Our Team
The Southwest Center family works from the heart.
Our board and staff devote their whole, compassionate selves toward creating a healthier, more vibrant Arizona.
Our Executive Director
The Southwest Center’s Board of Directors announced Jessyca Leach (she/her; they/them) as its new Executive Director, effective October 1, 2021. Leach’s strong financial management expertise, combined with a deep passion for supporting equitable access to healthcare for the Queer community, will help to further advance the Southwest Center’s mission and impact in our community.
Board
Officers
Chair: Abran Villegas
Pronouns: he/him
Managing Director
Lazear Capital Partners
Treasurer: Mara de Luca Funke, MPH
Pronouns: she/her
Public Health Consultant Intersectional Inquiry, LLC
Secretary: Ashley Olson, LCSW
Pronouns: she/her
Therapist Centerwell Senior Primary Care
Vice Chair: George Childs
Pronouns: he/him
Program Manager
Restart Recovery
Member at Large: Tabitha Fischer
Pronouns: she/her
Senior Proposal Designer
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Non-Voting Member: Jessyca Leach
Pronouns: she/her or they/them
Executive Director
Members
Barb Hughett
Pronouns: she/her
Retired
James Martinez
Pronouns: he/him
Human Resources Corporate Trainer
Chicanos Por La Causa
Jeff Ryel
Pronouns: he/him
Director, Clinical Operations
Geron Corporation
Juan M. Pedroza Reyes MBA, LBSW, BSW
Pronouns: he/him/el
Director of Special Projects and Strategic Initiatives
Valle del Sol
Pamela Schembs
Pronouns: she/her
Independent Strategic Marketing Consultant
Retired
Steve James, MBA
Pronouns: he/him
Division Director
CommonSpirit Health | Dignity Health
Wendell Honanie Jr., BS
Pronouns: he/him
Operational Consultant and Mentorship
Independent Contractor
Charles ‘Wes’ Foster, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN-E
Pronouns: he/him
Residential Faculty - Nursing Mesa Community College
James Perry
Pronouns: he/him
AVP, Commerical Portfolio Manager
Foothills Bank
Jerry Diaz CFRE, CLCC
Pronouns: he/him
Founder & CEO
Geronimo Consulting LLC
Michael Madden, MD
Pronouns: he/him
Health Plan and Industry Medical Management Consultant
Retired
RJ Shannon
Pronouns: she/her, Woman of African Descent
Arizona Chapter Leader
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Laws in America
Trudie Jackson
Pronouns: she/her
Community Engagement Coordinator for AI/AN
Mayo Clinic | Phoenix Campus
Leadership
Adam Steigerwald
Pronouns: he/him
Marketing Manager
Bianca McConnell-Hoff, LAC
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Behavioral Health Clinical & Case Management Supervisor
Chase Redington
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Program Manager
Danya Valdez
Pronouns: she/her
Vitamin Shop Manager
Emily Halling
Pronouns: she/her or they/them
Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Iris Avila
Pronouns: she/her
Director of Marketing and Community Engagement
Jessyca Leach
Pronouns: she/her or they/them
Executive Director
Malik Ashe
Pronouns: he/him or they/them
SAMSHA Program Supervisor
Mara Hamlett
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Program Manager
Peggy Williamson R.D.
Pronouns: she/her
Director of Food and Nutrition
Taylor Piontek, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS
Pronouns: he/him
Director of Clinical Services & Partnerships, Family Nurse Practitioner
Yasmine Retana
Pronouns: she/her
Back Office Supervisor
Andrew Rascon
Pronouns: he/him
Outreach and Community Engagement Manager
Casey Simon
Pronouns: he/him
Senior Director of Healthcare Operations
Chel’sea Ryan, MSW, LCSW, CS
Pronouns: she/her
Director of Mental & Social Wellness
Deneen Pate
Pronouns: she/her
Accounting Manager
Eric Morales
Pronouns: he/him
Development Manager
James Workman
Pronouns: he/him
Senior Manager of Clinic Operations
Kaitlin Hennessy
Pronouns: she/her
Human Resources Director
Manny Guilin
Pronouns: he/him
Senior Manager of 340B Program & EHR Administrator
Michael Greathouse
Pronouns: he/him
Senior Manager of Clinical Program
Rosalie Johnson
Pronouns: she/her
Chief Financial Officer
Vic Fernandez
Pronouns: he/him or they/them
HIV/STI Prevention Supervisor
Providers
Becca Johnson, BA
Pronouns: she/her
Licensed Clinical Therapist
Britt Lane, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, AAHIVS
Pronouns: she/her
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Chel’sea Ryan, MSW, LCSW, CS
Pronouns: she/her
Director of Mental & Social Wellness
Dillon Mathew-Gilmore, LMSW
Pronouns: they/them
Therapist II
Leanne Muniz, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS
Pronouns: she/her
Family Nurse Practitioner
Mallory Waldrop, MSW
Pronouns: she/her or they/them
Therapist II
Raven Brown, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS
Pronouns: she/her
Family Nurse Practitioner
Tamara “Tam” Christian, Ph.D., LMSW
Pronouns: she/her
Remote Licensed Therapist, Therapist III
Bianca McConnell-Hoff, LAC
Pronouns: she/her
Lead Behavioral Health Clinician
Caryn Chisholm, NP, PMHNP-BC
Pronouns: she/her
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Cherron Dunn, LAC
Pronouns: she/her
Therapist III
Kathleen S., RN-NP
Pronouns: she/her
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Malik Ashe, BA
Pronouns: he/him
Addictions Counselor
Nicholas Saulnier, FNP-C
Pronouns: he/him
Family Nurse Practitioner
Renee Small, LAC
Pronouns: she/her
Therapist V, Clinical Partnerships
Taylor Piontek, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS
Pronouns: he/him
Director of Clinical Services, Family Nurse Practitioner