Ben Money joined NACHC June 1, 2021 as the SVP for Public Health Priorities. In this new role, he leads collaborations with public health at the national and state levels, and is the executive lead for PRAPARE, value-based care, and the environmental health initiatives at NACHC. Prior to joining NACHC, he was the Deputy Secretary for Health Services at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services where he led the Divisions of Public Health, Health Services Regulation, and the Offices of Rural Health and Minority Health and was directly involved in the COVID-19 response. Before this appointment, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer North Carolina Community Health Center Association. Ben is a graduate of Springfield College and received his MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a certificate in Health and Climate Change from the Yale University School of Public Health.