Our Team | Esperanza Health Centers

Dan Fulwiler, MPH

President & Chief Executive Officer

Carmen Vergara, RN-BSN, MPH

Chief Operations Officer

Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear, AM, MPP

Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Ryan Gadia, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Linda Simon-Price, CNM, MSN

Interim Chief Medical Officer

Ricardo Cifuentes

Vice President of External Affairs

Nish Shivnani

VP of Information Technology

Jessica L. Boland, LCSW

Director of Behavioral Health

Jeffrey McInnes

Director of Revenue Cycle and Value-Based Care Strategy

Steven Conrad

Director of Human Resources

Sonia Ayala, MA, LCSW

Director of Care Management

David Sgarbossa

Director of Population Health

Mark Minier, MD, FAAP

Medical Director of Pediatrics and School-Based Health Services

Sylvia Shokunbi, MD

Esperanza Brighton Park Medical Director

Federico Herrera, MD

Esperanza Little Village Medical Director

Carrie Kindleberger, APN, FNP

Family Medicine Lead Provider

Juan Mercado, DNP

Director of Nursing and Nursing Programs

Ana Cortez, MD

Medical Department Administrator

Juan Cardenas

Controller

Justin Hayford

Director of Government and Foundation Relations

Lucia Flores

Director of Community Engagement

Board Members

Mike Chico, Chair
Northern Trust

Luis Gutierrez, Vice-Chair
Latinos Progresando

Nyla R. Diab, Secretary
Chicago Commons

Brian Fredericks, Treasurer
Medical Home Network

Elba Aranda-Suh
National Latino Education Institute

David M. Berkey
Illinois Health Practice Alliance

Marisela Lawson
Sagence, Inc.

Rafael Robles
Duo/.

Gia Mac
UI Health

Jodi Portnoy
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Joel Rodarte
Wintrust Bank

Melanie Tan
Medical Home Network

Charles Wintersteen
Wintersteen Law Group

Destiny Ortega
Civic Consulting Alliance

Erica Martinez
University of Illinois Cancer Center

Associate Board Members

Marjorie Kersten, President

Mara Horn, Vice President

Luis Garcia, Community and Advocacy Chair

Rachel Morris, Fundraising Chair

Melissa Silva, Membership Chair

Izidora Angel

Uddyalok Banerjee

Roxana Barron

Quinn Brown

Alicia Foren

Mollye Levin

Salma Qamruddin

Whitney Schmucker

Zeferino Toledo

Ben White