On the move
Greenlick honored by endowed research post
Kaiser Permanente has created an endowed research position at its Center for Health Research (CHR) in Portland to honor Dr. Mitch Greenlick.
Dr. Greenlick was the founding director of CHR and served in that position from 1964 to 1995. He also was chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University from 1990 to 2000.
The position will be known as the Merwyn R. (Mitch) Greenlick Scientist for Health Disparities. Under Greenlick’s leadership, the Center for Health Research played a key role in federal legislation to provide health care to disadvantaged people.
Greenlick is currently running unopposed for a fifth term as State Representative in District 33 (west Multnomah County and north Clackamas County).
The Center for Health Research web site has more information.
Traci Manning named Central City Concern COO
Traci Manning was recently promoted to chief operating officer at Central City Concern. As chief operating officer, Manning will oversee operational functions of health services, supportive housing and employment, housing, and recovery and engagement.
For the past eight years, Manning was director of housing development at Central City where she led the development of six major properties and implemented a plan to separate resident services from property/asset management.
“We are pleased to have Traci’s leadership,” said Richard Harris, executive director. “She brings tremendous experience and passion for affordable housing to Central City Concern and will be pivotal in charting a strong future for the organization.”
Manning has worked with Central City Concern for more than 15 years and holds a B.A. in Planning, Public Policy & Management from the University of Oregon.
Central City Concern’s mission is to provide pathways to self-sufficiency through active intervention in poverty and homelessness. Central City operates more than 1,300 units of affordable housing and provides health, recovery and employment services to thousands of individuals in the Portland metro area every year. Its Old Town Clinic in Portland is one of six CareOregon Primary Care Renewal clinics piloting medical home primary care delivery. (See story in the Fall 2007 issue of CareNews.)
