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NALHE is led and guided by a distinguished group of talented Latino and Latina executives who represent a wide spectrum of public and private sector healthcare organizations. They counsel our organization on areas of legislation, regulation, and policy affecting the health and healthcare of U.S. Latino communities.

Under the leadership of current Board Chair, Monica C. Vargas-Mahar, FACHE, Market Chief Executive Officer, Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, AZ – NALHE’s Board of Directors reflects the diversity of its membership with 14 current board members who represent a variety of career levels and professional expertise. The Executive Committee includes the following board officers: Board Chair, Monica C. Vargas-Mahar, FACHE; Vice Chair, Marcos Pesquera, MPH, System Vice-President, Community Benefit, Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at CHRISTUS Health; Secretary & Treasurer, Xavier Villarreal, MSHCM, CEO, Hillcrest Medical Center; and Past President & Chair, Sally A. Hurt-Deitch, RN, MSN, MHA, FACHE, Group CEO Mid-South, Memphis Market CEO, and St. Francis Hospital CEO, Tenet Healthcare.

Monica Vargas-Mahar

President & Chair, NALHE, Market Chief Executive Officer, Carondelet Health Network Monica C. Vargas-Mahar, FACHE, MHA, is the Market Chief Executive Officer for the Carondelet Health Network in the Southern Region of Arizona. She is the former Market Chief Operating Officer, The Hospitals of Providence and former Chief Executive Officer, East Campus in El Paso, Read More

Management Team

Rolando Gomez

Executive Director, NALHE, Administrator, Government & Industry Relations, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Rolando J. Gomez is Administrator of Government and Public Policy, and Government, Business and Community Relations of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 570 bed Premier Pediatric Teaching and Research Hospital in Southern California (106 critical care bed, 58 NICCU). Read More

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