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Erica Andrade, MPA, President &

Meet Our President

Erica Andrade, President/CEO
EAndrade@elcentroinc.com

Erica Andrade was appointed President and CEO of El Centro, Inc. on July 1, 2023

Erica Andrade was born in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas and is the proud daughter of a strong, resilient immigrant mother from Guanajuato, Mexico. She migrated to Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 15 where she graduated from JC Harmon High School and has since called KCK home.

She graduated from the University of Kansas in 2001 with a BA in Latin American Studies and started working at El Centro soon after. In the fall of 2017, she enrolled in the executive MPA program at UMKC and graduated in 2019.

Erica has worked at El Centro for the past 22 years. Prior to being named CEO, she has served as Chief Program Officer (2018-2023), Patient Navigation Program Manager (2010-2018), and Adult Education Program Manager (2001-2010).

Vice Presidents

Dr. Kelli Mather,<br />
Vice President of Operations

Dr. Kelli Mather
Vice President of Operations
kmather@elcentroinc.com

Justin Gust, Vice President of Community Engagement

Justin Gust
Vice President of Community Engagement
jgust@elcentroinc.com

Elizabeth Reynoso, Associate Vice President of Empowerment

Elizabeth Reynoso
Vice President of Programs
ereynoso@elcentroinc.com

Administrative

Robert Ortiz, Director of Finance

Robert Ortiz
Director of Finance
rortiz@elcentroinc.com

Leticia Diaz, Administrative Assistant

Leticia Diaz 
Administrative Assistant
ldiaz@elcentroinc.com

Sandra Flores
Receptionist/Intake Specialist
sflores@elcentroinc.com

Brittany Ortiz 
Grant Writer
bortiz@elcentroinc.com

Steve Rose, Technology Coordinator

Steve Rose 
Technology Coordinator
srose@elcentroinc.com

Sash Selvaraj, Technology Specialist

Sash Selvaraj
Technology Specialist
sselvaraj@elcentroinc.com

Paula Perez, Accounting Assistant

Paula Perez
Accounting Assistant
pperez@elcentroinc.com

Empowerment

Saira Galvan, Education Outreach Coordinator

Saira Galvan
Director of Empowerment
sgalvan@elcentroinc.com

Yvette Carias Solis, Economic Empowerment Coordinator

Yvette Carias Solis
Economic Empowerment Coordinator
ysolis@elcentroinc.com

Wendy Moreno 
Promotoras Coordinator
wmoreno@elcentroinc.com

Access

Julia Reza Valenzuela, Education Outreach Coordinator

Julia Reza Valenzuela
Director of Access
jrezavalenzuela@elcentroinc.com

Andrea De Jesus, Access Specialist

Andrea De Jesus
Access Specialist
adejesus@elcentroinc.com

Ivonne Galindo, Receptionist/Intake Specialist

Ivonne Galindo
Access Specialist
bgalindo@elcentroinc.com

Mario Hunter
Access Specialist
mhunter@elcentroinc.com

Mia Mosher
Community Health Coordinator
mmosher@elcentroinc.com

Stella Morales, Health Navigator

Stella Morales
Health Navigator
smorales@elcentroinc.com

Jamie Ortega, Access Specialist

Jamie Ortega 
Health Navigator
jortega@elcentroinc.com

Karla Cervantes, KS Farmworker Health Case Manager

Karla Cervantes
KS Farmworker Health Case Manager
kcervantes@elcentroinc.com

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