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 2020-21 DIRECTORS
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
Betsy Berganza
Senior Director
YWCA Lake County
Nancy Bock
Community Volunteer
Michael Boyd
Community Volunteer
Celeste Castillo, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Ernest Chang
Strategy Advisor
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
Michael Cole
Senior Vice President
HMS Holdings
Linda Cushman
Former Consultant
Hewitt Associates
Dr. Carolyn Ann Dickens
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
Market President – Midwest
Cigna HealthCare
Eric Mayeda
Director
The Chartis Group
Judy Mendez
Community Volunteer
Richard J. Romanowski
Community Volunteer
Rev. Ed Sarden
Senior Minister
Christian Church Center
Jill Simon Svoboda
Community Volunteer
Darryl Tom
Counsel
Shaw Legal Services, LTD.
Katherine Wilson
Community Volunteer
Our Leadership
Lee Francis, MD, MPH
Dr. Lee Francis joined Erie Family Health Centers in 1991 and has served as President and CEO since 2007. Dr. Francis is charged with enacting Erie’s strategic vision of serving as a national leader in the provision of community-based health care.
Nicole Kazee, Ph.D.
Dr. Nicole Kazee joined Erie Family Health Centers in 2017 and serves as the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. In this role, Dr. Kazee helps ensure the sustainability of Erie’s mission by leading the development of strategic goals and plans. She also provides oversight for managed care, marketing and communications, community engagement, and government relations.
Kevin Davis
Kevin Davis serves as the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Community Engagement. Kevin provides leadership and strategic direction to share Erie’s story and effectively reach current and future patients, employees, and community partners. He brings 15 years of marketing and branding experience in the nonprofit and education sectors to Erie, including leadership roles at City Year Chicago, North Park University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Kevin serves on the Public Relations Society of America Nonprofit/Association Executive Committee, on the general board of directors for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and is a member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago.
Kate Birdwell
Kate Birdwell is the Senior Communications Manager at Erie Family Health Centers. In this capacity, she focuses on internal communications to Erie’s 700+ staff, marketing outreach to over 82,000 patients, media and public affairs, and serves as Erie’s chief copywriter. Prior to joining the Marketing team, Kate directed all aspects of Erie’s Annual Fund campaign to generate individual support for a large FQHC with 13 locations, including donor communications, prospecting, campaign material development, campaign analysis, gift stewardship and special event management. Her experience also includes 12 years in the arts and culture sector, working in various fundraising, event planning and other administrative roles for a variety of Chicago’s world-class cultural organizations. Kate holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Northwestern University, with a concentration in radio/television/film.
Annet Miranda
Annet Miranda is the Associate Director of Community Engagement for Erie Family Health Center. She is responsible for developing, expanding, and maintaining positive relationships between Erie with community leaders and their institutions; and works in partnership with others to create and support programs that promote health and access to health. She collaborates extensively both externally and internally to make meaningful connections between Erie and the communities it serves.
Lupita Monroy
David Bruce, CPA
David Bruce joined Erie Family Health Centers in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Bruce is responsible for leading the development of Erie Family Health Centers’ financial strategy and for the success of its financial operations.
Josef Felger
Josef Felger joined Erie Family Health Centers’ Executive Leadership Team as Vice President, Health Information Technology (HIT) in September 2018. He leads the organization’s technology infrastructure, electronic medical records and business intelligence teams, also overseeing relationships with key HIT partners, such as Erie’s founding stake in AllianceChicago.
Scott Spencer
Scott joined Erie in December 2015. He is responsible for Erie’s finance functions including Accounting, Payroll, Purchasing and Revenue Cycle. Prior to joining Erie, Scott’s healthcare experience included Financial Leadership roles with Franciscan Health and Alverno Clinical Laboratories.
Melissa Hilton
Melissa Hilton joined Erie Family Health Centers in 2012 and leads its fundraising efforts as Vice President, Development and Executive Director, Erie Family Health Foundation. In this capacity, she is responsible for developing and executing strategies to expand governmental and philanthropic support to advance Erie’s mission.
Sandra Del Toro
Sandra Del Toro is the Director, Government Grants and Foundation Relations. In this role, Sandra is responsible for leading Erie’s government, foundation and corporate grants program, which raises more than $25 million annually to support critical programs that benefit Erie patients and advance our mission.
