James Shuford
Migrant Health Project Manager, Sun River Health
Honorary Member
County of Residence: Suffolk
Board term ends 2032
Advisory Board
James Shuford is Project Manager of Migrant Health at Sun River Health. In addition to supporting the organization’s farmworker health care programming, James works with the Community Health Center Association of New York State in building a collaborative workgroup of organizations providing farmworker health care services throughout the state. James also advocates nationally for farmworker health as a member of the AgAccess 2020 taskforce, and has presented to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health. In addition to his work increasing access to care for agricultural workers, he also works with the Sun River Health Advocacy team to organize events with elected officials in the Hudson Valley, and is a trained Advocate through the Advocacy Institute. James received his master’s degree in socio-cultural anthropology from the University at Albany, SUNY.
