The Results Are In: We Won a 2023 Latino Leadership Award!

Another week, another award!

We are beyond excited to announce that we’ve received another award just two weeks after being recognized as one of Chattanooga’s Champions of Health Care!

When we found out our friends at La Paz Chattanooga were bringing back their annual Latino Leadership Awards program — and that we were a finalist for the Latino Community Champion Award — we were thrilled. But we’d be lying if we said we weren’t even more excited to bring home a win from the event!

La Paz is a longtime partner to us here at Cempa, and we love the work they do to make Chattanooga a more connected city. We’re proud to work alongside fantastic organizations like La Paz who aim to support underserved communities through holistic services that care for the whole person — much like we do here at Cempa. After all, we’re better and stronger together.

The Latino Community Champion Award “recognizes organizations and businesses that have championed services for and/or made a significant impact on Chattanooga’s Latino population.” Having served the Latino community for many years, our team understands the challenges and barriers to care this booming population often faces. That’s why we developed our Latinx Outreach Initiative, through which we educate and empower the Latinx community on infectious diseases and primary care through compassionate, linguistic, and cultural relevance.

Please join us in congratulating #TeamCempa for doing award-winning work every single day, as well as all the other winners (including our very own Latinx Outreach Consultant, Paulo Hutson Solórzano) who are making a big impact in the Latino community and in Chattanooga as a whole.

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Robert Morris

Robert Morris serves as Chief of Staff to the CEO at Cempa Community Care, where he drives organizational alignment, strategic execution, and a mission-driven culture. Since joining Cempa as a Senior Strategic Advisor in June 2025, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s future-ready structure, advancing leadership development, and guiding operational transformation. 

Robert brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across healthcare, aerospace and defense, utilities, and nonprofit sectors. His career includes senior roles at the Tennessee Valley Authority, where he served as Senior Strategic Advisor, Director of Communications Operations, and Senior Manager of Nuclear Materials, as well as Vice President of Program Management & Supply Chain at AAR Corporation. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for translating strategy into execution, leading large-scale transformations, and fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures. 

Deeply committed to service, Robert has dedicated his leadership beyond the workplace. He served as Chair of Cempa’s Board of Directors from 2019 to 2025, and has held leadership positions with the American Red Cross, Thrive Alabama, and the City of Huntsville’s Human Relations Commission. He is also a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga and currently serves as President-Elect of the Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association. 

Morris earned an Executive Bachelor of Business degree from Faulkner University and has completed executive leadership programs with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce. 

Guided by his personal whyto approach each day with empathy, curiosity, and purpose, cultivating a culture where genuine belonging fuels excellence and empowers everyone to thrive—Robert lives out the Cempa values as a compass for every decision, action, and interaction. Compassion means meeting people with empathy, seeing them fully as they are. Empowerment provides patients and staff with the tools to thrive and grow. Excellence pushes the organization to raise the bar every day. Integrity calls leaders to do the right thing, even when it is difficult. Unity reminds everyone that Cempa is strongest when it stands together. These values are not slogans—they are lived commitments to the community and to every person Robert encounters.