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Leadership
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Executive Leadership
Jordan Health was born from the action and advocacy of dedicated citizens, in partnership with vital community-based organizations, that led to the establishment of the original center, named the Rochester Neighborhood Health Center, in 1968. Today, Jordan Health is a dedicated team of healthcare and human services professionals in a network of primary care offices and health centers. Jordan Health continues the legacy of serving diverse communities unbounded by race, ethnicity or geography. We are uniquely positioned to serve a population challenged by limited resources and complex health conditions often associated with being economically disadvantaged and medically underserved.
President & CEO
Linda L. Clark, MD, MS
Dr. Linda Clark is Jordan’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Clark oversees the community health center’s physicians, providers, and overall medical operations at each site.
A practicing physician and long-time advocate for health equity and population health, Dr. Clark brings over 25 years of experience in occupational and preventive medicine. Most recently, as their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Linda Clark provided strategic counsel to Common Ground’s initiatives from a medical perspective. Dr. Clark is a research assistant professor in SUNY Buffalo’s Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health and Public Health and an adjunct assistant professor in Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
During the pandemic, Linda helped organize Community Fighting COVID, a widely collaborative group put together to help combat COVID in primarily underserved communities of color through education, testing, and vaccination. Community activities, years in private practice and working for industry combined with population health work give her a unique vantage point regarding medical care and clinical operations.
Dr. Clark serves on the Boards of Directors of St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center and the Greater Rochester Health Foundation. She currently chairs the Committee on Health Equity of the Medical Society of The State of New York (MSSNY) and recently helped form the Equity and Diversity Committee of the Monroe County Medical Society’s (MCMS), which she currently chairs. She is committed to equitable health care delivery, and serves on the Quality Collaborative of MCMS and FLPPS’ (Finger Lakes Performing Provider System) Quality Committee.
Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Green
Mr. Green currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center. He is a native of Rochester, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University College at Brockport and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership from Roberts Wesleyan College. He is a doctoral candidate for the executive leadership program at St. John Fisher College. He also holds the distinguished Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute.
Mr. Green enjoys spending his time with family, teaching classes at the University of Rochester, consulting on Information Technology, and serving in the music ministry. He has served much of his career as the head of Information Technology in Government and VP in a not-for-profit agency supporting strategic initiatives for information technology and social services.
Mr. Green is married to Dr. Shirley J.A. Green, and they are the proud parents of two children; Courtney Denise, a graduate of Clarkson University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in digital marketing from the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, Australia, and Thomas Terrell, Jr., who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and Masters in Business Administration Degree both from St. Bonaventure University.
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Clune
Jonathan Clune has been with Jordan Health since 11/11/2004. He started at Jordan Health as a staff accountant and diligently worked his way into the role of Chief Financial Officer. He has served as Jordan’s Chief Financial Officer since 2008.
As the CFO, Jonathan Clune oversees the development of the annual budget, financial reporting, investments, billing, payroll, and purchasing and grants administration.
Jonathan Clune enjoys spending time with his wife and five children.
Chief Dental Officer
Dr. Mary Miller DDS
Dr. Mary Miller is the Chief Dental Officer at The Anthony L Jordan Health Corporation and a qualified General Dentist. She graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Howard University, Washington DC, and has been practicing dentistry at Jordan Health for 15 years.
Dr. Miller’s goals/objectives: To better educate my clientele/patients on the importance of oral health as it relates to general health.
Oral health is much more than a nice smile-it is an integral part of overall health. At Jordan, our dental team is working toward a vision of full integration of oral health and primary care by increasing inter-professional collaboration. We intend to build trusting relationships with all of our patients and provide each of them with exceptional oral health care.
Chief Human Resource Officer
Shelly Knapp
Shelly Knapp has 35 + years of experience in the field. She graduated from St. Lawrence University and began teaching 9th & 10th grade English at Gates Chili HS. After four short but fulfilling years, Shelly pursued employment with a larger corporation, Bausch & Lomb, in the field of Human Resources.
With this move, she entered into the health-related industries, which include the University of Rochester/SMH and then Getinge, a leading global provider of products and systems that contribute to quality enhancement and cost efficiency within health care and life sciences. Getinge provided disinfection and sterility systems for hospitals and clinics with a mission to save lives. While with Getting, Shelly earned her MS Human Resources development from RIT (achieving a 4.0 GPA) and traveled extensively.
After almost 25 years and a significant reorganization, Shelly joined the Jordan Health family, where she continued to grow in the HR field, remain in healthcare, and be a part of a wonderful team whose work directly impacts the lives of Jordan Health’s patient’s and the people who are committed to serving them.
Director of Care Coordination Anthony Jordan Health Center
Kara Fredette-Benitez, LMSW
Kara Fredette-Benitez, LMSW, received a Master’s degree in Social Work from Nazareth College of Rochester and is currently the Director of Care Coordination at Jordan Health. A strong advocate for health care for the underserved, she has developed a team of Generalist Social Workers, RN Care Managers, Social Work Care Managers, and Community Health Workers.
Her professional interests focus on decreasing social determinists of health and improving health conditions through comprehensive care management. Early in her career, she worked as the OB/GYN Department Social Worker at Jordan Health. As her career grew, she began to take leadership positions within Jordan Health that eventually led to her current position as Director of Care
Coordination and a 22-year commitment to the patients of Jordan Health. Mrs. Fredette-Benitez is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and has worked as a Social Work field instructor for local colleges and universities; and currently sits on Nazareth College Social Work Advisory Board. In her time outside of work, she is active with Veteran’s Organizations and is the Board President at the Bethany House.
Director of Quality Improvement
Dr. Lorinda Parks, M.D.
Dr. Lorinda Parks is a Family Medicine doctor who attended medical school in Minnesota and chose to come to Jordan Health because she believed in the mission and loves the diversity of patients. Dr. Parks enjoys treating persons of all ages. Her specialized interest areas of expertise and training include behavioral issues in youth and adults, birth control and diabetes. She is also bilingual with an emphasis in Spanish.
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The Anthony L. Jordan Health Center began more than 100 years ago and was one of the first Federally Qualified Health Centers established in the nation. Located in neighborhoods where the most pressing need exists, our roots are steeped in service to underserved and uninsured residents, and building a safe, quality place for healthcare is our cornerstone.
