Our Board

Board of Directors
Mary’s Center’s board of directors provides program and fiscal oversight support and guidance to the executive and development directors. Board members are selected for their experience in health, planning, law, program and personnel management, and knowledge of the target community and community resources.

The strength of Mary’s Center’s board lies in the diversity, skills, and knowledge of its members. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, 51% of our board membership must include clients who use the Center’s services. This mixture of clients and community members has greatly strengthened the programmatic components that Mary’s Center offers. Below is a list of our governing board members:

Julie Martinez Ortega, Chair
Matt Klinger, Treasurer
Alejandra Ceja, Secretary
Patrick Chaulk, MD
Luis Guardia
Michele Guzman
John Kaelin
Andrea Lindemann
Mary MacPherson
Edward Mariga
Ana Molina
Lucero Ortiz
Hanita Schreiber
Liliam Turcios

Philanthropic Board
Mary’s Center also has a philanthropic board that supports the Center with its fundraising efforts. This board helps us secure major donors, cultivate corporations, and find sponsors for our annual gala, Noche Tropical.

The board’s members are asked to make significant gifts and to cultivate and solicit others who can make equally significant gifts. The board meets on a bimonthly basis to develop strategies to ensure that efforts meet or exceed goals in a timely manner. The members of the philanthropic board are:

Hanita Schreiber, Chair
Mary MacPherson
John J. Kaelin
Samuel Lievano, DDS
Martha M. Koro