Board of Directors & Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Anita Aguirre, MPH

Chief Executive Officer

Anita Aguirre, MPH, began at SCCH as the CEO in January 2024 and has spent her career supporting...

Casey KirkHart, DO

Chief Medical Officer

A Long Beach native, Casey attended UC Berkeley, where he studied biology and sociology....

Dena Loijos

Chief Strategy and Impact Officer

Dena Loijos, MPH is the Santa Cruz Community Health Centers’ Chief Strategy and Impact...

Ignacio Perez

Chief Financial Officer

Ignacio has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, focusing on expansion and...

Jorge A. Ovando Zalapa

Chief Information Officer

Jorge is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience working in healthcare, higher...

Mila Shank, LCSW

Chief Behavioral Health Officer

Mila Shank, LCSW PPSC (she, her, hers) has worked at Santa Cruz Community Health since 2013 and...

Philippa Barron

Chief Operating Officer

Philippa Barron is SCCHC’s Chief Operating Officer. She holds an MBA and an MPH from UC Berkeley...

Nicole Bussing

Chief Human Resources Officer

Nicole Bussing is SCCH’s Chief Human Resources Officer. She holds a Master of Science...

Jo Kenny

Jo Kenny has run an organizational developmental consulting practice for nonprofits since 1991,...

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Andrew Goldenkranz

Andrew Goldenkranz has been a Santa Cruz Community Health board member since September 2012 and is...

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Bob Taren

Board Vice Chair

Robert “Bob” Taren joined the Board in March 2024 and is the current Board Vice-Chair &...

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Colleen McLaughlin

Colleen McLaughlin joined the board in October 2022. A Santa Cruz native, Colleen earned her...

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Hali Hammer, MD

Hali Hammer, MD has been a board member since June 2024. Hali’s passion for community health...

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Joyce Brown

Joyce Brown has been a Santa Cruz Community Health board member since April 2021. Born in...

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Julio Porro, MD

Board Chair

Julio Porro, MD, joined the board in April 2021 and is the current Board Chair. Born in...

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Kimberly Hallinan

Board Treasurer

Kimberly Hallinan has been a Santa Cruz Community Health board member since January 2023 and is...

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Linda Alves

Linda Alves joined the board in February 2023. She is a licensed clinical social worker with a...

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Mace Crowbear

Mace Crowbear joined the board in December 2020. Raised in a small indigenous community in Boulder...

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Michelle Stott, RN

Board Secretary

Michelle (Nepomuceno) Stott, RN has been a board member since November 2023 and is the current...

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