2013 Healthcare Diversity Awards Journal

THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE ROLE OF
HISPANIC LEADERS

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013

AHHE / NHCCH. PO BOX 230832, ANSTONIA STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10023. * T: 212.877.1615 * F: 1212.877.2406 * www.AHHE.org

HISPANIC LEADERS


MASTER
OF
CEREMONIES

Ken
Rosato

Anchor,
Channel
7,
WABC-‐TV,
Eyewitness
News

Anchor
of
Channel
7's
top-‐rated
Eyewitness
News.
He

joined
the
team
in
2003,
coming
from
New
York,
where
he

was
honored
with
a
New
York
State
Associated
Press

Award.
Ken
received
his
BFA
in
Television
and
Radio
from

New
York
University's
Tisch
School
of
the
Arts,
and
his
MA

in
languages.
He
is
a
member
of
the
National
Association
of

Hispanic
Journalists,
and
has
been
honored
Qive
times
with

the
New
York
Emmy
Award.
A
native
of
New
Rochelle,
NY,

Ken
now
makes
his
home
in
New
Jersey,
where
he
was

named
2008
Man
of
the
Year.


HISPANIC LEADERS


National
Anthem

and
Invocation
led
by

Ken
Rosato


HISPANIC LEADERS


CHAIRMAN’S
WELCOME

Luis
A.
Vasquez

Chairman
of
the
Board

National
Hispanic
Chamber
of
Commerce
on
Health

Luis
has
served
as
the
president
of
the
Long
Island
Hispanic

Chamber
of
Commerce,
Acting
Chairman
of
the
Nassau

County
Heritage
Festival,
and
a
member
of
the
Glen
Knights

of
Columbus,
the
Nassau
County
Hispanic
Parade

Committee,
the
Molloy
Multicultural
Advisory
Committee

and
Hofstra
for
Hempstead.

Mr.
Vazquez
is
co-‐owner
of

Casa
De
Vinos,
which
imports
quality
Qine
wine
from
Chile

and
Latin
America.


HISPANIC LEADERS


OPENING
OF
AWARDS
PRESENTATION

George
A.
Zeppenfelt-‐Cestero

Chair,
Roundtable
of
Hispanic
Professional
Health
Associations

President
Association
of
Hispanic
Healthcare
Executives

President
National
Hispanic
Chamber
of
Commerce
on
Health

Mr.
Zeppenfeldt
has
been
a
leading
advocate
in
health
care,

small
business
development,
and
diversity
for
over
20
years.

His
advocacy
in
these
areas
resulted
in
his
selection
in
1995

as
one
of
the
100
InQluential
Leaders
by
Hispanic
Business

magazine.

He
has
addressed
diversity
in
the
healthcare

workforce
on
the
2004
Congressional
Hispanic
Caucus
Policy

Institute
Health
Care
Panel
and
for
the
NYC
Health
and

Hospitals
Corporation.


HISPANIC LEADERS


OPENING
OF
AWARDS
PRESENTATION

Normandy
Villa

Scholarship
Recipient
Testimony

Co-‐Chair,
Student
and
Young
Professional
Committee,

AHHE

Normandy W. Villa is a health policy and management
graduate student in the Mailman School of Public Health
at Columbia University. His previous work with the New
York State Health Foundation included development of a
grantmaking strategy in primary care and implementation
of a state-wide diabetes campaign. He holds a Bachelor
of Arts from Harvard University, where he studied history
and health policy.


HISPANIC LEADERS


OPENING
OF
AWARDS
PRESENTATION

Clara
Irizarry,
MPA

Role
of
Managers
Council

Co-‐Chair,
Managers
Council,
AHHE

Academic
Administrative
Manager
for
the
OfLice
of
Academic

Recruitment,
OfLice
of
the
Physician-‐in-‐Chief,
Memorial

Hospital
,
Memorial
Sloan-‐Kettering
Cancer
Center
(MSKCC)

Ms. Irizarry has vast administrative experience in the health care field,
believes in professional development and enjoys cultivating
relationships with colleagues in healthcare. She designed the Office of
Academic Recruitment’s operating model—which is now widely
regarded as the paradigm for leadership recruitment organization-wide.
As a member of the leadership team for the Managers Council
sponsored by AHHE, she enjoys the collaboration, social events and
opportunities for continued professional growth.


HISPANIC LEADERS


WELCOME
REMARKS

Jo
Ivey
Bufford,
MD

President, New York Academy of Medicine
Currently serves on the board of the United Hospital Fund,
Public Health Solutions and the NYC Health and Hospitals
Corporation and chairs the Public Health Committee of the
State Public Health and Health Planning Council. She has
received honorary degrees from the State University of
New York- Brooklyn, New York Medical College, Pace
University, and the University of Toledo. She has been a
Fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine since 1988.
Dr. Boufford received her BA from the University of
Michigan, and her MD with distinction from the University of
Michigan Medical School.

