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...
Read MoreCasey KirkHart, DO – Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Officer
A Long Beach native, Casey attended UC Berkeley, where he studied biology and sociology....
Read MoreMila Shank, LCSW
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Mila Shank (she, her, hers) has worked at Santa Cruz Community Health since 2013 and has been in...
Read MorePhilippa Barron
Chief Operating Officer
Philippa Barron is SCCHC’s Chief Operating Officer. She holds an MBA and an MPH from UC Berkeley...
Read MoreIgnacio Perez
Chief Financial Officer
Ignacio has over 20 years experience in the healthcare industry with a focus on expansion and long...
Read MoreNicole Bussing
Chief Human Resources Officer
Nicole Bussing is SCCH’s Chief Human Resources Officer. She holds a Master of Science...
Read MoreDena Loijos
Chief Strategy and Impact Officer
Dena Loijos, MPH is the Santa Cruz Community Health Centers’ Chief Strategy and Impact...
Read MoreJorge 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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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...
Learn MoreJorge Savala
Board Vice Chair
Jorge Savala is a native of Santa Cruz, having grown up in a migrant camp near Wilder Ranch State...
Learn MoreBill Leland
Secretary
Born in San Francisco, 14 years on the East Coast through college in Massachusetts, then back to...
Learn MoreLinda Alves
Linda is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master's degree in Public Policy from UC...
Learn MoreJoyce Brown
I was born in Mississippi, where our family lived and worked as day laborers until I was 12 years...
Learn MoreMace Crowbear
I raised up in Boulder Creek in a small indigenous community. I came from a family of wood...
Learn MoreGlenys Davidson
Glenys moved from Willow Glen to Santa Cruz in 2000. She began as a volunteer for the Santa Cruz...
Learn MoreAndrew Goldenkranz
Andrew has lived in Santa Cruz County since 1986. A veteran public educator and public health...
Learn MoreColleen McLaughlin
Colleen McLaughlin is a Santa Cruz native. She has her master's in social work from the...
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