Mrs. Nolon received her Master’s Degree in Public Health at Columbia University, and her B.S. in Health Policy and Planning from Penn State University.