Salud Para La Gente is here for you. Call us for an appointment at (831) 728-0222.
We are available 24/7 for your urgent health care questions or concerns.

Salud Para La Gente is here for you. Call us for an appointment at (831) 728-0222.
We are available 24/7 for your urgent health care questions or concerns.

Our Team

Meet Our Providers and Leadership

Salud Para La Gente (Salud) is a team of over 400 people working together for a healthy you and a healthy community.

Providers

We are all here to help you and your whole family — from our family medical team and vision specialists to our dentists and licensed counselors. Meet your healthcare team at Salud. 

Clinical Directors

  • Devon R. Francis, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Pediatrician
  • Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Kevin Coldwater, MD, Director of Family Practice, and Family Medical Doctor

    Kevin B. Coldwater, DO

    Director of Family Practice
    Family Medicine Doctor
  • Maricela Salgado, OD, Director of Optometry, and Optometrist

    Maricela Salgado, OD

    Director of Optometry
    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
  • Sung H. Sohn,DDS, Dental Director, and General Family Dentist

    Sung H. Sohn, DDS

    Dental Director
    General Family Dentist
  • Cristina Gamboa, MD, Director of Women's Health, and Women's Health Doctor

    Cristina Gamboa, MD

    Director of Women's Health

Providers

  • Sri Vinay Atluri, DDS, General Family Dentist

    Sri Vinay Atluri, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Barbara J. Bannan, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor
    Women’s Health Doctor

  • Esmeralda Aguilera, LCSW,
    C-ASWCM, ACM-SW, CCM

    Director of Behavioral Health and
    Case Management
  • Marianna Caglieri, RN, Nurse

    Marianna Caglieri, RN

    Nurse
  • Rosalba Contreras, LCSW, Behavioral Health Provider

    Rosalba Contreras, LMFT

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Maria G. Cardenas, OD

    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
  • Nancy Fernandez, LCSW, Behavioral Health Supervisor, and Behavioral Health Provider

    Nancy Fernandez, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Caitlin M. Casey, PA, Family Physician Assistant

    Caitlin M. Casey, PA

    Family Physician Assistant

  • Cathleen Chandler-Eckhardt, NP

    Family Physician Assistant
  • Christopher E. Contini, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner

    Christopher E. Contini, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Flavio A. Cornejo, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Jorge A. Cuadros, OD, PhD

    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
  • Shannon Marrero, MD, Associate Director of Pediatrics, and Pediatrician

    Shannon Marrero, MD

    Director of Pediatrics

  • Maria Melinda D. Elevado, MD

    Pediatrician
  • Elise S. Garrett, NP, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

    Elise S. Garrett, NP

    Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Elizabeth Gonzalez-Jaskulak, LCSW, Behavioral Health Specialist

    Elizabeth Gonzalez-Jaskulak, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Kyle A. Graham, MD, Women's Health Doctor

    Kyle A. Graham, MD

    Women's Health Doctor
  • Maria S. Granthom, MD, Women's Health Doctor

    Maria S. Granthom, MD

    OB/GYN
  • Anamaria Guzman, RN, Nurse

    Anamaria Guzman, RN

    Nurse
  • Laurel J. Harlamoff, PA, Family Physician Assistant

    Laurel J. Harlamoff, PA

    Family Physician Assistant
  • Iris D. Haro, DDS, General Family Dentist

    Iris D. Haro, DDS

    General Family Dentist
  • Juan R. Haro, DDS, General Family Dentist

    Juan R. Haro, DDS

    General Family Dentist
  • Iriana Hinman-Cisneros, RN, Associate Director of Nursing, and Nurse

    Iriana Hinman-Cisneros, RN

    Associate Director of Nursing
    Nurse
  • Oscar Hernandez-Miranda, LCSW, Behavioral Health Provider

    Oscar Hernandez-Miranda, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Jennifer P. Jewell, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

    Jennifer P. Jewell, NP

    Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Shannon K. Johnson, CNM, Certified Midwife

    Shannon K. Johnson, CNM

    Nurse Midwife

  • Berenice B. Johnston, RN

    Nurse
  • Maria C. Landayan, DDS, General Family Dentist

    Maria C. Landayan, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Sarah H. Levitan, CNM

