• Chair:        CDR Samantha Fontenelle
• Co-Chair:  LT Tessa Fletcher

Community Outreach Committee:

The BCOAG Community Outreach Committee is dedicated to ensuring that BCOAG Officers are visible and doing great public health service in our communities.

The overall mission of the Community Outreach Committee is to:

• Develop and coordinate opportunities for BCOAG members to actively engage in activities that protect, promote, and advance the health, safety, and wellness of African-American and other minority communities where we live and work.
• Increase the visibility of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and BCOAG by participating in community outreach activities.
• Serve as an advocate for minority communities by offering our expertise on innovative ways to decrease racial and ethnic health disparities and related issues among Blacks and African-Americans.
• Provide guidance to the Office of the Surgeon General and the BCOAG general body on public health issues related to Blacks and African-American and minority communities.

The following documents are tools to request the BCOAG Community Outreach Committee's support for an event in your community and forms you need to successfully complete your community events: 

• BCOAG Community Outreach Activity Request Form
• BCOAG Community Outreach Activity Leader Form
• BCOAG Community Outreach Post-Activity Form
• BCOAG Community Outreach Letter of Appreciation Request Form
• BCOAG Community Outreach Volunteer Attendance Form

If you are interested in joining the Community Outreach Committee or leading an outreach event in your community, please contact the Chair, CDR Samantha Fontenelle at Fontenelle.Samantha@epa.gov or the Co-Chair, LT Tessa Fletcher at Tfletcher@hrsa.gov.

The Community Outreach Committee meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at 13:30. Contact Elizabeth.Johnson15@va.gov for dial-in information.