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Leadership Team

Anita Aguirre, MPH
Anita Aguirre, MPH

Chief Executive Officer

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

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Casey KirkHart, DO – Chief Medical Officer
Casey KirkHart, DO – Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer

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

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Mila Shank, LCSW
Mila Shank, LCSW

Chief Behavioral Health Officer

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

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Philippa Barron
Philippa Barron

Chief Operating Officer

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

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Ignacio Perez
Ignacio Perez

Chief Financial Officer

Ignacio has over 20 years experience in the healthcare industry with a focus on expansion and long...

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Nicole Bussing
Nicole Bussing

Chief Human Resources Officer

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

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Dena Loijos
Dena Loijos

Chief Strategy and Impact Officer

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

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Jorge A. Ovando Zalapa
Jorge A. Ovando Zalapa

Chief Information Officer

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

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Board of Directors

Julio Porro, MD
Julio Porro, MD

Board Chair

Julio was born in Manzanillo, Cuba, and immigrated with his parents to the U.S. in 1971 at 6 years...

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Jorge Savala
Jorge Savala

Board Vice Chair

Jorge Savala is a native of Santa Cruz, having grown up in a migrant camp near Wilder Ranch State...

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Bill Leland
Bill Leland

Secretary

Born in San Francisco, 14 years on the East Coast through college in Massachusetts, then back to...

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Kimberly Hallinan
Kimberly Hallinan

Board Treasurer

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Linda Alves
Linda Alves

Linda is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master's degree in Public Policy from UC...

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Joyce Brown
Joyce Brown

I was born in Mississippi, where our family lived and worked as day laborers until I was 12 years...

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Mace Crowbear
Mace Crowbear

I raised up in Boulder Creek in a small indigenous community. I came from a family of wood...

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Glenys Davidson
Glenys Davidson

Glenys moved from Willow Glen to Santa Cruz in 2000. She began as a volunteer for the Santa Cruz...

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Andrew Goldenkranz
Andrew Goldenkranz

Andrew has lived in Santa Cruz County since 1986. A veteran public educator and public health...

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Colleen McLaughlin
Colleen McLaughlin

Colleen McLaughlin is a Santa Cruz native. She has her master's in social work from the...

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