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Paloma Hernandez is a President and CEO at Urban Health Plan Inc and is based in 1065 Southern Blvd, New York City, New York. She attended Boston College; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; and Teachers College, Columbia.

Fernando Sañudo joined the VCC team in 1988 as a Health Educator, and in his nearly thirty years with the organization, he’s held additional positions as Project Coordinator, Health Program Center Director, and Clinic Administrator. His wide range of expertise with the clinic includes program research, design, and evaluation, as well as extensive experience in community outreach and education. He has been an Independent Consultant for both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a professional grant reviewer and Project Concern International in the area of program design and evaluation. Mr. Sañudo is also adjunct faculty at the University of San Diego (USD) and teaches Design and Evaluation for the Master's Program in Nonprofit Administration and Leadership. Mr. Sañudo has co-authored several chapters in books and professional journals regarding HIV-prevention and in 2008, he was named the “Health Champion of the Year” for Molina. As CEO for VCC, Mr. Sañudo leads an executive team of nine members, in addition to a staff of over 500 employees, in addition to over 100 volunteers. Working with the Board of Directors, Mr. Sañudo provides oversight to all aspects of VCC’s operations and liaisons with the local and regional government on important health care advocacy issues. He’s been inspired by watching VCC grow over the course of his three decades with the organization and seeing the impact that a functional community clinic model can have on overall community health.

Linda Flake is the President/Chief Executive Officer of Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, a migrant and community federally qualified health center headquartered in Hammonton, New Jersey. Linda has been an executive in community health care serving minority and disadvantaged communities for over thirty-five years. Since assuming the helm of Southern Jersey in 1992, the health center has experienced extraordinary growth, from serving approximately 5000 patients in 1992, to over 53,000 in 2017; from a small budget of less than $1 million to an operational budget exceeding $30 million; and from employing 20 to over 250 people. Notably, Southern Jersey’s mission is to increase and improve access to primary health and dental services to low wealth populations, in a culturally proficient manner, by reducing barriers including costs, linguistics, and transportation. Under Linda’s leadership, the agency has expanded its services and facilities to eight sites in Salem City, Hammonton, Pleasantville, Atlantic City, Pemberton, and Burlington City. Another location in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, is under development.In 2006, the center deployed mobile medical and dental units to provide services at the migrant camps.

Miles J. Varn is a Chief Executive Officer at PinnacleCare and is based in Baltimore Y, Alrededores, Maryland. He has worked as Chief Medical Officer at PinnacleCare and Emergency Physician at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Miles studied at University of Virginia School of Medicine between 1984 and 1988 and University of Virginia between 1980 and 1984.

Charles R. Bottoms is a Chief Executive Officer at TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS and is based in United States.