Meet Our Team
Pillars Community Health is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our President and CEO is Lanita Higgs-Jackson.
Executive Staff
Lanita Higgs-Jackson, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joy Bruniga, MSHR, PHR, SHRM-CP
Chief People Officer
Shunita Rhodes, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Julie Ryan, CFRE
Chief External Affairs Officer
Liz Sant, MSOD
Chief Transformation Officer
Linda Stevens, RN, BSN, MPA
Chief Operations Officer
Helen Stewart, LCSW, MBA
Chief Program Officer
Jennifer Swoyer, DO
Chief Population Health Officer
Sabrina Bahir, PhD
Vice President of Grants/Community and Government Partnerships
Don Bestwina
Vice President Community Services
Margaret Espinoza, LCPC, CCTP, CIMHP
Vice President of Open Access
Tahani Hammad, LCSW
Vice President of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Amelia Joseph, MS, LCSW
Vice President of Behavioral Health
Lisa Lindberg, MSIMC
Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations
Berenice Lopez, DDS
Vice President Dental Services
Lisa Patel
Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management
Brandon Pritchard
Vice President of Quality and Organizational Improvement
Stefin Steberl, CFRE
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Claudia Valenzuela
Vice President of Health Center Operations
FY27 Board of Directors
Chair: Eric Spratford, MD
Treasurer: Maya Gavrilovic
Secretary: Nina Duenas
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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.
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