Tamara Kee

Tamara Kee, RN, is the Vice President of Nursing at Community Healthcare Network. A Registered Nurse with fourteen years of experience in the field, she joined CHN in 2009 as the RN Manager of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center in Brooklyn, New York, working her way to the positions of Associate Director of Nursing and the Director of Nursing in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Prior to joining the organization, Tamara worked at New York Presbyterian Medical Center-Queens division as a Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse.

Tamara has a special interest in working with underserved populations and promoting initiatives that support patient-centered care, patient satisfaction, and access to high-quality, culturally competent care. Her unremitting dedication has earned her the Catherine Abate President’s Award in 2009—which she received for her work during the HINI outbreak—and the Manager of the Year Award for 2018. In her expanded role, she continues to demonstrate this passion through her commitment to the nursing profession, utilizing her vision of transformational leadership to educate fellow nurse leaders and develop the next generation of nurses to lead the ever-changing field in the near future.

Tamara holds a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree in Executive Leadership from Saint Xavier’s University; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Adelphi University; and a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.