Executive Leadership

Francisco J. Silva, Esq.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Cachuela, Esq.

Joseph Cachuela, Esq.

General Counsel
Ginger Smith

Ginger Smith

Chief Operating Officer
Sonja Spowart, CPA

Sonja Spowart, CPA

Chief Financial Officer
Melissa Marshall, M.D.

Melissa Marshall, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer
Heather Barclay

Heather Barclay

Executive Assistant/Board Liaison
Becky Paplanus

Becky Paplanus

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Civic Engagement & Community Affairs

Lindsey Freitas

Lindsey Freitas

Vice President of Civic Engagement & Community Affairs

Aref Aziz

Director of Civic Engagement & Community Affairs
Denise Chavez

Denise Chavez

Program Coordinator of Civic Engagement & Grassroots

Blair Monson

Associate Director of Civic Engagement & Community Affairs

Seryna Serna

Senior Administrative Assistant
Joanna Valdez Castro

Joanna Valdez Castro

Senior Program Coordinator of Grassroots Advocacy

Development & External Relations

Kearsten Shepherd

Kearsten Shepherd

Vice President of Development & External Relations
Kokaale Amissah-Aidoo

Kokaale Amissah-Aidoo

Director of Programs & Education
Katie Cappello

Katie Cappello

Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Kayleigh Carey

Kayleigh Carey

Associate Director of Events

Monica Chapman

Senior Administrative Assistant
Chelsea Coss

Chelsea Coss

Senior Grant Coordinator
Xia Wen Guan

Xia Wen Guan

Digital Marketing & Design Coordinator
Abby Nuño

Abby Nuño

Senior Business Development Coordinator
Ashley Owens

Ashley Owens

Assistant Director of Development

Finance

Eva Avila

Eva Avila

Finance Coordinator
Hortencia Avila Lopez

Hortencia Avila Lopez

Associate Director of Finance
Pablo Mora

Pablo Mora

Accounts Receivable Coordinator
Joy Yun

Joy Yun

Assistant Controller

Government Affairs

Dennis Cuevas-Romero, Esq.

Dennis Cuevas-Romero, Esq.

Vice President of Government Affairs
Kelley Aldrich

Kelley Aldrich

Assistant Director of Government Affairs
Taylor Jackson

Taylor Jackson

Director of Government Affairs & Political Engagement
Anna Marshall

Anna Marshall

Deputy Director of Federal Affairs & Policy
Marisa Melendez

Marisa Melendez

Senior Administrative Assistant
Laura Sheckler

Laura Sheckler

Director of Budget Advocacy & Strategic Policy

Health Center Optimization & Legal Affairs

Catrina Reyes

Catrina Reyes

Deputy General Counsel

Denise Arellano

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Brie Colangelo

Brie Colangelo

Assistant Director of Workforce

Ray Dizon

Assistant Director of Health Center Optimization & Legal Affairs
Isaias Iniguez

Isaias Iniguez

Associate Director of Workforce Development & Special Populations

Vaneesha Krishnan

Director of Quality and Value Based Care
Charlotte Labbe

Charlotte Labbe

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Ivan Prado

Ivan Prado

Senior Coordinator of Health Center Optimization

Jaycob Melton

Associate Director of Data Analytics
Janelle Ramirez

Janelle Ramirez

Associate Director of Health Center Optimization
Lucy Saenz

Lucy Saenz

Director of Data Informatics and Information Technology
Emily Shipman

Emily Shipman

Director of Health Center Optimization

Operations

Christina Hicks

Christina Hicks

Vice President of Operations and Membership
Madison Kelly

Madison Harbour

Senior People Operations Generalist
Madyson Lawlor

Madyson Lawlor

Senior Operations Coordinator
Erin Perry

Erin Perry

Deputy Director of Membership and Enterprise Applications
Daniel Sanchez-Cruz

Daniel Sanchez-Cruz

Assistant Director of People Operations
Nataly Diaz

Nataly Tellez

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Board of Directors

Chair: Tory Starr

CEO
Open Door Community Health Centers

Chair-Elect: Christy Ward

CEO
Share Our Selves

Immediate Past Chair: David Lontok

CEO
Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Inc.

Secretary: Karen Lauterbach

Senior Director of Community Programs
Valley Community Healthcare

Treasurer: Andrea Schwab-Galindo

CEO
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center

Speaker: Julia Liou, MPH

CEO
Asian Health Services

Vice Speaker: Brandon Thornock

CEO
Shasta Community Health Center

Member-at-Large: Ben Flores, MPH

President & CEO
Ampla Health

Member-at-Large: Rakesh Patel, MD

CEO
Neighborhood Healthcare

Member-at-Large: Asa Satariano

CEO
Equity Health

Isabel Becerra

CEO
Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics (COCCC)

Edgar A. Chavez, MD

CEO
Universal Community Health Center

Genevieve Filmardirossian

CEO
South Central Family Health Center

Britta Guerrero

CEO
Sacramento Native American Health Center

Alicia Hardy

CEO
Commuicare+OLE

Kerry Hydash

President & CEO
Family HealthCare Network

Johanna Liu

CEO
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium

Louise McCarthy

President & CEO
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Michelle Monroe

CEO
One Community Health

Eloisa Perard

President & CEO
Gracelight Community Health

Rosemary Reyes

CEO
Central City Community Health Center, Inc.

Tim Rine

Executive Director,
North Coast Clinics Network

Brenda Shipp

CEO
Marin Community Clinic

Corinne Sanchez

President & CEO
El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc.

Paulo Soares

CEO
Camarena Health

Graciela Soto-Perez

CEO
Altura Centers for Health

Pedro Toledo

CEO
Petaluma Health Center

Denis Vega Tapia

Chief Strategy Officer
Community Health Systems, Inc.

Anthony White

VP of Government & Community Affairs
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