President of the Board

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Roxana is a certified CHWI, CHW for the Texas Tech University Health Science Center, School of Nursing at the Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center.  She is the Co-Instructor for the TTUHSC SON CHW Certification Program. She has more 15 years of experience as a boots on the ground CHW. She leads the West Texas Community Health Worker/Promotores Association in Lubbock

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President Elect of the Board

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Gloria Carter is a certified CHW. She works as a Family & Community Health Agent - Cameron County for the Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program

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Treasurer

Tarri is a certified CHW Instructor and is the Manager of Community Health Workers, under the Community Benefits Corporation of Memorial Hermann

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Secretary

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Zenaida is a Community Outreach Ambassador who is dedicated to serving at-risk and in-need populations and demonstrated working history in the health care industry. Zenaida excels at engaging with community members, networking and collaborating with community based organizations, implementing outreach plans, delivering compelling presentations to community member groups and professionals, and developing a network of partnerships and collaborations. Zenaida is experienced in Medicaid and Medicare programs, social determinants of health (SDoH), community needs, resources and education techniques.

Membership Co-Chair

Eliana is a certified Community Health Worker with over seven years of experience coordinating outreach and eligibility projects. She is passionate about health equity, mental health and serving vulnerable families in her community. Eliana has a MS degree in Health Care Administration and currently works as a Project Coordinator for the National Communications and Marketing Department at the American Heart Association. 

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Membership Co-Chair

Bianca Gaytan-Dyer is a Certified Community Health worker and Manager of Community Health at El Centro de Corazón, an FQHC in Houston, Texas. She is currently spearheading a new team of Community Health Workers to build a Community Health Worker Program in Houston’s East End. She is currently working on her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is dedicated to the mental and social health needs of the community she serves.” 

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Board Member at Large

Yamaceeta is a certified CHW with over 25 years experience as a patient care coordinator. She currently works as a Program Director/Consumer Advocate/Attendant Care Manager for Astrocare CLASS I

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Board Member at Large

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Jodi is a certified CHW and Founder/Executive Director of Teens Grounded Inc. 

Board Member at Large

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My calling has always been to serve the community. I was the “to go to” person in my community to

help translate, make calls, fill out forms and/or find resources. In 2011, I moved to the DFW Area and

stumble into the title Community Health Worker (CHW). It made me realized I had been a CHW all my

life. I started with Baylor Scott & White (BSWH) as the Community Care Navigator. Now over 10 years

later I manage the Community Care Navigation Program at BSWH. This has given me the opportunity to

help grow the CHW discipline and help develop a career ladder for others. With my current role I get to

have my hands in different projects to address Social Determinants of Health for patients within my

organization and within my own community as well. It has been my passion to help others. I truly can

say “I get paid for doing what I love”.

Board Member at Large

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H. Morgan Montalvo is a longtime news anchor, investigative reporter, foreign correspondent and military medical services officer. After more than three decades in large-market news he entered the public health field, trained as a Community Health Worker and CHW Instructor and currently works as a Senior Management Analyst for San Antonio Metropolitan Health District

Board Member at Large

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Ricardo A. Garay serves as a program manager for the community engagement and health equity team under the Department of Population Health. He also serves as a facilitator for Dell Medical School’s Community Strategy Team and serves as an advocate for community health workers in Central Texas.

 

Garay was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and became interested in health disparities and community organizing at a young age. His lived-in experience as an immigrant has informed his approach toward health equity and project design. He also continues to participate in community events and social justice initiatives to enhance his perspective on social determinants of health.

 

Prior to joining Dell Med, he led an international patient navigation program called Health Network at the Migrant Clinicians Network. His team worked to establish continuity of care for patients in more than 110 countries around the world for both acute and chronic health conditions. The program was awarded the Monroe E. Trout prize and the United States-Mexico Border Commission’s Border Models of Excellence award for patient-centered care in mobile populations. Locally, he participated in Community Advancement Network’s Community Council, Central Health’s Community Health Champions, Austin Independent School District’s UpClose Academy and Ending Community Homelessness Coalition’s Point In Time Count planning workgroup.

 

Garay is certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a community health worker instructor. He serves as a board member at the National Association of Community Health Workers and the Texas Association of Promotores and Community Health Workers. He also serves on the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission for the City of Austin.

Board Member at Large

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Dr. Wagner is a registered and licensed dietitian with a doctorate in public health. An Assistant Professor at UNT Health Science Center and Clinical Executive for Health Literacy at SaferCare Texas, she’s certified in Patient Safety, Lifestyle Medicine, Health Coaching, a Certified Community Health Worker Instructor and Founder of Health Literacy Texas. She has worked with CHWs for over 6 years employing or training CHWs in health literate concepts to help alleviate health disparities in underserved communities