Executive Management Team

Chet P. Hewitt
President and Chief Executive Officer
he/his

Kaying Hang
Senior Vice President of Programs and Partnerships
she/hers

Edward Harris
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer
he/his

Beth Williams
Administration Services Manager and Executive Assistant to the CEO
she/hers

Azia Cherry
Executive Assistant to the President
she/hers

Marsha Parham
Executive Assistant to the CFO/COO
she/hers
Programs and Partnerships of The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
Community Economic Development
Our Community Economic Development team leads and advocates for emerging economic development projects in California by adding value to communities’ commitment to develop and implement inclusive economic growth strategies in underinvested neighborhoods.

Kendra Lewis
Managing Director
she/hers


Mone’t Greene
Program Associate
she/hers
Health Equity and Access
Our Health Equity and Access team works to create a California where every person has access to culturally responsive healthcare by ensuring health equity among populations disproportionately impacted by health disparities.

Matt Curtis
Managing Director
he/his

Nilda Valmores
Senior Program Officer of Stop the Hate and Behavioral Health Recovery Services Program
she/hers

Sara DeLisa
Program Officer of California Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Initiative
she/hers

Sierra Caraveo
Program Associate
she/hers

Danielle Claybon
Senior Program Associate
she/hers

Lucia Navarro
Program Associate
she/hers

Erin Perez
Program Associate
she/hers

Sonia Valadez
Program Associate
she/hers
Healthy Youth Development
Our Healthy Youth Development team organizes resources to invest in change driven in partnership with California’s youth of color and their communities to shift power and align systems to center youth opportunity, health and well-being.

Matt Cervantes
Associate Vice President of Programs
he/his






Travis Wells
Senior Program Associate
he/his

Joseph Fox-Sowell
Program Associate
he/his

Antonia
Program Associate
they/them

Tairiq Marshall
Program Associate
he/his

Devontae Springer
Program Associate
he/his

Gerald White
Program Associate
he/his

Evelyn Gonzalez
Program Assistant
she/hers
Local Initiatives
Our Local Initiatives team connects trusted community organizations, grassroots leaders and public sector institutions to provide holistic, culturally responsive services spanning mental health and wellness, violence prevention and wraparound care for impacted groups in the Sacramento area.

Shelley Jones
Managing Director
she/hers



Erica Allen
Senior Program Associate
she/hers

EdDrianna Marshall
Program Associate
she/hers

Bella Vang
Program Associate
she/hers

Persiasymone Simmons
Program Assistant
she/hers
Opioid Use Programs
Our Opioid Use Programs team works with programs and partners to address opioid use prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery by making available racially and culturally responsive population-based and place-based approaches for the state’s most underserved communities.

Nora Dunlap
Managing Director
she/hers



Marisa Vang
Senior Program Associate
she/hers

Hannah Finegold
Program Associate
she/hers

Tiare Summerhays
Program Associate
she/hers

Sadie Luke
Program Assistant
she/hers

Jenavie Rivera
Program Assistant
she/hers
Regional Programs
Our Regional Programs team adopts a place-based, policy and systems change approach to improving health and racial equity in the San Joaquin Valley by strengthening partnerships with nonprofit organizations, public sector institutions and funders across impacted regions in California.

Reyna Villalobos
Managing Director
she/hers
Finance, Operations, Learning and Communications Teams
Communications

Samantha Garcia
Associate Director
she/hers

Lisa Weir
Senior Communications Officer
she/hers

Daniel Sunkari
Communications Officer
he/his

Madyson Taylor
Communications Associate
she/hers
Conferencing and Facilities

Tim Carden
Information Technology Director
he/his

Noah Penley
Operations Manager
he/his

Fernando Loyola
Facilities Manager
he/his

Amy Briesenick
Conference Manager
she/hers

Emebet Davies
IT Project Manager
she/hers

Daniel Haro Rico
Technical Support Specialist
he/his

Bob Carson
Senior Events Assistant
he/his
Contracts, Risk and Compliance

Joan Kassis
Managing Director
she/hers

Lisa Hailey
Contracts Administrator II
she/hers

Karissa Rogers
Contracts Administrator II
she/hers
Evaluation and Learning

Maurice Samuels
Managing Director
he/his

Noemi Avalos
Senior Evaluation Officer
she/hers

Elaine Lander
Evaluation and Learning Officer
she/them

Antony Maikuri
Evaluation Officer
he/his

Breanna Mattis
Senior Evaluation Associate
she/hers

Erin Hassett
Evaluation Associate
she/hers

Danae Lamarche
Senior Administrative Assistant
Evaluation and Learning & Communications
she/hers
Finance and Administration

Scott Sent
Controller
he/his

Lucas Cole
Deputy Controller
he/his

Keith Wilson
Senior Grant Accountant
he/his

Kervonda Sampson
Payroll and Fiscally Sponsored Programs Manager
she/hers

Darcy Young
Grant Accountant
she/hers

Janie Cha
Grant Accountant
she/hers

Cori Carlos
Accountant
she/hers

Sean Dewan
Grant Accountant
he/his

Walter Cornethan
General Accountant
he/his

Tina Jerue
Accounts Payable Specialist
she/hers

Clare Leary
Receptionist
she/hers

La Toya Mays
Receptionist
she/hers
Human Resources

Ruth Jensen
Managing Director
she/hers

Sarah Hammades
Human Resources Generalist
she/hers

Alexa Nunez
Talent Acquisition and Development Specialist
she/hers