Sandra has more than 20 years of experience in non profit administration and leadership including serving as deputy director, where she partnered with the executive director on execution of strategic initiatives and oversaw policy, communications, program development, strategic planning, and resource development. Previously, she has served in senior leadership capacities at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Mujeres Latinas en Acción and the Southwest Organizing Project, and led statewide legislative and advocacy work at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She received her Master’s degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago and her undergraduate degree from Stanford University. Sandra was a fellow in the 2012 class of the National Hispana Leadership Institute, which included studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Center for Creative Leadership.
Cathy Junia
Valeria Stokes, EdD
Valeria Stokes, EdD joined Erie in 2019 as Vice President, Human Resources. In this role, Stokes drives strategy for employee recruitment and retention, training and development, performance management, and compensation practices to support Erie’s rapidly growing team.
Adriana Diaz
Adriana has over 23 years of progressive experience in Human Resources in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Instrumental in increasing employee retention and partnering with members of management to identify and effectively implement engagement strategies. She has spent the last 16 years with Erie in an evolving and exciting role that has seen Erie develop and maintain a reputation as an innovative employer of choice, while being recognized as a Top Employer by the Chicago Tribune five times.
Audwin Barnes
Audwin Barnes joined Erie as Director of Talent Acquisition and Management in 2020. Barnes is an accomplished HR professional with over 30 years of experience in talent acquisition leadership and consulting. Prior to joining Erie, Barnes served as Managing Partner of Talent Acquisition Partners, LLC, a human resources consultancy providing a broad range of functional expertise to clients including Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Rushmore Loan Management, 7-Eleven, Inc., ShoreBank Corporation, Savoy Development and Oprah’s Angel Network.
Amy Valukas
Amy Valukas joined Erie Family Health Centers in 2003 and served as Vice President of Patient Support Services from 2012 to 2016. Ms. Valukas ensures that Erie is focused on performance outcomes and the achievement of long- and short-term goals within its strategic plan, while adhering to the organization’s mission, vision and values.
Victoria Whildin
Vicki Whildin provides executive oversight for Erie’s Humboldt Park, Foster Avenue, Helping Hands, and Waukegan health centers, as well as Erie’s Oral Health program and our Patient Access (call) Center. She is also responsible for the success of Erie’s Process Improvement, Referral and Health Information Management departments.
Elizabeth Bennetts
Hannah Chi
Shira Dunn
Clinical Quality Integration
Carla Jones
Erie Evanston/Skokie
Marisol Jimenez
Kelly Klingensmith
Suzanne Kunkel
Josephine Llaneza
Ryan Lee
Betsy Lopez
Bridget Magner
Maria Matias
Kellie Medious
Dawn Sanks, RN
Robin Varnado
Jesus Villanueva
Kim Williams
Ruben Zarate
Dr. Caroline Hoke
Dr. Caroline Hoke joined Erie Family Health Centers in 2004. As Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Hoke works closely with the Executive Leadership Team, providers and staff to continue to enhance Erie’s medical services, improve processes, and strengthen relationships with hospital partners
Tracy Irwin, MD
Lisa Kearney, DDS
Deborah Midgley, MD
Sara Naureckas, MD
Jean Reidy, NP, MPH
Jose Viruet, LCPC
Syed Mustafa Alavi, MD
Christopher Benavente, MD
Christopher Boisselle, MD
Natalie Raghu, FNP-C, APN
Alissa Carlson, MD
Erie West Town
Catherine Chen, MD
Elizabeth Feldman, MD
Michelle Byrne, MD
Judith Hortwitz, MD
Martha Glynn, FNP
Miranda Hart, MD
Kathleen Laslo, MD, MPH
Emily MacDonald, BSN, RN
Jackie McSparron, PA-C
Sherry Nordstrom
Lisa Oldham, MD
Rachel Ramaswamy, DO
Heidi Vyhmeister, CNM
Prentice Women’s Hospital
Santina Wheat, MD
Daisy Wynn, MD
Josef Felger
Marisol Jimenez
Ryan Lee
Kellie Medious
Equity, and Inclusion
Ruben Zarate
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