Paula Brooks-McLellan,
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the Family Health Centers of Baltimore
(FHCB), Mrs. Paula Brooks McLellan joined in
1993. A native of Baltimore, Maryland,
Brooks-McLellan is a graduate of Morgan State
University and holds an undergraduate degree in
Sociology; she subsequently completed her
graduate studies at the University of Maryland
with a master’s degree in Social Work. Her
professional career in health care has provided
her with an exceptionally broad based
perspective on both traditional and
non-traditional health care management
solutions. Serving in senior level
leadership, management and administrator
positions throughout her career path have
afforded Paula opportunities to establish an
extensive professional network of colleagues who
she routinely collaborates with on matters that
directly impact and benefit the clients and
stakeholders of the Family Health Centers
of Baltimore.
Brooks-McLellan’s goal
oriented business approach has resulted in the
growth and expansion of the Family Health
Centers of Baltimore from its original single
site facility in 1993 to today’s network of four
primary care facilities with active plans for
future expansion.
Serving the primary health
care needs of the underserved population of
Baltimore City is the principal mission
objective of FHCB and this CEO’s purpose-driven
conviction to expand health care access across
America for low income people; and to correct
health care disparities among high risk and
culturally diverse populations serves to align
her ambitions succinctly with the FHCB long-term
vision.
Committed, socially
responsible and actively engaged as a community
leader and advocate for disadvantaged youth and
family health care, throughout her tenure as
CEO, Paula has volunteered to serve on the
boards of professional health care organizations
and community organizations. She currently
serves as the chairwoman of the Cherry Hill
Health Care Committee, a grass roots alliance of
Cherry Hill residents, business owners and
concerned citizens who have created the alliance
to identify gaps in primary health care for the
entire Cherry Hill community and align and
recruit resource and service providers to
deliver primary care services that bridge care
gaps for this underserved urban neighborhood.
Mrs. Brooks-McLellan is a member of the Mercy
Health Systems board of directors and a board
member and past president of the Mid-Atlantic
Association of Community Health Centers.
Paula is married to Welford
“Mack” McLellan and is mother of 2 adult
children and grandmother of 1 grandson.
