Our Team | Esperanza Health Centers

Dan Fulwiler, MPH

President & Chief Executive Officer

Carmen Vergara, RN-BSN, MPH

Chief Operations Officer

Andrew Van Wieren, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear, AM, MPP

Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Ryan Gadia, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Ricardo Cifuentes

Vice President of External Affairs

Maria Favela, BBA

Regional Director of Clinical Services

Elizabeth Negrete, MSN, MBA, RN, CLC

Regional Director of Clinical Services

Jessica L. Boland, LCSW

Director of Behavioral Health

Ted Hufstader, MPH

Director of Quality and Practice Transformation

Jeffrey McInnes

Director of Revenue Cycle and Value-Based Care Strategy

Steven Conrad

Director of Human Resources

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

Linda Simon-Price, CNM, MSN

Esperanza California Medical Director

Catherine Liu, MD, FACOG

Women's Health Lead Provider

Carrie Kindleberger, APN, FNP

Family Medicine Lead Provider

Juan Mercado, DNP

Director of Nursing and Nursing Programs

Miguel Blancarte, Jr., MA

Director of COVID-19 Response and Community Outreach

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

Jaime Arteaga
Local Initiatives Support Corporation

David M. Berkey
Illinois Health Practice Alliance

John O'Toole
Rush University Medical Center

Marisela Lawson
Sagence, Inc.

Gia Mac
UI Health

Jodi Portnoy
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Joel Rodarte
Wintrust Bank

Melanie Tan
Medical Home Network

Charles Wintersteen
Charles Wintersteen & Associates

Associate Board Members

Alicia Foren, Chair

Marjorie Kersten, Vice Chair

Rachel Prensky-Pomeranz, Community & Advocacy Chair

Mara Horn, Fundraising Co-Chair

Ben White, Fundraising Co-Chair

Evan Dunn, Membership Co-Chair

Priyanka Ripley, Membership Co-Chair

Uddyalok Banerjee

Fred Campobasso

Cristina Covarrubias

Mireya Flores

Maria Gonzalez

Dennis Kontorovich

Lyzeth Mondragon

Harika Nandikanti

Rebecca Schedin

Priya Shah

Dylan Tromblay