Our Leadership & Staff

Reverend Kimberly L. Williams is the President & CEO of Choose Healthy Life, a leading national nonprofit dedicated to addressing health disparities in underserved communities through partnership with the Black church.

Rev. Williams has been integral to the organization’s growth and impact since its inception in 2021 by Founder Debra Fraser-Howze. The organization has provided funding to 120 Black churches across 13 states, enabling them to hire and train local faith-based community health workers to deliver essential health services.

Appointed as Choose Healthy Life’s first Executive Director in May 2023, Rev. Williams combines a unique 30-year track record of executive roles in the corporate sector and over a decade of ministry service to lead the organization’s mission to integrate faith and science to confront and resolve health inequities. Under her leadership, Choose Healthy Life has expanded its programs and impact nationally, and secured its first federal cooperative grant.

Rev. Williams is recognized as a thought leader in health equity, being invited to speak before previous organizations such as the National Medical Association, the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, and the Milken Institute.

Her educational background includes degrees from Drew University and distinguished HBCU Clark Atlanta University. In addition to her role at Choose Healthy Life, Rev. Williams is a minister at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. Her career reflects a deep commitment to health equity and the transformative role of faith-based organizations in achieving societal change. She believes that everyone should live the promise of a holistic, abundant life.