Board and Staff

Board Officers

​​​President -  Sonia Reidy, M.D., MS, CPE, FAAP. (El Rio Health Center) 

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Secretary - Suganya Karuppana, MD, MSHD, CPE, CHC, CPHQ (Adelante Healthcare) 

Treasurer - Eladio Pereira, M.D. (Mariposa Community Health Center)

Board Members

Jeanelle Ahuna PA-C, AAHIV-S
  Waikiki Health
Tyree Davis, D.D.S.
   Nevada Health Centers
Jorge Fernandez, L.C.S.W. 
   Golden Valley Health Centers
Huong Le, DDS
  Asian Health Services
Javier Luna, Ph.D.
   Winters Healthcare Foundation
Darlene Melk, M.D. 
   Chiricahua Community Health Centers 
Paige Thiermann, M.D. 
   Neighborhood Healthcare 
Sonia Reidy, M.D.
   El Rio Health Center 
Ching Wang, M.D.
  Sunset Community Health Centers
Mike Witte, M.D.
  Independent Consultant

Staff

Kokaale Amissah-Aidoo, M.S.
Chief of Staff 

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., retired​

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