AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies Executive Elected to
National Urban Fellows Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA – AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies today announced that Flora M. Castillo, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Urban Fellows (NUF), a leadership development organization based in New York. AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, a leading organization of Medicaid managed care plans and related businesses in the United States, helps its members get care, stay well and build healthy communities.
“I am excited to be elected to the National Urban Fellows Board of Directors. This board appointment will enable me to help professionals, particularly people of color and women, learn how to create equality and social justice in their workplaces and communities,” explained Castillo. She further stated, It is truly an honor for me to be part of this progressive organization celebrating its 40-year anniversary and contributing to its success.”
Castillo will serve a six-year term. In this position, her responsibilities will include policy, planning and oversight as well as resource development and outreach in support of the National Urban Fellows mission.
National Urban Fellows is a leadership development organization founded to counter the under-representation of people of color and women in leadership positions. The National Urban Fellows program is a 14-month, full-time graduate degree program for mid-level professionals. Graduates of the program receive a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the City of New York’s Bernard M. Baruch College, School of Public Affairs. This program has over 1,100 graduates who work in public and non-profit sectors to create positive changes in communities nationally and internationally.
AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies is the nation’s leader in health care solutions for the underserved. The company is among the largest organizations of Medicaid managed care plans and related businesses in the United States, touching the lives of more than 7 million individuals covered by Medicaid, Medicare, SCHIP and other insurance. Headquartered in Philadelphia, AmeriHealth Mercy is a mission-driven company with more than 25 years of experience serving low-income, chronically ill populations. AmeriHealth Mercy’s core products include full-risk HMOs, management contracts, administrative services, pharmacy benefit management, care management services, and behavioral health care services. For more information, visit www.amerihealthmercy.com.
National Urban Fellows
National Urban Fellows, founded in 1969 to address one of the most important and challenging issues faced by America today – the under-representation of people of color and women in leadership–is one of the oldest leadership development organizations in the country. NUF is the only program in the country where individuals receive both an advanced degree and essential leadership experience. The program culminates with a Master of Public Administration Degree (MPA) from Bernard M. Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, of the City University of New York. Today, 40 years later, National Urban Fellows has graduated over 1,100 people of color and women who hold policymaking positions as mayors, city and county managers, commissioners and officers of major nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in urban areas across the country. For more information, visit www.nuf.org.
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