Northwestern Community Services Board announces Katrina McClure’s appointment as next Executive Director

Katrina McClure

The Board of Directors of Northwestern Community Services Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Katrina McClure, MPH as Northwestern’s next Executive Director. An extensive nationwide search was conducted by Northwestern’s Board of Directors following Mike Elwell’s retirement from the position in December 2022.

McClure will be joining the Northwestern effective July 3, 2023. McClure has served as the Executive Director of the Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester, VA, since July 2019. McClure has over 15 years of experience in public health and health care administration, including at the University of California and University of Maryland Health Systems. Most recently, Katrina served as the Executive Director of Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester, where she served for nearly four years. During her tenure, Katrina led the organization through unprecedented new patient growth, expanded services and developed a deep understanding of the region’s safety net.

She graduated cum laude with her baccalaureate from the University of Pennsylvania and earned her Master of Public Health with a specialization in Health Management through Yale University. She is also a certified international lean Six Sigma black belt with a love of process improvement. Katrina has three young children with her husband, Scott, who is a professor of Public Health at Shenandoah University.

Sandra Dunkle, Chair of the Board of Directors of Northwestern, states, “We are extremely pleased that Katrina McClure has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer at Northwest Community Services Board. With her exceptional leadership abilities and extensive expertise, we have no doubt that she will drive our organization towards greater success.”

Jennifer Coker, Chair of the Selection Committee, states, “The board is impressed with Katrina McClure’s experience and the energy she will bring to the position to ensure that Northwestern continues its mission of helping people through life’s challenges with quality behavioral health services guided by principles of respect, recovery and self-determination.”

For 50 years, Northwestern Community Services Board has provided mental health, developmental disability, and substance use disorder services to children and adults living in the City of Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren.