
OUR TEAM
We are extremely proud to have a dedicated and hard-working team of staff and volunteers.

Executive Director
Rosa Soto
Rosa Soto has served as Executive Director of the LAC+USC Medical Center Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) and The Wellness Center at the Historic General Hospital in Los Angeles, California since 2015. In her role, Rosa is responsible for guiding the organizational policies, programs, partnerships and infrastructure to support the mission, vision, and direction of the Foundation, The Wellness Center and the LAC+USC Medical Center.
For more than 20 years, Ms. Soto has focused her passion to empower underserved children and their families by improving health and wellness opportunities across the community. She has championed important public health issues including: teen pregnancy prevention, relationship violence, child safety, mentoring, and addressing the childhood obesity epidemic. Before joining the Foundation, Rosa served as Assistant Director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) where she was responsible for guiding and directing programs, operations and policy and led the efforts to create CCPHA’s evidence-based community engagement and advocacy model. In addition, she advocated for the passage of the strongest sugary beverage and snack food policies in the county of Los Angeles and the State as well as led the development of a national model for local health policies and initiatives.

Associate Director
Heather Hays
Heather Hays is Associate Director of the LAC+USC Medical Center Foundation, Inc. and The Wellness Center at the Historic General Hospital. Heather is a non-profit professional with 20 years' experience leading teams, programs and projects designed to improve the quality of life for community residents in Los Angeles. Heather is proud of the collective work achieved by the Foundation and its partners to address issues of health equity and improve systems of care. At The Wellness Center, Heather is privileged to work with an incredible team of community-health advocates who work tirelessly to improve the health and well-being of our clients every day. Prior to joining the Foundation, Heather worked at FAME Corporations as the Director of Health Services, as Director of Chapter Education for the Young President's Organization, and at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in several roles including program manager of Executive Education.
MEET THE ACCOUNTING TEAM!

Austin Galliguez
Accounting & Financing
MEET THE CARE COORDINATION TEAM!
This amazing team will greet you as you enter The Wellness Center and are eager to provide the best service to clients.

Melina Castelan
Care Team Supervisor

Linday Alvarez-Tobias
LAC+USC Supervisor Social Worker

Andrea Zuniga
Wellness Navigator

Kassandra Carrillo
Wellness Navigator

Brianna Morales
Wellness Navigator

Carmen Izeppi
Senior Care Coordinator

Soledad Abundis
LAC+USC Community Health Worker

Erica Bañuelos
Wellness Navigator

Dayanara Nieto
Wellness Navigator

Michelle Zamora
Wellness Navigator

Cynthia Mendoza
Senior Wellness Navigator, Communications

Magaly Garcia
Wellness Navigator, Innovation 2

Jerry Gudino
Wellness Navigator

Maritza Lopez
Wellness Navigator

Jazmin Gutierrez
Wellness Navigator
MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM!

Elijah Flores
Communications Specialist,
EHE Project Coordinator
MEET INNOVATIONS 2 TEAM!

Mariana Herrera
Consultant
Tana Teicheira
INN2
MEET THE TOBACCO TEAM!

Christina Cardenas
Senior Program &
Policy Manager

Bernice Gonzalez
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator & Wellness Navigator

Belinda Campos Bresnahan
Senior Project Manager & Policy Analyst

Anahi Barajas-Orozco
Communications
Julia Ruedas
Policy Analyst

Amy Weaver
Community Engagement Coordinator

Blanca Garcia
Silva
Project Manager,
Social Determinants of Health

Jacqueline
Alvarado-Perez
Tobacco Cessation Project Coordinator
MEET THE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC TEAM!

Kenya Ruiz Toscano
EHE Project Coordinator
MEET THE CHW OUTREACH TEAM!

Fabiola Sanchez
Community Health Worker Supervisor

Edith Aguilar
Community Health Worker

Alejandro Castro
Community Health Worker

Juana Mena
Community Health Worker

Alicia Escalante
Community Health Worker

Yolanda Martinez
Community Health Worker

Xochitl Escalante
Community Health Worker

Maria Carrillo
Community Health Worker