JOINT CENTER News Room
Joint Center 's Sullivan Alliance Names New Executive Director
September 7, 2007
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The Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Professions, a project of the Joint Center for Political and Economic studies that aims to reduce disparities in health care by increasing diversity in the medical professions, has named Robin H. Carle as its new executive director.
Ms. Carle is a former clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected to that position in the 104th and 105th Congresses (1995 - 1999). Since 2004, she has been a senior vice president at Fleishman Hilliard, one of the world's largest public relations agencies. Prior to that she was vice president for government affairs of The Century Council, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to issues of underage drinking and drunken driving. Earlier in her career, Ms. Carle served as chief of staff to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Louis Sullivan, the chair of the Alliance.
"I am delighted that Robin Carle has agreed to join the Alliance and devote her talents and energies to our important work," said Dr. Sullivan. "Her exemplary managerial skills and her drive to succeed are going to be enormous assets as we pursue our mission of achieving diversity and cultural competency among our nation's health professionals."
The Sullivan Alliance is part of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the nation's premier African American think tank. It is comprised of former members of the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce and former members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel that examined diversity in the health professions. It has launched an action outreach initiative to enlist health professionals, students, corporations, associations, business leaders, government officials, the academic community, and other nonprofit and community-based organizations to educate the public on the crucial need to increase diversity in the health professions.
"Robin Carle's long career in policy and politics makes her uniquely qualified to lead the Sullivan Alliance and its efforts to change our health care system for the better," said Ralph Everett, the Joint Center 's president and CEO.
In addition to her service as clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and in senior positions at HHS, Ms. Carle has held several positions at the Republican National Committee, including chief of staff, director of campaign operations, deputy director of political affairs and director of political education and training.
Ms. Carle is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul , Minn.
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a national, nonprofit research and public policy institution based in Washington , D.C. Founded in 1970, it is headed by a board of governors and is recognized as one of the nation's premier think tanks that focuses on issues of importance and concern to African Americans and other people of color. For more information about the Joint Center and its influence in shaping public policy debates, visit its Web site at http://www.jointcenter.org or call 202-789-3500.