Patrice Howard, MBA, Senior Vice President, SIHF Healthcare, Sauget, IL
30+ year executive career extending across multiple business and organizational strategies Patrice is currently Senior Vice President of Performance at SIHF Healthcare, a community based, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) network with approximately 600 employees and over 30 health centers that serve predominantly low income or medically underserved populations throughout 12 counties in southern and central Illinois. Ms. Howard’s integral role in fostering the company’s service culture has centered around her leadership in fostering operational and strategic business initiatives impacting end-to-end operations. She has been vital to the development and implementation of quality care delivery, data management, wraparound services, and population health management that all seek to build social determinants of health strategies that elevate health outcomes.
Patrice is an active member of Illinois Primary Healthcare Association’s (IPHCA) Clinical Support Committee, IPHCA Insurance Committee, an Executive Committee member Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Illinois Cancer Partnership (ICP), member of the SIUE School of Pharmacy Advisory Board, and Board Member of Illinois Community Health Worker Association (ILCHWA).
Patrice is a servant leader that serves her community with passion to inspire others to do the same. She takes advantage of community volunteer opportunities and has proven service as a member of the Catholic Urban Programs (CUP) Board, St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises (SAVE) Board, Hoyleton Youth and Family Services Board, East St. Louis Food Bank Board, Diamonds in the Rough, and Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Board. Patrice is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.
Patrice earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University. Patrice lives in Caseyville, Illinois along with her husband, Dana, daughter, Zoie and son, Zade.