Welcome to Fostering Solutions, where we explore the real stories of leaders who are

making a difference in their communities. I'm your host, and today we're continuing our

Fall 2025 Nonprofit Series: "Holding the Mission Together: Leadership in the Face of

Uncertainty."

When you're responsible for the health and wellbeing of 45,000 people, uncertainty isn't

just a challenge—it's a crisis that affects real lives. Our guest today, Dr. Craig Glover,

knows this reality intimately. As President and CEO of FamilyCare Health Centers, one of

West Virginia's leading community health centers, he leads an organization that

provides comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, and vision services to

thousands of families who depend on them.

Dr. Glover brings more than two decades of community health center leadership

experience to this conversation. He's successfully led three different health centers as

CEO, navigating the complex intersection of healthcare delivery, government funding,

and community need. His expertise isn't just theoretical—he holds a Doctorate in

Education in Organizational Leadership, an MBA, and a Master's in Organizational

Leadership, along with prestigious Fellow designations from both the American College

of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Medical Practice Executives.

But what makes Dr. Glover's perspective especially relevant right now is his role on the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Advisory Committee on Rural

Health and Human Services. He's not just experiencing the impact of policy decisions

and funding uncertainty—he's in rooms where these conversations are happening at the

national level, while simultaneously leading an organization that must respond to these

shifts in real time.

Recognized as a 2021 West Virginia Healthcare Hero, Dr. Glover understands what it

means to hold a mission together when the stakes are literally life and death.

Community health centers serve as the healthcare safety net for our most vulnerable

populations—the uninsured, the underinsured, rural communities, and those facing barriers to care. When funding becomes uncertain, the ripple effects touch entire communities.

In today's conversation, Dr. Glover shares what it's been like to lead through periods of

funding uncertainty, how he's communicated with staff who are on the front lines of

care, and the innovations that emerged from necessity. He talks candidly about the

weight of leadership decisions that affect not just organizational budgets, but people's

access to essential healthcare services.

Whether you're leading a healthcare organization, managing any nonprofit through

funding challenges, or working to understand how safety net services survive and

adapt, this conversation offers crucial insights from someone who's been in the

trenches and lived to tell about it.

So let's dive in. Here's my conversation with Dr. Craig Glover.