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Board Member Highlight
Elizabeth Durham, Board Chair of CCI Health & Wellness Services
Think about all the change you’ve seen in 20 years. The influx of mobile phones, social media, and the tightening of airport security. Imagine being on the board of a health center. Three CEOs later, Beth Durham has seen it all at CCI Health & Wellness Services. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Ms. Durham was recruited to the board by a friend at work, and the rest, as they say is history. Twenty years later, she is now the board-chair and plays a pivotal role in CCI’s success.
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“I just show up, half of life is just showing up, sticking with it,” reflects Durham, on her contributions to CCI’s overall goals and mission. Outside of being a CCI board member and former dental patient, Durham is a metro employee in their IT department, a member of a philanthropic organization that provides scholarships and loans for college, a theatre aficionado, and an avid birdwatcher.
Durham believes in equal access to health care and that CCI can be a pioneer in the public health sphere for years to come. “I imagine [CCI] as a power in the community, the state and the nation. I see our community full of people who don’t have to worry when they get sick. To deliver on any mission, the mission must have a goal.” Having been a part of the CCI family for two decades, Durham has seen leadership come and go but, with CCI’s newest CEO, Dr. Sonya Bruton, she says it feels different.
Durham has seen CCI grow from a volunteer organization to one where anyone can go and get the health care they need regardless of insurance or ability to pay. She is proud of how far the organization has come and their vision for the future. As the nonprofit approaches its 50th anniversary next year, it will be a light in the health center community for years to come.
