Date and Time: January 21, and January 28, 2026, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM ET

Overview

Onboarding new board members?

Set your new health center board members up for success by including the Introduction to Health Center Board Roles training as part of your orientation program.

This virtual 2-part training is designed to jumpstart new board members’ knowledge of their health center board roles and responsibilities. This training will cover:

• health center board roles,
• the legal duties of board members,
• governance vs. management,
• the board and CEO partnership,
• fundamentals of board functioning (meetings and committees),
• the board’s role in financial and quality oversight, and
• the board’s role in advocacy.

Board members will leave the training with the foundational knowledge to participate meaningfully in board meetings, understand how the board carries out its oversight responsibilities, and remain focused on their governance role in support of the health center’s mission. Board members will have an opportunity to learn from board member, CEO, and subject matter expert faculty and gain an understanding of where to access additional on-demand resources to continue their learning. Participants that attend both sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion after the program.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to: 

• Describe the key health center board roles: Strategy, Oversight and Policy, and Board Functioning
• Explain the difference between governance and management and identify the elements of an effective board-CEO partnership
• Discuss good practices related to effective board functioning at board and committee meetings
• Describe the board’s role in financial oversight, quality oversight, and advocacy

Faculty

• Cynthia H. Sierra, MA, Chief Executive Officer, Manet Community Health Center
• Joy Folkedal, Director Health Center Governance, NACHC
• Emily Heard, VP, Health Center Governance Training, NACHC 
• M. Scott Alarcón, Incoming Board Chair, LSSC, Governance Consultant
• Other faculty to be announced soon

Dates

• Wednesday, January 21 from 5:30–7:30 pm ET
• Wednesday, January 28 from 5:30–7:30 pm ET

Pricing

• NACHC Member Rate: $250
• Non-Member Rate: $500

Enjoy a 10% group discount on the third or more attendee registration from the same organization. All attendees must be registered at the same time to receive the discount.

Prices reflect the registration rate for an individual. Each individual registered will receive their own unique Zoom link that will only work on one device. Due to the interactive design of this program, including the use of breakout group conversations for peer connection, we discourage groups from joining from a single room or device.

Other Information

• Please note that given the program design, a recording of the training will not be made available for viewing.  
• The sessions will be conducted in English.
• This program will take place online via Zoom. Registrants should ensure that they are equipped with the technological resources (e.g., tablet or computer, internet connection, etc.) needed to successfully attend each session.
• Please note this program does not go into detail about co-applicant board roles or governance structures for public agencies, such as county or city health departments and universities, among others, that may receive grant funding under the Health Center Program.