    Nurse Midwife

  • Corinne McClaughry

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Svetlana Mezentsev, DDS

    General Family Dentist
  • Sandra Morgan, RN, Nurse

    Sandra Morgan, RN

    Director of Nursing
    Nurse
  • Lindsey M. Nakao, DO, Women's Health Doctor

    Lindsey M. Nakao, DO

    Women's Health Doctor
  • Leah L. Suarez-Abraham, MD, Women's Health Doctor

    Leah L. Suarez-Abraham, MD

    Women's Health Doctor
  • Ashley Neway, PA, Family Physician Assistant

    Ashley Neway, PA

    Family Physician Assistant
  • Maria A. Ramos Bracamontes, CNM,

    Maria A. Ramos Bracamontes, CNM

    Nurse Midwife
  • Cara Rasmussen, CNM

    Cara Rasmussen, CNM

    Nurse Midwife
  • Alicia C. Potes, PA, Family Physician Assistant

    Alicia C. Potes, PA

    Family Physician Assistant
  • Laura Prisbe, OD, Optometrist

    Laura M. Prisbe, OD

    Optometrist
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)

  • Elvia Ramirez, RN

    Nurse
  • Rose M. Sandoval, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner

    Rose M. Sandoval, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Christina Schmidt, RN, Nurse

    Christina Schmidt, RN

    Nurse
  • Linda L. Shaw, MD, Pediatrician

    Linda L. Shaw, MD

    Pediatrician
  • Macario D. Soliman, DDS, Pediatric Dentist

    Macario D. Soliman, DDS

    Pediatric Dentist

Leadership

Together, our leadership team and board of directors guide Salud Para La Gente (Salud) to achieve its mission of offering you comprehensive, high-quality healthcare. We bring some of the greatest minds, from within our organization and the local community, to think about your care as more than simply a visit to the doctor.

Leadership Team

  • Donna Young

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Devon R. Francis, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Pediatrician

  • Sherri Stout-Torres

    Chief Operating Officer
  • Tony Balistreri, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

    Tony Balistreri, CPA

    Chief Financial Officer
  • Blaine J. Sutliff, Leadership

    Blaine J. Sutliff

    Chief Information Officer
  • Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • Maritza Lanthier

    Director of Finance

  • Amy M. Ross

    Director of Patient Services
  • Maricela Salgado, OD, Director of Optometry, and Optometrist

    Maricela Salgado, OD

    Director of Optometry
    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)

  • Sheila H. Schat, MA

    Director of Fund Development and Communications
  • Sung H. Sohn,DDS, Dental Director, and General Family Dentist

    Sung H. Sohn, DDS

    Dental Director
    General Family Dentist
  • Sandra Morgan, RN, Nurse

    Sandra Morgan, RN

    Director of Nursing
    Nurse

  • Darlene D. Torres

    Director of Community Health Services
Board of Directors

  • Faris Sabbah, Ed.D.

    (Chair) - Superintendent of Schools for Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education

  • Calvin Gordon, MD

    (Vice Chair) - Deputy Health Officer, CMS Medical Director, County of Santa Cruz Public Health

  • Lynne Drummond, RN, BN, CPHQ, CPPS

    (Secretary) - Quality Improvement RN, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

  • Kayla Kumar

    (Treasurer) Development and Communications Director, Food, What?!

  • Eva Acosta

    (Member) - Retired-Academic Counselor, Cabrillo College

  • Anabel Albano, CNM

    (Member) - CNM/APC Manager, PAMF Santa Cruz

  • Francisco (Paco) Estrada

    (Member) - LAFCO Analyst, Santa Cruz County LAFCO

  • Natalia Gracida-Cruz

    (Member) - Language Tutor, Pajaro Valley Unified School District

  • Thomas Greaney, JD

    (Member) - Professor, University of California, Hastings College of Law

  • Fabian Guzman

    (Member) - Project Manager, City of Watsonville

  • Esteban Ortiz

    (Member) - Migrant Teacher, Pajaro Valley Unified School District

  • Jorge Reguerin

    (Member) - Vice President, Santa Cruz County Bank

  • Matko Vranjes

    (Member-at-Large) - Chief Operating Officer, Watsonville Community Hospital