KIM HENDERSON
System Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President, Corporate Health and Senior Vice President, Executive Leadership Development for Novant Health
Kim Henderson is the system chief of staff of Novant Health, a four-state integrated healthcare network of physician clinics, outpatient centers, and hospitals with more than $7 billion in revenue and 37,000 employees. Concurrently, she serves as the senior vice president of corporate health and the senior vice president of executive leadership development for the Novant Health system. In her role as system chief of staff, Kim oversees high-level activities of the Novant Health board of trustees and executive team and assists the CEO in the development and execution of internal and external strategy. Additionally, she optimizes business execution for the CEO suite and leads strategic initiatives to build efficiencies and value across the Novant Health system and its communities.
As SVP of corporate health, Kim leads Novant Health’s strategic partnerships with businesses to bring innovative and customized healthcare and wellness initiatives directly to their employees, including behavioral health, occupational, and executive health programs, as well as building comprehensive telemedicine services and on-site wellness centers. In her role as SVP of executive leadership development, Kim oversees all aspects of strategic development for the Novant Health executive team.
An active leader in her community, Kim currently serves on the Charlotte board of the American Heart Association (AHA) and chairs the leadership development committee. Additionally, she has served on AHA’s executive leadership team for more than a decade, and in 2017 and 2018, she chaired the Go Red for Women campaigns, the AHA’s signature women’s platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally. Kim also serves as a trustee on the board of The Fletcher School in Charlotte, and she is the current executive in residence for the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte, where she lends her expertise to graduate business students.
GET TO KNOW KIM
- Fun facts: 1) I am notorious for picture taking. Currently, I have 33,000 pictures on my phone. 2) I completed the Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge in one day, which included 28.7 miles, 68,893 steps, and 214 floors! 3) I sustain myself on peanut M&M’s.
- Why did you choose to support Charlotte Ballet?: For more than two decades, I have been both a Novant Health team member and an active supporter of the arts. Dancing with the Stars presents an incredible honor and opportunity to bring my two passions together and make a remarkable impact in the community I love.
- Dancing experience: I took ballet classes as a child, yet I can’t remember anything but the tutu. I did try ballroom dancing about 15 years ago.
MAURICE MOUZON JR.
Seasons with Charlotte Ballet: 6
Maurice, a Baltimore native, was first introduced to dance at age 14 and started his formal training at Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduating, Maurice continued his dance training at Purchase College State University of New York. After completing a year at SUNY Purchase, Maurice joined Charlotte Ballet II.
While in the second company, Maurice had the opportunity to dance the solo in Ohad Nahrin’s Minus 16, which lead to his promotion to the first company. Maurice has also performed works by Johan Inger, Filipe Portugal, Javier de Frutos, Brian Arias, Sasha Janes, Robyn Mineko Williams and Myles Thather. He attended summer intensives with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Miami City Ballet.
GET TO KNOW MAURICE
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- Dancing Since: Age 14
- Favorite thing about Charlotte: I love the variety of food options Charlotte has to offer.
- What do you do to unwind? I enjoy playing video games, hanging with friends, and watching anime.
- What inspires you as a dancer? Listening to music really inspires me, you can’t have one without the other!
THE HEALTH EQUITY FUND AT NOVANT HEALTH FOUNDATION HONORING DR. OPHELIA GARMON-BROWN
With great respect and reverence, Kim is dedicating her Dancing with the Stars performance and gift proceeds to the Health Equity Fund at Novant Health honoring the late Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown. Garmon-Brown, MD, M.Div., was a woman of many gifts and talents, but most of all, she served as a steadfast caregiver, champion, and advocate for the health and well-being of underserved Charlotte community members.
In the Charlotte region, chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, are leading causes of disability and premature death. Compounding the situation, more than 120,000 Mecklenburg County residents are uninsured, including 16,362 children, and 230,000 adults who do not have a primary care provider. We know communities facing significant barriers to good individual health—such as lack of health insurance coverage, inadequate transportation, limited language proficiency, and health knowledge gaps—struggle to thrive.
We believe access to quality care is a right and should not be dependent on zip code, so we recently launched the Health Equity Fund at Novant Health to support strategic initiatives spanning the breadth of healthcare access, housing, education, addiction, mental health, economic development and so much more, including:
- Supporting Community Access and Health Clinics – Providing pediatric/adult biometric screening and education, telehealth options, COVID-19 needs and prevention services that help people live long and healthy lives.
- Deploying Healthcare on Wheels – Funding mobile health units to provide critical health services and wellness programs (e.g., childhood immunization services) to uninsured and underinsured families in our community.
- Embedding Community Health Workers (navigators) – Advocating for neighbors in our most vulnerable communities and connecting them to health and social services such as outreach, community education and informal counseling.
- Providing Behavioral Health/Therapy – Integrating these critical services in community clinics.
- Expanding Workforce Development – Building workforce pipelines that afford gainful employment to residents across Charlotte and supporting internships focusing on underrepresented communities.
Through the Health Equity Fund at Novant Health, we have an opportunity to create a brighter future for families and children who reside in Mecklenburg County and continue the legacy, vision, and vocation of Dr. Garmon-Brown.
LEADERS AT A GLANCE
Checkout the fundraising competition live via the Star Dancer leaderboard. Support your favorite Star Pair and cast your vote today by purchasing tickets or making a donation. All ticket sales and donations received are split 50/50 with Charlotte Ballet and the Star Dancer’s chosen charity. $1=1 Vote! On March 5, the People’s Choice Award will be presented to the Star Pair with the most funds raised. Judges’ Choice Award is presented to the Star Pair the judges determine had the best moves.
Total: $1,272,415
Thank you to our sponsors
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