Leadership and Providers
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
Helen Stewart, LCSW
Senior Executive Vice President
Lanita Higgs-Jackson, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Julie Ryan, CFRE
Senior Vice President of External Affairs
Jennifer Swoyer, DO
Senior Vice President/ Chief Medical & Population Health Officer
Linda Stevens, RN, BSN, MPA
Senior Vice President of Health Center Services
Gregory Lee, LCSW
Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health & Community-Based Services
Joy Bruniga, PHR, SHRM-CP
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Ken Muhr
Vice President of Information Systems and Technology
Berenice Lopez, DDS
Chief Dental Officer
Lisa Patel
Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management
Ellen Kunkle, MNA
Vice President of Grants and Government Relations
Claudia Valenzuela
Vice President of Health Center Operations
Ryan Alderman, LMFT
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Amelia Joseph, MS, LCSW
Vice President of Quality and Performance
Don Bestwina
Vice President of Community Based Services
FY22 Board of Directors
Chair: April Schweitzer
Immediate Past Chair: Stephen J. Ryan, Jr.
Chair Elect: Bana Atassi, DDS, MS, MED
Treasurer: Maya Gavrilovic
Secretary: Nina Duenas
Maria Beltran
Leixy Lauren Blue
Rachel Shaw Callahan
Ariella Guardi
Shilpa Hingwe
Denise Molina
Alexandra Normington
Bhakti Patel
Elizabeth Payne
Joe Sexton
Eric Spratford, MD
Lulia Vula
Robert Webb
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.