Meet Our Team

We’re pleased to introduce the people dedicated to the mission of Southwest Community Health Center. Get to know our many providers and the officers and directors keeping the organization going.
Company Officers
Mollie Melbourne

Chief Executive Officer

Alexandra Ocampo

Chief People Officer

Richard Wintermute

Chief Medical Officer

Dimitri Hrisovulos

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Dara Richards

Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Thomas Krause

Chief Operations Officer

Christina Trani

Chief Behavioral Health Officer

Jorge Cruz

Rosa Fernandez

Stephen Guss, D.D.S

Mary Hernandez

Henry Lugo Jr.

Anne Marie Mangialaschi, Treasurer

Bruce McDonald, M.D.

Denise Moye, Secretary

Millie Sequinot, Vice Chair

Reverend Dr. Sultan Stack

Chas Sterback

Marshall Touponse Esq., Chairperson

Lawrence A. Vitulano, Ph.D

Meg M. Zayan, R.D.H, M.P.H, Ed.D

Dr. Gerard Abidor

Physician Internal Medicine

Kathleen Africano

Psychiatrist APRN

Nicole Altbaum-Nash

Mental Health Therapist

Nicole Altbaum-Nash

Mental Health Therapist

Jennifer Alvarado

Mental Health Therapist

Geralda Angrand

APRN Internal Medicine

Dr. Anselm Anyoha

Pediatrician

Joanna Boback

Family Nurse Pracitioner

Megan Bourguillon

CBITS Program Coordinator

Jalice Bryan

Family Nurse Practitioner

Natosha Campos

Child & Family Therapist

Emily Carter

APRN

Taesun Chung

Physician Pediatric

Brittney Cifarelli

APRN Pediatrics

Nicole Clairmont

Child & Family Therapist

Chelsea K. Cross

Advance Practice Provider

Aida Cruz

Dental Hygienist

Carolina De la Cruz

Dental Hygienist

Diane Dean

Integrated Behavioral Health Therapist

Sarah DeNisco

Advance Practice Provider

Susan DeNisco

APRN Internal Medicine

Gail Diaz

Integrated Behavioral Health Therapist

Nikkia J. Diaz

Infectious Disease Physician

Sharon Dragich

OB/GYN Physician

Bobby Duffy-Hildalgo

Urgent Care Provider

Richard Dunn

Mental Health Therapist

Scott J. Emmerson-Pace

Integrated Behavioral Health Therapist

Katherine Esaw

Child & Family Therapist

LaChanna Evans-Cabrera

APRN Internal Medicine

Kelly Everlith

Pediatric APRN

Glorimar A. Falcon

Child & Family Therapist

Peter Ferrara

Dentist

Shelda Francois

Child & Family Therapist

Xiomara Galeano

APRN

Katrina Gateley

Physician Assistant

Christina Gentile

Physician Assistant

Debra Gerson

Internal Medicine Residency Attending

Cynthia Guerrier

Child & Family Therapist

Javier Guzman

Advance Practice Provider

Maimoona Haffees

Advance Practice Provider

Carmen D. Hatton

Child & Family Therapist

Emma Herkelman

Chiropractor

Martha C. Hernandez

IOP Evening Supervisor

Paula Hernandez

Co-Occurring Clinician

Hadrian Holder

Chief of ID & Medical Director of Ryan White HIV/AIDS

Amber Hunter

Co-Occurring Clinician

Dr. Josanne Hussain

Physician Pediatric

Juliane Icatar

OB/GYN Physician

Rihamary Jimenez

Podiatrist

Annette Jongsma

Co-Occurring Clinician

Gerad Kane

Co-Occurring Clinician

Patricia Kolbusz

Co-Occurring Clinician

Dr. Hilda Kyotakoze

Clincal Educator

Jill Langan

Certified Nurse Midwifex

Rachel Leigh

Registered Dietician

Christopher Martula

Behavioral Health Program Manager

Marjorie Mathieu

Same Day Care Manager

 

Kristen Misiak

Co-Occurring Clinician

Samantha Mraz

APRN Psychiatric

Chang Hyun Na

Dentist

Rachel M. Nagy

Child & Family Therapist

Alisha Nappi

Physician Assistant

Sandra M. Nauzan

Dental Hygienist

Ntohmabi Ndingwan

Pediatric APRN

Tara O'Neil

Behavioral Health Clinical Compliance Manager

Frances U. Ogudebe

APRN Psychiatric

Shana Orosco

APRN Psychiatric – Pediatrics

Balamurugan Ponnuraj

APRN Internal Medicine

Marylin S. Pratt
Co-Occurring Clinician
Claudia Preisick

Mental Health Therapist

Brittany Provenzano

Urgent Care Provider

Reshma Rajan

Dentist

Dr. Sanjeev Rao

Chief of Staff

Waqarun Rashid

OB/GYN Physician

Timothy Ray

Chiropractor

Katherine L. Rende

Co-Occurring Program Manager

Dr. Dara Richards

Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Andrea C. Rivadeneira

IOP Day Supervisor & MAT Coordinator

Jean A. Rivera

Mental Health Therapist

Alexander Rojano Fontalvo

Dentist

Evelyn Roman-Morel

Radiologic Technologist

Maria Russo-Appel

Psychiatrist

Megan D. Sampson

Co-Occurring Clinician

Kimberly Selznick Bader

Certified Nurse Midwife

Christine Senu

Mental Health Therapist

Howard Smith

Chief of Pediatrics

Karen Smith

Behavioral Health Program Manager

Marthe Sooh Nkongo

Urgent Care Provider

Lesle M. Spain

APRN Internal Medicine

Laura Tafuri

Physician OBGYN

Ana Taveras

Child & Family Therapist

Christina Teixeira

Mental Health Therapist

Jo-Ku Teng

Urgent Care Provider

Richard Torres

Physician Internal Medicine

Haydees J. Valencia

Dental Hygienist

Estephany Valerio-Negron

Integrated Behavioral Health Therapist

Sheryl S. Veliz

Psychiatrist

Caroline Walsh

Advance Practice Provider

Anna M. Washington

Co-Occurring Clinician

Kerry Wilson

Physician Internal Medicine

Ernest Winhoffer

Dentist

Richard Wintermute

Chief Medical Officer

Sandra Wright

Co-Occurring Clinician

Kenneth M. Young

Dentist

Join the SWCHC Board of Directors!

Do you have a passion for community health? Would you like to play a role in molding how care is delivered in YOUR community? Being a member of the Board is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a positive difference in their community’s health. Board members help to ensure that everyone in our community has access to safe and quality healthcare services regardless of age, income, citizenship or health coverage.

What To Expect

  • Serve a 3 year term with a maximum three consecutive terms (9 years in total)
  • Participate in an annual Board development session and/or strategic planning session
  • Attend a minimum of 2 meetings per month ( one general board meeting and one committee meeting)
  • 4-6 hour time commitment per month
  • Serve on at least one board committee

Board Member Benefits

  • Professional Development
  • Travel Opportunities to National
  • Association of Community Health Center Conferences
  • Community Service
  • Networking Opportunities

If you or someone you know is interested in an exceptional opportunity to help foster the growth and development of an organization devoted to its mission as a Director please download the member application and contact Catherine Auger, Administrative Executive Assistant at 203-332-3502 or CAuger@swchc.org.

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