Our People
IFR provides community mental health and wellness services for the SF Latino community. We offer family support, early intervention, case management, youth services, & more.
Our People
Welcome to IFR's community. The organization's board and staff play essential roles in ensuring we provide a welcoming and safe space for people to access programs, services, and support. Regardless of our role in the organization, we are dedicated to supporting and improving people’s lives.
The staff of IFR includes approximately 100 bilingual/bicultural clinicians, case managers, outreach workers, interns, social workers, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health specialists and administrative staff. Many staff members come from the communities and schools IFR serves, and reflects the values, beliefs and practices of the diverse Latino community.
Board

Santiago Ruiz President

Whitney Caruso Vice-President

Kenny Gutierrez Secretary

Tyrone Navarro Treasurer

Lupe Avila

Karla Castillo

Pat Gonzales-Rogers

Flavia Naves
Administration

Gloria Romero Executive Director

Bruno Celis Program Assistant

Theresa Chan Sr. Accountant

Noris Chavarria Development Director

Kelly Fu Staff Accountant

Carolina Hernandez Program Asst.

Lluvia Hernandez Executive Assistant

Jane Jian Staff Accountant

Antonio Lopez Facilities Assistant

Jose Lopez Contracts/Comp. Manager

Esperanza Macias Policy/Comm. Director

Marisol Medina Program Assistant

Melanie Gómez Mogollón Comms Product Designer

Benny Ng Finance Director

Tanya Perez Human Resources Specialist

Diana Pica Program Assistant

Willie Ramirez Human Resources Director

Ivan Valenzuela Facilities Manager

Clery Villacrez Contracts Liaison

German Walteros Associate Director

Jeff Yuan Systems Administrator
La Clinica

Juanita Mena Program Director

Christian Andalon Case Manager

Ana Borges-Baird Mental Health Clinician

Maria Blanco Mental Health Specialist

Cynthia Flores Mental Health Clinician

Andrea Gonzalez Mental Health Clinician

Julio Gonzales Program Manager

Valerie Guevara Mental Health Clinician

Margarita Herrera Mental Health Clinician

Iris Herrero Mental Health Clinician

Alisa Jacobo Mental Health Clinician

Irma Perez Mental Health Clinician

Lorena Plaza Mental Health Specialist
Indigena Health & Wellness

Francisco Icala Tiriquiz Promotor

Carlos Izaguirre Raices Program Coord.

Concepcion Cruz-Mendes Promotora

Jose Luis Monarcha Promotor

Juanita Quintero Promotora

Arturo Vega Fernandez Case Manager
Si a la Vida
Claudia Cabrera Acting Program Director

Carlos Acosta-Linares Health Educator

Esteban Cuaya-Munoz - PrEP Services Coordinator

Alejandra de la Vega Care Manager

Evelyn Farias Mental Health Clinician

Santiago Garzon-Velez Youth Advocate

Francisco Gonzalez, MD Psychiatrist

Renatto Guerrero Clin. Case Mgr.

Rene Hernandez PrEP Navigator

Yazmin Macias Health Educator

Ruben Martinez Program Liaison

Frank Ortiz Health Educator

Luis Perez Psy.D. Psychologist

Antonio Ramos LGBTQ Youth Serv. Coord.

Jeremias Rivera Prev. Coord.

Adrian Vargas Health Educator
La Cultura Cura

Luiz Guevara Program Director

Michelle Alvarez-Campo Clinical Supervisor

Ana Del Rosario Murray Program Coordinator

Mariaynez Carrasco Care Mgr/Mentor

Alejandro Garcia Ochoa MH Clinician

Roberto Gonzalez Case Manager

Stephanie Gonzalez Admin. Asst.

Eli Gualip Care Manager

Georgina Gutierrez Care Manager

Sophia Heekin Mental Health Specialist
Victor Martinez Care Manager

Crystal Mendoza Care Manager

Fernando Ramirez Mental Health Clinician

Miguel Reza MH Clinician

Gerald Santamaria Care Manager

Robin Saravia Mental Health Clinician

Kevin Rios Program Liaison/Office Mgr.

Karina Ugur-Gonzalez QA Manager
Early Intervention

Cassandra Coe Program Director

Jasmine Alvarez Mental Health Clinician

Sara Briseno Mental Health Clinician

Elia Dominguez Mental Health Clinician

Pamela Gonzalez Mental Health Clinician

Elizabeth Hinojosa Mental Health Clinician

Linda Mora Program Coordinator

Karen Navarro Mental Health Clinician

Daniel Nieves Mental Health Clinician

Suzanna Osuna Mental Health Clinician

Jocelyn Panfilo Mental Health Clinician

Tia Phillips Mental Health Clinician

Rocsana Ribeiro Mental Health Clinician

Daniel Segundo Mental Health Clinician

Anthony Vai Mental Health Clinician

Phillip Watson Mental Health Clinician
Casa Corazon

Berta Hernandez Program Director

Irma Alvarado Martinez Data/ Training Coord.

Veronica Arroyo Family Support Specialist

Socorro Beltran- Peer Advocate

Twiggy Damy Family Advocate

Lorena de la Rosa Family Support Specialist

Lupe Iraheta Family Support Specialist

Marcela Maldonado Fam. Supp. Specialist

Misild Martinez Senior Family Support Spec.

Naomi Martinez Perez

Eli May Family Support Specialist

Jose Ortiz Family Support Specialist

Gustavo Poktzin Diff. Response Case Manager

Brenda Quintero Diff. Response Coor

Johanna Ruiz Family Support Specialist
Roadmap to Peace

Ricardo Garcia-Acosta Initiative Director

Angelica Flores Program Assistant

Angela Gallegos-Castillo, Ph.D. Community Builder

Antonio Murcia Service Coordinator

Elizabeth Reyes Data Coordinator
Latino COVID Collaborative

Omar Pimentel Program Director

Fabian Avila Contact Tracing Coordinator

Aolani Contreras Sanchez Contact Tracer

Gabriela Diaz Contact Tracer

Camila Hernandez Contact Tracer

Edgar Hernandez COVID-19 Contact Tracer

Veronica Leiva Contact Tracer

Mariela Rivera Case Manager
