Board of Directors

Yurizan Galicia-Flores: Social worker for Casa del Carmen Family Service Center, the community-based services division of Catholic Social Services

Beatriz Garces: Dentist and director of Sonrisa Old City Dental, providing comprehensive dental services to the South Philadelphia Latino community in partnership with Puentes de Salud

Santiago Gonzalez: Puentes de Salud patient

Johnny Irizarry: Director of La Casa Latina--a Latino student organization at the University of Pennsylvania--and former director of several nonprofit organizations serving Philadelphia's Latino community

Steven Larson: Executive Director and co-founder of Puentes de Salud. Dr. Larson is also an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Jack Ludmir: Director of Latina Community Health Services and co-founder of Puentes de Salud. Dr. Ludmir is also professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Matthew O’Brien: Medical Director and co-founder of Puentes de Salud. Dr. O'Brien is also an assistant professor of medicine and public health at Temple University.

Susana Pimental: Promotora at Puentes de Salud and community leader

Edgar Ramirez: Promotor at Puentes de Salud and community leader

Annette Silva: Community Nurse Liaison at Puentes de Salud

David Suro: Owner of Tequila's Restaurant

Irma Zamora: Promotora at Puentes de Salud and community leader