Anne Nolon

Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH is the Chief Executive Officer of Sun River Health, a system of 50 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island with over 2,000 employees who serve more than 240,000 patients annually.

Anne has served as CEO since 1977, just a few years after the founding of the organization in Peekskill, New York by four African American women whose commitment, vision, and passion have guided her throughout her entire career. Under her leadership, Sun River Health has grown into one of the nation’s largest community health centers, deeply committed to delivering comprehensive primary and specialty health care for all. Nearly half of Sun River Health’s patients speak Spanish as a first language, a quarter have HRSA “Special Population” status (e.g., homeless, migrant/seasonal agricultural workers), and 80% of patients served are at or below the federal poverty level.

Anne is a member of the board of Advocates for Community Health and the member of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Over her career she has served in leadership roles on Health Policy, Legislative, Homeless, and Agricultural Worker committees. She is the founder and Chair of CBHCare, Community Health IPA and Family Health ACO, a Medicare MMSP ACO.  She is the Chair of the Community Health IPA, managing the care of nearly 200,000 Medicaid lives in total cost of care contracts.  She is the Chair of the board of Skyward Health, the largest Health Home program in New York State.  

Anne has also served on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Farmworker Health for nine years, including four years as Chair, and now serves as an emeritus board member. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Health as a member of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health. In addition, Anne served as a Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor in Community Health Policy at George Washington University’s School of Public Health and was inducted into NACHC’s Grassroots Advocacy Hall of Fame.

Anne has received numerous awards and recognitions over the course of her impactful career.  Anne is an impassioned leader, driving change through service leadership.  She has developed new programming to assure young leaders emerge to become leaders for tomorrow.  She embraced the Planetree Service Model; the only Health Center in the Nation to use this Internationally recognized model; an evidence-based, internationally recognized designation validating that a healthcare organization’s culture, policies, and practices empower patients, families, and staff.