President & CEO
Clinica Family Health & Wellness
Simon Smith is President and CEO of Clinica Family Health & Wellness, a FQHC serving the Denver/Boulder metro and surrounding communities in Colorado.
In 2024, Simon led the merger of Clinica Family Health (a Federally Qualified Health Center) with Mental Health Partners (a Community Mental Health Center). By merging a FQHC with a CMHC, Clinica Family Health & Wellness is better positioned to provide comprehensive care to the populations it serves. Simon have been a part of Clinica since 2011 and in the role of CEO since 2013.
Simon serves on various health care related boards across Colorado, including as Board Chair of Colorado Community Health Network, Board Chair of Colorado Access, and as a board member of Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, Colorado Community Managed Care Network, and Community Health Provider Alliance.
Before coming to Colorado, Simon worked for Abt Associates, Inc., spending his first three years with Abt in Kazakhstan and another five years at Abt’s Bethesda, Md., office managing international health programs in areas such as HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and community health.
Smith received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College and a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
PFA3 - Health Center Board Strategies to Support Quality for Value Based Payment
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