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 and health related organizations. They counsel our organization on areas of legislation, regulation, and policy affecting the health and healthcare of U.S. Latino communities.
Learn more about NALHE’s National Leaders!
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Marcos Pesquera
President & Chair, NALHE System Vice-President Community Health – Chief Diversity Officer CHRISTUS Health Marcos Pesquera is the System Vice-President for Community Health and the Chief Diversity Officer at CHRISTUS Health.
Xavier Villarreal
Dr. Isabell Pacheco
Tom Shorter
Monica Vargas-Mahar
Jose Robles
Jose Robles is the Senior Regional Vice President of Health Management Associates (HMA) for the organization’s Central Region. He is responsible for leading and overseeing the delivery of services to HMA clients and the development of all colleagues in his region.
Michelle Linares
Michelle Linares is the Director of National Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity at Kaiser Permanente with nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She leads and manages national level strategic projects and consultations to improve workplace fairness, empowerment, and belonging to deliver value-based care.
Dennis Gonzales
Dennis Gonzales, Ph.D., born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is senior director of mission innovation and integration at The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA). Based in CHA’s St. Louis office, Dr. Gonzales oversees the design and production of numerous CHA programs, meetings, and member convenings in addition to the development of formation andmission resources for use across the Catholic health ministry.
Lorie Thibodeaux
Monica Gaertner
Monica Gaertner is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 17 years of experience in the industry. She graduated from the University at Albany in 1999 with her BA and is currently serving as an Associate Vice President of Account Management at Qualivis.
Tiffany Capeles
Daniel Gandarilla
Edmundo Castañeda
Victoria Gonzalez
Victoria Gonzalez serves as the Market Chief Financial Officer for The Hospitals of Providence hospital system as well as the Chief Financial Officer at the Memorial Campus and Providence Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Veronica Sandoval
Steven Foster
Steven Foster is currently the South Houston Market President for St. Luke’s Health. In this role, Steven manages three hospitals with the Texas Region within CommonSpirit Health which is the largest not-for-profit faith based hospital system in the US with over 140 hospitals nationwide.
Roberto Sanabria
Roberto Sanabria is the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the American Hospital Association, where he leads internal DEI efforts across the organization.
OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Rolando Gomez
James Rodriguez
Melissa H. Molina-Trinidad
Director of Chapter Operations, NALHE Senior Residency Program Coordinator, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) Melissa H. Molina-Trinidad, MBA, C-TAGME, is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in Graduate Medical Education (GME) and a strong commitment to healthcare, medical education, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ernesto Rodriguez
Administrative Director, Operations, NALHE Program Administrator, International Innovations Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Ernesto also serves as the Treasurer for the NALHE Southern California Chapter