Senior Leadership Team

Rashad A. Collins
Chief Executive Officer

Rashad A. Collins joined Neighborcare Health in July 2022. Previously he served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford, CT. Prior to that Rashad served as the Chief Program Officer at the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut. Rashad also served as Board Chair of Caring Health Center Inc. in Springfield, MA. Rashad serves as a member of various national level committees including the National Association of Community Health Center Excellence & Training Committee and Conversations in Leadership Diversity Advisory Group. He has been recognized as a Geiger Gibson Emerging Leader, and as one of the nation's 100 members of the health center movement whose dedication foretell a bright future ahead for America’s Health Centers.

Janine Childs, MHA
Chief Financial Officer

Janine Childs, Chief Financial Officer, joined Neighborcare Health in December 2006 as the Controller and became the Chief Financial Officer in January 2010. She is responsible for oversight of Neighborcare Health’s finance, billing, referrals, and insurance eligibility, bringing more than two decades of experience in health care finance and administration.

Per Danielsson, MD
Interim Chief Health Officer

Per Danielsson joined Neighborcare Health in July 2023. He attended the University of Washington School of Medicine, completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Boston City Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Emergency Medicine, also at UW. Per founded and served as Executive Medical Director for the Hospitalist Program at Swedish Health Services for 20 years. From 2021 to 2022, he served as the Chief Medical Officer for the Adventist Health Hospital at Home Program.

Mike Johnson
Chief Operating Officer

Mike Johnson joined Neighborcare Health in July 2023. Previously, he served as the CEO for Watts Health Care Corporation in South Los Angeles and as COO for JWCH Institute, Inc. (the largest homeless health provider in Los Angeles County), managing 25 primary and specialty care clinics. In addition to these roles, he has held executive level leadership positions, including Chief Administrative Officer for Planned Parenthood, Managing Director/Partner at Johnson & Associates, and CEO for Partnering for Education, Inc. Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree from Biola University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. 

Melvin Jones
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer

Melvin Jones joined Neighborcare Health in July 2023. He has over 25 years of experience in the HR and leadership space, with a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and multiple HR and change management certifications. Melvin has served in a variety of HR leadership positions, building HR infrastructures, facilitating buy-in discussions with both union and non-union staff, and designing new tools for workforce planning, performance management and communications. 

Board of Directors

We are looking for new board members! Learn more.

Neighborcare Health’s Board of Directors consists of passionate, dedicated, and informed leaders. At least 51 percent of our board members are patients. With the dedication of these volunteers, we work toward our goal of ensuring equal access to quality health care for all.

  • Nwando Anyaoku, MD, MPH
  • Ken Aso
  • Jennifer Bell, Secretary
  • Rose Feliciano, Treasurer
  • Bob Greenlee, CPA
  • Joyce Lammert, MD, Vice Chair
  • Nancy I. Nipples
  • Rick Rubin
  • Barbara Shickich, Chair
  • Joyce Williams

For more information about joining our Board of Directors, contact Cami Rogers at cami.rogers@neighborcare.org.