Our Team | Esperanza Health Centers

Nicole Kazee, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Gadia, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

María Márquez

Chief Operating Officer

Thomas Kim, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Chief Medical Officer

Reginald Patterson

Vice President of People and Culture

Ricardo Cifuentes

Vice President of External Affairs

Jennifer Weiss, PT, MPT, MBA, FACHE

Vice President of PACE

Nish Shivnani

Vice President of Information Technology

Gloria Bañuelos

Director of Facilities Management

Mariela Hernandez

Director of Health Center Operations

Sam Ross

Director of Quality

Daniel Diaz

PACE Site Director

Amy Bolton

Director of Development

Sonia Ayala, MA, LCSW

Senior Director of Population Health

Joanna Trask LCPC, CADC

Director of Behavioral Health

Sylvia Shokunbi, MD

Esperanza Brighton Park North Medical Director

Yesenia Yepez, MD

Esperanza Brighton Park South Medical Director

Juan Campbell, MD

Esperanza Little Village Medical Director

Ofelia Figueroa

Director of Community Engagement

Sarah Hoque, MD

Medical Director of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery

Rebecca Lara, MD, EdM

Program Director of the Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Marielva Banks, MMSc, PA-C

Esperanza California Medical Director

Francisco Zamora

Director of Compliance and Risk Management

Diana Ramirez, APN

Medical Director of School-Based Health

Justin Hayford

Director of Government and Foundation Relations

Vidal Febles, MD, MPH

Medical Department Administrator

Juan Cardenas

Controller

Alejandro Clavier, MD, MPH

Esperanza 63rd Street Medical Director

Board Members

Destiny Ortega, Chair
Crown Family Philanthropies

Chris Segura, Vice Chair
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Nilima Rajkumar, Treasurer
NMR Advisors

Edy Dominguez, Secretary
Southwest Organizing Project

Mónica Bianco
Lurie Children's Hospital

Erick Ferrer
RWE Clean Energy

Laura Flores
JGMA

Miguel Gomez
CIBC

Mario Pérez
Brightpoint

Adrian Soto
Greater Southwest Development Corporation

Martha Tellez
Medical Home Network

Carmen Vergara
Chicago Botanical Garden

Associate Board Members

Andra Grija, President

Marjorie Kersten, Vice President

Isabel Munoz, Treasurer

Natalie Setterberg, Secretary

Rachel Morris

Adriana Campa

Avianna Aguilar

Berto Rivera

Brenda Chirinos

Daniel Gutiérrez Mena

Mollye Levin

Dymphna Ghasarah

Esther Pacheco

Fred Campobasso

Isabel Munoz

Jen Idrovo

Jorge Garcia

Luis Garcia

Melissa Silva

Princy Daniel

Suzanne McCulloch-Lino

Tanmay Adya

Vicenta Vicenta