Mary Hayes Finch is the President and CEO of the Association and the Intelligent Care Network. Working directly with the Board of Directors, she provides leadership and vision for continued network development and advancement. Prior to joining the Association in late 2007, she served as a Deputy Attorney General for Alabama, the Chief of Staff for the Medicaid Agency, and provided leadership for Medicaid policy, transformation efforts, and a variety of programs and statewide initiatives. Mrs. Finch holds a BS in Organizational Development from Troy University, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Auburn University, and a Juris Doctorate from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Montgomery, and was licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama in 2003.

Tina Nixon joined APHCA as the Finance Director and is primarily responsible for managing APHCA’s finance department, collaborative programs, and program support services. Tina is a graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery and is a Certified Public Accountant. She has over 14 years of experience with nonprofit industries in both the public and private sectors. Tina and her husband, Ken, are proud parents of a daughter and a son. They enjoy going to the lake and spending time with family and friends.

Jeff joined APHCA as the Collaborative Programs Coordinator.  His primary responsibilities are marketing the association’s business services to APHCA members and developing programs and relationships with key stakeholders to support member operations and APHCA events and programs.  His commitment to the work of APHCA springs from his deep concern for the welfare of others, particularly those medically under served in his life-long home state of Alabama. Jeff offers 13 years of experience related to association marketing of member programs and 19 years of experience related to outside and inside sales in the commercial sector.  He is a graduate of Troy University with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations.

Mary is the Quality Data Analyst for the Alabama Primary Health Care Association.  She is responsible for ongoing analysis of health information obtained from a variety of sources, including Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Uniform Data System (UDS).  She will collect, develop, prepare, and present information to support clinical care teams to drive clinical and operational performance improvement.

Prior to joining APHCA, Mary enjoyed a successful career leading software development projects and quality assurance testing operations in a corporate and government setting.  She has an extensive background in developing software systems for Property Casualty Insurance, Air Force aircraft maintenance, and NASA industry.

Mary attained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Science from Alabama State University and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Troy University.  She is a member of the Alabama State University National Alumni Association, where she served as the Montgomery Chapter President and National Alumni Secretary.   She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  Mary enjoys participating in activities at her alma mater, ASU, listening to music, reading, sewing, gardening, and traveling.

Lauren Gordon is the Associate Director of Policy and Operations at APHCA. Within her role, Lauren works directly with federal and state government agencies, health center leadership, and health center staff and providers on policy and operational matters impacting access to and coordination of care within primary care, mental health, substance use disorder, and other services within Alabama’s medically underserved communities. Lauren has over ten years of experience in healthcare administration and is a graduate of Faulkner University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Latrice Lewis joined APHCA as the Workforce Program Coordinator in 2021 and is responsible for organizing and strengthening workforce training and technical assistance activities within APHCA’s Network. She brings over twenty years of health care experience with six years in health care grant management for the medically underserved population. Mrs. Lewis holds a BS in Psychology from Troy University and a Master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology from West Alabama. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Dodey joined APHCA in May 2021. Dodey will build and motivate clinical and administrative Health Center teams through demonstrated leadership and practice transformation experience. She will liaise with primary care providers, administrative and support staff, government agencies, grantors, managed care, and other health care organizations coordinating quality measurement and performance activities. Additional responsibilities include quality and performance improvement activities around the UDS quality performance measures, providing training/technical assistance focused on readiness assessment for attaining Patient Centered Medical Home through The Joint Commission (TJC) and/or National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), facilitating the meaningful use of an EMR and other related quality health information technology.

Dodey received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1999 and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from The University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2020.  She has 22 years of clinical nursing experience, including in hospital and clinic settings.  In addition, Dodey has served as an educator as well as held various leadership roles.  Most of her career was spent in emergency medicine, and she holds a national certification as a Certified Emergency Nurse.

Dodey is married with two daughters.  She enjoys spending time with family, traveling, cooking, and serving in her church.