About CHP
CHP exists to improve the health of the Pikes Peak region. By 2028 CHP will pioneer a process of collaborative leadership that results in measurable improvement in health outcomes.
Our values & key drivers
Helping people access health services | Addressing the determinants of health | Being a trusted resource for health policy information
Collaboration
We work jointly with others across sectors and boundaries to address health issues more effectively; we leverage existing resources as we build new ones.
Innovation
We invest in new ways to address immediate needs, incubate ideas, and create systems change. We listen, think, act, and share what we learn.
Boldness
We engage in bold conversations about health that lead to enhanced resources and intelligent policies and actions to help people thrive.
Respect
We believe people make healthier choices when they have access to healthier options – barriers, not impairments, debilitate people. We remove barriers to better health, meet people where they are, and treat people with dignity regardless of their circumstances.
Responsibility
We believe health is local, and it is our responsibility to promote good health in our community. Good health manifests in body, mind and spirit; in creativity and community prosperity.
CHP Leadership
Aimee Cox
chIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Aimee has a passion for building vibrant, healthy communities and brings to CHP more than 20 years’ experience in community development. She has served in professional, elected and appointed positions in local government, driving innovation and partnership to solve challenging community problems. Most recently, she has successfully led regional initiatives to prevent and end homelessness. Aimee has a MA in Sociology and effectively uses both data and community engagement to address the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health.
Jennifer Mariano
DIRECTOR OF HOMELESS PROGRAMS
Jennifer has been with CHP since July 2018 and has spent over 20 years in the non-profit sector serving the community at Care and Share Food Bank and the American Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter. Jennifer’s passion for helping people, planning, and bringing organizations together to solve problems is critical to reducing and ending homelessness in the Pikes Peak region.
Amber Ptak
director of community partnerships
Amber has more than 20 years of experience developing and managing complex collaborations. She served as UCHealth Memorial Hospital’s Grants Officer, the Gill Foundation’s Director of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and El Paso County’s Greenbook Project Director. She has a passion for data and results and likely spends too much time thinking about theories of change. Amber is originally from the Detroit area and has a BS in community health from Western Michigan University and an MPA from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs.
Beth Jewell, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Mary E (Beth) Jewell, MD has practiced Family Medicine in Colorado Springs for the past 26 years. She graduated from Georgetown University Medical School and did her residency training at Andrews Air Force Base. Dr. Jewell is a volunteer physician at Westside Cares Free Clinic. She knows the obstacles our low income neighbors face as they attempt to obtain health care and is passionate to improve the systems providing resources to the Safety Net clinics.
Board of Directors
- Chairperson: Annette Fryman, Individual Member
- Chair Elect: Merle Taylor, UCH-Memorial Hospital, Chief Operating Officer
- Secretary: Mike Ware, El Paso County Medical Society, Chief Executive Officer
- Treasurer: Pam McManus, Peak Vista Community Health Centers, President & CEO
- Stein Bronsky MD, CO Springs Fire Department, Medical Director
- Lance Bolton Ph.D., Pikes Peak Community College, President
- Debbie Chandler, EngageHealth Innovations, LLC & Matthews Vu CEO
- Aimee Cox, Community Health Partnership, Chief Executive Officer
- Brian Erling, MD, Penrose-St. Francis, President & CEO
- Robin Johnson MD, El Paso County Public Health, Medical Director
- Lynne Jones, Commission on Family Medicine, Executive Director
- Adam Roberts, AspenPointe, President & CEO
- Patricia Yaeger, The Independence Center, CEO
We believe our community is stronger together. That’s why “collaboration in action” fuels our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.
Because everyone deserves access to better health.
Work with us
If you are interested in joining the CHP team, please review our openings below.
Current job openings
Project Manager:
Please submit resumes and cover letters to hr@ppchp.org by November 4, 2019. See the job description here:
Contact us
To see how you can get involved with CHP, please contact us at info@ppchp.org
