Sonja Bachus Joins NACHC Leadership Team as Senior Vice President, PCA and HCCN Relations

Oct 28, 2024 | PACHC News

NACHC announced that Sonja W. Bachus, BBA, MJ, CHCEF, will join the NACHC leadership team as Senior Vice President (SVP), Primary Care Association (PCA) and Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) Relations. A transformational leader, Sonja brings to the role deep roots in the Community Health Center movement and more than 20 years of experience working across the healthcare spectrum. Her selection underscores NACHC’s commitment to partnering with critical stakeholders to work toward measurable change for the movement. Sonja most recently served as the CEO of Community Care Network of Kansas (the Kansas PCA). Under her leadership, key legislative and agency relationships were developed which resulted in a 34% increase in state grant funding and a 72% increase in capital improvement grant funding available to member health centers, which serve one in nine people across the state. She led a multi-agency effort which secured $10M in grant funding over five years for five member clinics to launch or expand integrated behavioral health in primary care clinics, and she launched an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to pursue value-based contracts with seven of the network’s FQHC/LAL members. Sonja will officially join NACHC in Dec. 2024.