Marlene K. Smoot

Marlene K. Smoot joined Community Healthcare Network as Regional Director in 2017. Marlene is a healthcare administrator and with over 20 years of experience in clinical operations, strategic planning, process improvement, organizational development, project management, coaching and leadership development.

Prior to assuming her current role at CHN, Marlene served as the Deputy Director at Ryan-NENA Community Health Center. She was also the Manager of Practice Operations at ColumbiaDoctors. Marlene also completed an Administrative Residency at North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health. Additionally, she has worked as a medical assistant at Montefiore Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics.

Marlene holds a Master in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy and Management from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia College at Columbia University in the City of New York. Her interests are focused on working with a team to provide quality healthcare to all New Yorkers and in particular those persons who are marginalized.