Managing a community health non-profit requires the best and brightest leaders in their field. We are proud to be led by a diverse team of talented individuals who are committed to the Erie Family Health Centers' values.

Erie Family Health Centers Governing Board (2021-2022)
The majority of Erie’s Board proudly consists of members who are actually served by our health centers, ensuring our community responsiveness and accountability.
Matt Aaronson
Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group
Rosalie Alicea, Vice Chair
Reyes Holdings, LLC
Betzy Berganza
Director of Health and Human Service
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Nancy Bock
Community Volunteer
Michael Boyd
Community Volunteer
Celeste Castillo, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Ernest Chang
Senior Advisor
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
Michael Cole
President
Aetna North Atlantic Territory
Linda Cushman
Former Consultant
Hewitt Associates
Dr. Carolyn Ann Dickens
Associate Dean for Faculty Practice and Community Partnerships
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
University of Illinois Chicago
Lisa Dykstra
SVP & Chief Information Officer
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Iman Emamifard
Community Volunteer
William G. Kistner, Treasurer
Retired Partner
Ernst & Young
Brian P. Marsella, Chair
President
HPS/PayMedix
Eric Mayeda
Director
The Chartis Group, LLC
Judy Mendez
Community Volunteer
Richard J. Romanowski
Community Volunteer
Rev. Ed Sarden
Senior Minister
Christian Church Center
Alice Setrini
Attorney, Executive Director
Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute
DePaul University College of Law
Jill Simon Svoboda
Community Volunteer
Katherine Wilson
Community Volunteer
Our Leadership

Lee Francis, MD, MPH

Nicole Kazee, Ph.D.

Kevin Davis
Senior Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy

Kate Birdwell
Associate Director of Communications

Annet Miranda

Dalia Galvan Morales

David Bruce, CPA
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Raheel Shahzad
Vice President of Finance

Melissa Hilton

Sandra Del Toro
Director Government Grants,
Foundation Relations

Cathy Junia

Adriana Diaz

Diana Perez
Associate Director, HR Reward Systems
Analytics and Benefits

Victoria Whildin
Chief Operating Officer

Elizabeth Bennetts

Nancy Greenwalt
Director of Compliance and Risk Management

Hannah Chi
Director of Operations
Humboldt Park

Liliana Delgado
HCO Manager
Erie Helping Hands

Carla Jones
Director of Front End
Revenue Cycle

Marisol Jimenez

Hannah Keel, DNP
Director of Clinical Operations

Kelly Klingensmith
Regional Director of Operations

Kim Koziol
Senior Director of Nursing and Practice Transformation

Suzanne Kunkel

Betsy Lopez
Associate Director of Operations

Emily McDonald
Director of Business Operations

Kellie Medious
Associate Vice President, Patient Operation & DEI Officer

Miriam Rodriguez

Robin Varnado
Associate Vice President of Operations

Kim Williams

Ruben Zarate

Dr. Caroline Hoke

Amy Valukas
Chief Population Health Officer

Shira Dunn, MPH
Director of Population Health &
Clinical Quality Integration

Josephine Llaneza
Senior Director of Programs & Health Equity, Health Promotion & Outreach

Bridget Magner, MPH
Associate Director of Patient Programs & Health Equity, Lending Hands for Life

Maria Matias
Associate Director Maternal & Child Health Supportive Services, Case Management

Geoyia Nightengale, MPH
Senior Manager Adolescent Programming Operations, School-Based Health

Tracy Irwin, MD

Lisa Kearney, DDS

Deborah Midgley, MD

Sara Naureckas, MD

Jose Viruet, LCPC

Syed Mustafa Alavi, MD
Co-Site Medical Director
Erie Evanston/Skokie

Christopher Benavente, MD
Delivering Family Physician
Erie Division Street

Christopher Boisselle, MD
Program Director
Swedish Family Medicine Residency

Natalie Raghu, FNP-C, APN

Alissa Carlson, MD
Erie West Town

Catherine Chen, MD

Michelle Byrne, MD
Clinical Director, Care Management
Erie West Side School-Based Health

Judith Horwitz, MD
Co-Site Medical Director
Erie Evanston/Skokie

Martha Glynn, FNP
Medical Director
Erie School-Based Health & Teen Center

Miranda Hart, MD
Medical Director
Adult and Family Medicine

Kate Laslo, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Erie Helping Hands and Telehealth

Emily MacDonald, BSN, RN
Director
Business Operations

Jackie McSparron, PA-C
Medical Director
Erie Humboldt Park

Sherry Nordstrom
Clinical Director of
Reproductive Health
Swedish Hospital

Rachel Ramaswamy, DO

Heidi Vyhmeister, CNM
Prentice Women’s Hospital

Santina Wheat, MD
Program Director
Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency

Daisy Wynn, MD

Nancy Greenwalt
Interim Compliance & Privacy Officer

Marisol Jimenez

Kellie Medious
