Board and Staff
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Board Officers
President - Javier Luna, Ph.D. (Winters Healthcare Foundation)
Dr. Javier Luna is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Integrated Health Services at Winters Healthcare, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).Over the last decade, he has been involved in key organizational activities at Winters Healthcare, including the creation and fostering of a successful relationship-based culture. Dr. Luna has been an active coach to his fellow clinical leaders since2016, including creating and supporting a coaches’ training program at Winters Healthcare.
Dr. Luna has served on the Western Clinicians Network (WCN) Board of Directors since 2018. He received his Ph.D., from Seattle Pacific University in 2010 and has received advanced professional training from the Gestalt International Study Center (GISC) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Sacramento with his wife Molly of 19 years and their 4 children.
President - Javier Luna, Ph.D. (Winters Healthcare Foundation)
Dr. Javier Luna is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Integrated Health Services at Winters Healthcare, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).Over the last decade, he has been involved in key organizational activities at Winters Healthcare, including the creation and fostering of a successful relationship-based culture. Dr. Luna has been an active coach to his fellow clinical leaders since2016, including creating and supporting a coaches’ training program at Winters Healthcare.
Dr. Luna has served on the Western Clinicians Network (WCN) Board of Directors since 2018. He received his Ph.D., from Seattle Pacific University in 2010 and has received advanced professional training from the Gestalt International Study Center (GISC) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Sacramento with his wife Molly of 19 years and their 4 children.
President-Elect - Darlene Melk, M.D. (Chiricahua Community Health Centers)
After graduating from the University of Arizona medical school in 2002 and completing residency training at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in 2005, she sought for an opportunity to serve children with barriers to care. Her first job working for Mountain Park Community Health Centers helped solidify her passion for the community health center model which allows us to see all children, regardless of their financial or social background.
Dr. Melk joined Chiricahua Community Health Center, Inc. in 2010 and fell in love with the work. Her team is focused on bringing quality preventive care to children and families in their rural and underserved area through innovation and collaborations. Outside of work, she serves as the Chief Medical Officer for a nonprofit organization focused on children with special health care needs in Montero, Bolivia and is blessed to have four beautiful sons.
Secretary - Huong Le, D.D.S. (Asian Health Services)
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Treasurer - Ching Wang, M.D. (Sunset Community Health)
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Board Members
Tyree Davis, D.D.S.
Nevada Health Centers Jorge Fernandez, L.C.S.W. Golden Valley Health Centers Suganya Karuppana, M.D., MHCD, CPE, CHC, CPHQ Valle del Sol Rakesh Patel, M.D. Neighborhood Healthcare Eladio Pereira, M.D. Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc. Sonia Reidy, M.D. El Rio Health Center John Vaz, M.D., MSHA Community Clinic of Maui Mike Witte, M.D. California Primary Care Association |
Staff
Kokaale Amissah-Aidoo, M.S.
Chief Staff Officer Lydia Ossentjuk Financial Advisor |
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Honorary/Emeritus
Gary Cloud, M.D., A.T. Still University Ric Custodio, M.D., retired Jimmy Hara, M.D., Charles Drew University Carl Heard, M.D., Leading Solutions for Healthcare Art Martinez, M.D., Adelante Healthcare Winston Wong, M.D., Kaiser Permanente Ron Yee, M.D., NACHC |
Advisory Board
Nancy Bowen, MAIOP, Nevada PCA Francisco J. Silva, Esq., California PCA Jessica Yanow, MPH, Arizona Alliance for CHCs Bruce Gray, MPA, Northwest Regional PCA Robert Hirokawa, DrPH, Hawaii PCA Julie Holstein, CHAMPS |