Meet Our Team
Pillars Community Health is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our President and CEO is Angela Curran, JD, LLM.
Executive Staff
Angela Curran, JD, LLM
President and CEO
Lanita Higgs-Jackson, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Helen Stewart, LCSW
Chief Program Officer
Jennifer Swoyer, DO
Chief Population Health Officer
Linda Stevens, RN, BSN, MPA
Chief Operations Officer
Julie Ryan, CFRE
Chief External Affairs Officer
Joy Bruniga, PHR, SHRM-CP
Chief People Officer
Liz Sant, MSOD
Chief Transformation Officer
Kim Stephens, BSW; LSW; M.Ed; CDVP
Vice President of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Ken Muhr
Vice President of Information Systems and Technology
Berenice Lopez, DDS
Vice President Dental Services
Lisa Patel
Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management
Don Bestwina
Vice President Community Services
Ellen Kunkle, MNA
Vice President of Grants and Government Relations
Lisa Lindberg, MSIMC
Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations
Brandon Pritchard
Vice President of Quality and Organizational Improvement
Claudia Valenzuela
Vice President of Health Center Operations
Stefin Steberl, CFRE
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Sabrina Bahir
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Amelia Joseph, MS, LCSW
Vice President
Tahani Hammad, LCSW
Associate Vice President of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
FY25 Board of Directors
Chair: Alexandra Normington
Immediate Past Chair: Bana Atassi, DDS, MS, MED
Treasurer: Maya Gavrilovic
Secretary: Nina Duenas
Leixy Lauren Blue
Rachel Shaw Callahan
Ariella Guardi
Shilpa Hingwe
Denise Molina
Elizabeth Payne
April Schweitzer
Joe Sexton
Eric Spratford, MD
Fabiola Zavala
To contact a member of our leadership team, please call:
Our Staff
Pillars Community Health has more than 300 staff. We employ doctors, nurses, dentists, social workers, counselors, therapists, teachers, and more.
Click here to read about the providers at our Health Center.
Click here to learn about working at Pillars Community Health.