About Us

Our Board & Staff

MNHC is governed by a community board and led by experienced healthcare professionals dedicated to serving San Francisco's Mission District.

Board of Directors

Officers

Rita FranklinPresident
Amelia Martínez-BankheadVice President
Claudia LlanosSecretary
José A. Rodríguez, MATreasurer

Community Trustees

Charles Moser, MDCommunity Trustee
Susy JengCommunity Trustee
Marcia ContrerasCommunity Trustee

Consumer Trustees

Francisco GarcíaConsumer Trustee
Luz DeckerConsumer Trustee
MaryLou PonceConsumer Trustee
Sylvia VasquezConsumer Board Member

Senior Leadership

Executive Office

Anna Robert, RN, MSN, DrPHExecutive Director & CEO
Brad Williams-Padilla, MDChief Medical Officer
Denisse Porter, NPChief Clinical Operations & Associate Chief Medical Officer
Brian Abel, DHSc, MPHChief Population Health & Value-Based Care Officer
Sade SalakoChief Financial Officer
Jesus Martell Gonzalez, MBA, PMPChief Operating Officer
Willie RamirezChief Strategy & HR Officer

Clinical Services

Farzana Poyan, DDSDental Director
Jose Enrique Lopez, MSWDirector of Behavioral Health & Substance Use
April TrinhDirector of Pharmacy
Janet Lee, ODDirector of Optometry

Programs & Operations

Erika RivasCompliance Director
Gus TabetProgram Director, Resource Center
Jonathan Malta-WeingardHuman Resources Director

Our Providers

MNHC's clinical team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, a certified nurse midwife, behavioral health clinicians, dentists, pharmacists, and specialists serving patients across all our locations.

Nurse Practitioners & Midwives

Aby Romero, NPNurse Practitioner, Excelsior
Alexandra Mitchell, CNMNurse Midwife (On Call), Women's Clinic — Shotwell
Anna Ycaza, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Betsey Segarra, NPPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Brenda Chicas, NPExcelsior Clinic
Denisse Porter, NPAdult Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Harriet Cuttler, NPResource Center
Karen Alvarado, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Kimberly Iniguez, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Maria Grazia Leon Sausa, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Marisol Gutierrez, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Melanie Zamora, NPNurse Practitioner, Excelsior
Michael Woodsome, NPAdult Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Sam Gonzalez, NPShotwell Clinic
Seleina Bravo Loera, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Steven Leiner, NPAdult Medicine, HIV Services — Clínica Esperanza, Shotwell Clinic

Physicians

Brad Williams-Padilla, MDChief Medical Officer
Aarti Vala, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Ana Padula, MDPhysician, Excelsior
Brent Lem, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Charles Edwards, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Clark Santee, MDLead Physician, Special Populations, Resource Center
Gabriela Meckler, MDFamily Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Galen Harnden, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Hali Hammer, MDPhysician, Shotwell Clinic
Jaime Ruiz, MDChief of Pediatrics & Associate Medical Director, Shotwell
John Lambert, MDPediatrics, Shotwell
Juan Pablo Forero, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Karen Makely, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Kimberly Ginsbach, MDLead Pediatrician, Shotwell
Lizette España, MDLead Physician, Adult Medicine & Women's Clinic, Shotwell Clinic
Meredith Laird, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Nathalie Morales Delgado, MDLead Physician, Excelsior
Ricardo Alvarez, MDPhysician, Resource Center
Victoria Agnost, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic

Dental

Farzana Poyan, DDSDental Director, Shotwell Dental
Edwin Tirado, DDSDentist, Excelsior Dental
Eleiska Herrera de Salvatierra, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental
Francesca Artiga, DDSPediatric Dentist, Excelsior Dental
Latisha Chan, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental
Phuong Vu, DDSDentist, Excelsior Dental
Priyanka Raiyani, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental

Behavioral Health

Jose Enrique Lopez, MSWDirector of Behavioral Health & Substance Use
Cassandra ValleBehavioral Health Clinician, Shotwell
Cristhy Trejo CruzBehavioral Health Clinician, Shotwell
Kimberly ChavezBehavioral Health Clinician, Excelsior
Laura RinconBehavioral Health Clinician, Excelsior
David Lopez-GiraldoSubstance Abuse Counselor, Shotwell
Samuel TicasSubstance Abuse Counselor, Resource Center

Optometry

Janet Lee, ODDirector of Optometry, Shotwell

Pharmacy

Mercedes HoPharmacist, Shotwell
Tae KawamotoPharmacist, Shotwell
Wiwon KumnerdpunPharmacist, Shotwell

Podiatry

David TranPodiatrist, Adult Medicine

Nutrition Services

Rosario Lopez, RDRegistered Dietitian, Shotwell

Acupuncture

Igor AlekseevAcupuncturist, Shotwell
Jolene ElizabethAcupuncturist, Shotwell

Board of Directors

Officers

Rita FranklinPresident
Amelia Martínez-BankheadVice President
Claudia LlanosSecretary
José A. Rodríguez, MATreasurer

