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 (2022-2023)
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
Community Volunteer
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

Tiffany Okoniewski
Director
Grant Accounting, Contact Administration

Raheel Shahzad
Vice President of Finance

Eric Davidson
Associate Director
Financial Planning & Analysis

Melissa Hilton

Sandra Del Toro
Director Government Grants,
Foundation Relations

Cathy Junia

Adriana Diaz
Senior Director of Human Resources

Diana Perez
Associate Director, HR Reward Systems
Analytics and Benefits

Victoria Whildin
Chief Operating Officer

Elizabeth Bennetts
Director
Process Improvement

Nancy Greenwalt
Director
Compliance and Risk Management

Hannah Chi
Director of Operations
Humboldt Park

Liliana Delgado
Director of Operations
Erie Helping Hands

Carla Jones
Director
Front End Revenue Cycle

Marisol Jimenez

Hannah Keel, DNP
Director
Clinical Operations

Kelly Klingensmith
Regional Director of Operations

Kim Koziol
Senior Director Nursing
and Practice Transformation Â

Suzanne Kunkel
Director
Patient Access Operations

Betsy Lopez
Director of Operations
Foster Avenue

Emily McDonald
Director of Business Operations

Kellie Medious
Associate Vice President, Patient Operations & DEIB Officer

Miriam Rodriguez
Director of Operations
Erie HealthReach Waukegan

Robin Varnado
Associate Vice President of Operations

Kim Williams
Director of Operations
Erie Division Street and Teen Center

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
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

Michelle Byrne, MD
Clinical Director
Population Health and Care Innovation

Miranda Hart, MD
Medical Director
Adult & Family Medicine

Tracy Irwin, MD
Hospira Foundation Endowed Medical Director
Reproductive Health

Lisa Kearney, DDS
Clinical Director
Oral Health

Deborah Midgley, MD
Medical Director
Education

Sara Naureckas, MD
Medical Director
Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine

Natalie Raghu, DNP, FNP-C, APRN-FPA BC, ADM
Medical Director
Advanced Practice Providers & APRN Fellowship

Rachel Ramaswamy, DO
Medical Director
Psychiatry

Jose Viruet, LCPC
Clinical Director
Behavioral Health

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

Lucy Amaro, DNP, FNP-BC
Site Medical Director
School-Based Health

Christopher Benavente, MD
Delivering Family Physician
Erie Division Street

Milap Bhatt, DO
Medical Director
Erie Foster Avenue

Christopher Boisselle, MD
Program Director
Swedish Family Medicine Residency

Alissa Carlson, MD
Clinical Director
Prentice Women's Hospital

Catherine Chen, MD
Clinical Director
Lake County

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

Martha Glynn, FNP
Erie Johnson School-Based
Health Center

Kate Laslo, MD, MPH
Senior 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 Covenant Hospital

Heidi Vyhmeister, CNM
Prentice Women’s Hospital

Santina Wheat, MD
Program Director
Northwestern McGaw
Family Medicine Residency

Daisy Wynn, MD
Medical Director
Erie Division Street

Nancy Greenwalt
Interim Compliance & Privacy Officer

Marisol Jimenez

Kellie Medious
Officer of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
