Charles Mandile is the executive director of HealthFinders Collaborative, a nonprofit community health center in Northfield that provides a comprehensive primary access point to health services for marginalized families of southeastern Minnesota. After starting HealthFinders as a free clinic in the basement of a church, Mandile has grown the organization to a diverse staff of 25 who reach more than 5,000 individuals and families each year and partner with payors, government entities, and health systems statewide.
A biology major at Carleton, Mandile is passionate about engaging communities in their own health and rethinking primary care to be more responsive to local needs. Mandile has studied public health systems around the world, lived in Mexico and Chile, and is fluent in Spanish. He received his master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota. He has served on the Northfield Hospital Board of Directors, with a tenure as chair, as well as other statewide work groups and coalitions.