Board of Directors – La Familia

Gloria Martinez-Friestad, CFRE

"I believe everyone should have access to health care and it be available to everyone regardless of their financial status. Health care is a human right."

Gloria graduated Magna Cum Laude from the College of Santa Fe with a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE),
Sharon Tison

Board Member
Fred Kullman, MD

Board Member
Madelaine Lee Leyba

Board Member

"I am an energetic, ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that I undertake, or situation that I am presented with. With 23+ years of experience in Business Administration and Business Management, I am excellent working with others to achieve a certain objective on time and with excellence. My service and leadership has not only given me experiences I will cherish for a lifetime, but has also enabled me to become an advocate for others and to promote issues that are of importance."

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Hilary Kilpatric

Board Member

"I am involved with La Familia Medical Center because I believe that all people deserve the right to a healthy life and access to healthcare is central to creating a healthy thriving community. LFMC serves the Santa Fe Community by providing excellent, accessible, family-centered medical, dental and behavioral health care. LFMC has incredible programs designed to treat people when they are sick but also to educate the community on ways to lead a healthy lifestyle. These types of programs are central to building a healthy community."

Hilary is an international business consultant and social entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Santa Fe, NM and graduated from Santa Fe High School. She holds a BA from…
Jennifer Bolen

Board Member
Priscilla Dakin

"It is a pleasure to serve on the board of a community health center where focus is so clearly on ensuring the well-being of a diverse population with a stellar group of professionals, each with talents from care giving to administering."

Priscilla’s professional background includes health care administration, including community health center and other ambulatory leadership. Beyond this, she has been a business owner and operator in various industries, currently in…
Diana Pacheco

Board Member

"I am involved with La Familia because I believe in giving back to our community. LFMC is an important and essential part of our community. As a teacher, counselor, and…
Rich DePippo

Treasurer of the Board of Directors

"I am very pleased to join the board of La Familia. Every day, La Familia is providing excellent, vital, medical care to diverse patients, and treating each of them with dignity and respect. Its mission is important to the wellbeing of the people of Santa Fe, and I am proud to support this organization."

Rich and his partner have had a home in Santa Fe since 1999, and moved here full-time in 2006. Since moving here he has served as a volunteer running a…
Mario Pacheco, MD

Vice President of the Board of Directors

"La Familia Medical Center has always been, and will always be, the place that I call home. This is where I started my career and has continued to be my reference point for what a top-notch medical home should look like. The mission is a noble one and the staff is the ultimate model of how mission-driven individuals can work together as a team to improve health services access to a community."

Mario F. Pacheco, M.D. is a Board Certified family physician who has provided comprehensive family care to medically indigent populations in northern New Mexico. He is the founding director of…
Deborah Weiss

President of the Board of Directors

"La Familia Medical Center fills essential roles in Santa Fe by providing access to quality health care and by its significant contribution to the training of family medicine physicians. I feel fortunate to be in a position to support these activities through my membership on the Board of Trustees."

Following over 20 years working as the manager of the Family Medicine Residency Program at CSV, Ms. Weiss is currently a medical education consultant involved in developing a Family Medicine…
Ramona Flores-Lopez

Board Member

"I have been a supporter of La Familia Medical Center since I moved to Santa Fe in the late 70’s. La Familia Medical Center provides superb care and respects the dignity of all who seek care at its various clinics."

Ramona has served La Familia's Board of Directors in various capacities and returned to the Board in July 2014. Ramona has served on the Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Compliance &…
Maria Jose Rodriguez Cadiz

Board Member

“I believe that health care is a basic human right that every person deserves. La Familia Medical Center is the healthcare agency that in our community most centered than all on providing that human right to every individual.”

María José Rodríguez Cádiz, MA, is the Executive Director of the Solace Crisis Treatment Center in Santa Fe. In addition, Ms. Rodríguez Cádiz, a psychologist and trained mediator, provides mediation…
Thomas W. Olson

Secretary of the Board of Directors

"La Familia Medical Center is committed to serving the health care needs of all people in our community without regard to their financial resources and ability to pay. Supporting that vital and challenging mission and the dedicated staff serving our patients will be my foremost priorities in serving as a director."

Tom has practiced law in Santa Fe and represented clients in the health care industry for more than 40 years. He has also been privileged to serve as a director…