Community Trustees

Charles Moser, MDCommunity Trustee
Susy JengCommunity Trustee
Marcia ContrerasCommunity Trustee

Consumer Trustees

Francisco GarcíaConsumer Trustee
Luz DeckerConsumer Trustee
MaryLou PonceConsumer Trustee
Sylvia VasquezConsumer Board Member

Senior Leadership

Executive Office

Anna Robert, RN, MSN, DrPHExecutive Director & CEO
Brad Williams-Padilla, MDChief Medical Officer
Denisse Porter, NPChief Clinical Operations & Associate Chief Medical Officer
Brian Abel, DHSc, MPHChief Population Health & Value-Based Care Officer
Sade SalakoChief Financial Officer
Jesus Martell Gonzalez, MBA, PMPChief Operating Officer
Willie RamirezChief Strategy & HR Officer

Clinical Services

Farzana Poyan, DDSDental Director
Jose Enrique Lopez, MSWDirector of Behavioral Health & Substance Use
April TrinhDirector of Pharmacy
Janet Lee, ODDirector of Optometry

Programs & Operations

Erika RivasCompliance Director
Gus TabetProgram Director, Resource Center
Jonathan Malta-WeingardHuman Resources Director

Our Providers

Nurse Practitioners & Midwives

Aby Romero, NPNurse Practitioner, Excelsior
Alexandra Mitchell, CNMNurse Midwife (On Call), Women's Clinic — Shotwell
Anna Ycaza, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Betsey Segarra, NPPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Brenda Chicas, NPExcelsior Clinic
Denisse Porter, NPAdult Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Harriet Cuttler, NPResource Center
Karen Alvarado, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Kimberly Iniguez, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Maria Grazia Leon Sausa, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Marisol Gutierrez, NPNurse Practitioner, Shotwell Clinic
Melanie Zamora, NPNurse Practitioner, Excelsior
Michael Woodsome, NPAdult Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Sam Gonzalez, NPShotwell Clinic
Seleina Bravo Loera, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner, Shotwell
Steven Leiner, NPAdult Medicine, HIV Services — Clínica Esperanza, Shotwell Clinic

Physicians

Brad Williams-Padilla, MDChief Medical Officer
Aarti Vala, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Ana Padula, MDPhysician, Excelsior
Brent Lem, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Charles Edwards, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Clark Santee, MDLead Physician, Special Populations, Resource Center
Gabriela Meckler, MDFamily Medicine, Shotwell Clinic
Galen Harnden, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Hali Hammer, MDPhysician, Shotwell Clinic
Jaime Ruiz, MDChief of Pediatrics & Associate Medical Director, Shotwell
John Lambert, MDPediatrics, Shotwell
Juan Pablo Forero, MDPediatrics, Excelsior
Karen Makely, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Kimberly Ginsbach, MDLead Pediatrician, Shotwell
Lizette España, MDLead Physician, Adult Medicine & Women's Clinic, Shotwell Clinic
Meredith Laird, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic
Nathalie Morales Delgado, MDLead Physician, Excelsior
Ricardo Alvarez, MDPhysician, Resource Center
Victoria Agnost, MDPediatrics, Shotwell Clinic

Dental

Farzana Poyan, DDSDental Director, Shotwell Dental
Edwin Tirado, DDSDentist, Excelsior Dental
Eleiska Herrera de Salvatierra, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental
Francesca Artiga, DDSPediatric Dentist, Excelsior Dental
Latisha Chan, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental
Phuong Vu, DDSDentist, Excelsior Dental
Priyanka Raiyani, DDSDentist, Shotwell Dental

Behavioral Health

Jose Enrique Lopez, MSWDirector of Behavioral Health & Substance Use
Cassandra ValleBehavioral Health Clinician, Shotwell
Cristhy Trejo CruzBehavioral Health Clinician, Shotwell
Kimberly ChavezBehavioral Health Clinician, Excelsior
Laura RinconBehavioral Health Clinician, Excelsior
David Lopez-GiraldoSubstance Abuse Counselor, Shotwell
Samuel TicasSubstance Abuse Counselor, Resource Center

Optometry

Janet Lee, ODDirector of Optometry, Shotwell

Pharmacy

Mercedes HoPharmacist, Shotwell
Tae KawamotoPharmacist, Shotwell
Wiwon KumnerdpunPharmacist, Shotwell

Podiatry

David TranPodiatrist, Adult Medicine

Nutrition Services

Rosario Lopez, RDRegistered Dietitian, Shotwell

Acupuncture

Igor AlekseevAcupuncturist, Shotwell
Jolene ElizabethAcupuncturist, Shotwell