Executive Leadership Team
Job Position: Chief Executive Officer
Job Position: Chief Financial Officer
Job Position: Chief Medical Officer
Job Position: VP of Strategy and Development School-based Health Administrator
Job Position: VP of Risk, Quality, & Compliance
Job Position: Senior Director of Executive Services & Governance
Job Position: VP Administration
Jennifer Henry
jhenry@promisehealth.org
Chief Executive Officer
Keith Flores
kflores@promisehealth.org
Chief Financial Officer
Melonie Richardson
mrichardson@promisehealth.org
Chief Medical Officer
Lisa Kilawee
lkilawee@promisehealth.org
VP of Strategy and Development School-based Health Administrator
Zina Soltis
zsoltis@promisehealth.org
VP of Risk, Quality, & Compliance
Michele Latorre
mlatorre@promisehealth.org
Senior Director of Executive Services & Governance
Nick Isaac
nisaac@promisehealth.org
VP Administration
Directors
Job Position: Senior Director of Behavioral Health
Job Position: Senior Director of Operations: Medical Services
Job Position: Senior Director of Operations: Dental Services & Facilities
Job Position: Quality Improvement Director
Job Position: Assistant Medical Director
Job Position: Assistant Director of Behavioral Health
James Hamilton
jhamilton@promisehealth.org
Senior Director of Behavioral Health
Eddie Green
egreen@promisehealth.org
Senior Director of Operations: Medical Services
Rick Ballard
rballard@promisehealth.org
Senior Director of Operations: Dental Services & Facilities
Debbie Starkey
dstarkey@promisehealth.org
Quality Improvement Director
Shelly Tangen
stangen@promisehealth.org
Assistant Medical Director
Shelly received her education from the University of Illinois.
Shelly sees patients of all ages at Promise Healthcare - Frances Nelson.
She started her nursing career in 1993 but took some time off to raise her daughters. She returned to school to become an NP (Nurse Practitioner) and graduated in 2016. She started at Promise Healthcare in 2017.
Shelly is passionate about caring for the community and ensuring that patients receive the care they deserve and get the help they need. She encourages patients to advocate for their healthcare, ask questions, and do research because they will never be disappointed in taking care of their health.
In her free time, Shelly enjoys spending time with her spouse of 24 years, her three children, and her puppy. She is active in the community and supports CUPHD (Champaign Urbana Public Health District) and Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. Her daughters started Project Warmth to collect winter coats and donate them to patients at the Frances Nelson Clinic.
Ray Bement
rbement@promisehealth.org
Assistant Director of Behavioral Health
Ray Bement did his undergraduate
studies at the University of Illinois.
Ray also has two Master's degrees. He has a Masters MA (Human Effectiveness) from DePaul, Chicago, and a Masters of Social Work MSW (Social Work) from the University of Illinois.
Ray is dedicated to building positive relationships with clients and staying current with the latest research and best practices to provide the highest level of care. He specializes in working with individuals and families going through life transitions and dealing with the stressors and challenges of living and growing in today's ever-changing world. His goal is to assist individuals and families in finding peace within themselves and their current environments.
His training encompasses multiple therapy approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Art & Play Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
Ray has over 20 years of experience working with individuals of all ages to support them in meeting their therapeutic goals. He enjoys working with clients to help them address issues associated with anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, ADHD, and other spectrum disorders.
Ray enjoys junking, found art, and outsider art, and is a foodie. Ray is passionate about peace. He is a die-hard Chicago fan, a lifelong Illini fan and he loves sourdough bread and dogs.