HISPANIC LEADERS


KEYNOTE
SPEAKER

Nirav
R.
Shah,
MD,
MPH

Commissioner,
New
York
State
Dpt.
of
Health

“The
Health
Ecosystem”

He heads one of the nation's leading public health agencies with
a budget of more than $50 billion, and administers the state's
public health insurance programs. Dr. Shah is board-certified in
Internal Medicine and is an honors graduate of Harvard College
and Yale School of Medicine. He is a nationally recognized
thought leader in patient safety and quality, comparative
effectiveness, and the methods needed to transition to lowercost, patient-centered health care for the 21st century.

“PROMOTING
HEALTH
IN
LATINOS
IN
NEW
YORK
CITY”


HISPANIC LEADERS


REMARKS
BY
NATIONAL
PARTNER

Raymond
J.
Arroyo

Head
of
Alternative
Distribution,
Urban
Marketing,
Aetna

Raymond
J.
Arroyo
is
a
Fortune
100
executive
with
extensive
non-‐
proQit
board
experience.
He
has
written
extensively
on
the
power

of
networking
and
has
an
extended
LinkedIn
connection
of
nearly

14
million
people.
Raymond
is
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
U.S.

Hispanic
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
National
Hispanic
Medical

Association.
Co-‐founded
PRIMER,
the
premier
networking

organization
for
senior
executives
and
entrepreneurs
in
the
U.S.

Selected
in
2010
by
Hispanic
Business
magazine
as
one
of
the
100

Most
InQluential
Hispanics.


HISPANIC LEADERS


HONOREES


HISPANIC LEADERS


NATIONAL
HOSPITAL
CEO
OF
THE
YEAR

Bernie
Fernandez,
Jr.,
MD

President

Cleveland
Clinic
Florida

Internist
specialized
in
vascular
medicine.
He
joined

Cleveland
Clinic
Florida
in
1991.
Named
CEO
of
Florida

operations
in
June
2006
and
a
member
of
the
executive

team
for
the
Cleveland
Clinic
Health
System
in
2001,
after

serving
several
years
as
chairman
of
the
Division
of

Medicine.
Dr.
Fernandez
received
his
medical
degree
from

the
Ponce
School
of
Medicine
in
Puerto
Rico.
He
recently

earned
an
MBA
from
the
University
of
Miami
School
of

Business,
and
he
also
is
a
graduate
of
the
Wharton
School
of

Business
Executive
Development
Program.


HISPANIC LEADERS


COMMUNITY
HEALTH
EXECUTIVE
OF
THE
YEAR

Elizabeth
H.
Swain,
MA

President
&
CEO

Community
Health
Care
Association
of
New
York
State

Elizabeth
has
spent
the
past
25+
years
in
community
health

system
development,
working
directly
with
federally
qualiQied

health
centers.

In
1993
she
and
her
colleagues
founded
the

Community
Health
Plan
of
Washington,
a
statewide
health

insurance
company
in
Washington
State.

Ms.
Swain
received

her
Masters
in
Sociology
and
Political
Economics
from
Boston

University,
has
written
extensively
in
the
Qield
and
been
a

guest
lecturer
and
adjunct
faculty
at
several
colleges
in
public

health
policy
and
community
health.


HISPANIC LEADERS


MEDIA
EXECUTIVE
OF
THE
YEAR

Rossana
Rosado

Publisher
&
CEO

El
Diario
/
La
Prensa

Dominant
force
in
New
York
media
for
27
years.

Overseeing
the
day-‐to-‐day
operations
of
the
oldest
Spanish

language
newspaper
in
the
country
since
1999.
She
was

recently
named
Director
of
Corporate
Civic
Empowerment

Initiatives
and
Community
Journalism
Projects
for

ImpreMedia..
Awarded
Honoring
Women
in
New
York
in

2011,
Ms.
Rosado
is
truly
an
inspiring
woman
who

continues
to
address
diversity
and
leadership
in
her

community
daily.


HISPANIC LEADERS


MARKETING
COMPANY
OF
THE
YEAR

Roy
Cosme

President
&
Founder

Arcos
Communications

Cosme
has
been
the
chief
strategist
behind
the
creation
and

execution
of
public
relations,
marketing
and
public
affairs

campaigns
that
reach
the
hearts
and
minds
of
multicultural

consumers.
He
maintains
membership
in
a
number
of

professional
organizations
and
serves
on
local
nonproQit

boards,
including
the
world-‐renown
José
Limón
Dance

Company
and
BronxWorks.
He
earned
his
Master
in
Public

Administration
from
the
John
F.
Kennedy
School
at
Harvard

University,
and
his
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
in
Psychology

from
Yale
University.


HISPANIC LEADERS


FOUNDERS
AWARD

Belen
Cestero

Being honored with the Founders Award for her initial funding of the
Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives (AHHE) 15 years ago.
Without her support, we would not be here tonight. During her career,
she has been an entrepreneur and owned a store in Washington
Heights known as Attic Antiques. As a single parent, she was known
for her disciplined work ethic, working two full time jobs for many
years to support herself and her son, George A. Zeppenfeldt. Now
weeks away from celebrating her 90th birthday, Ms. Cestero currently
remains active by serving on the Advisory Board of the Washington
Heights Neighborhood Senior Center/STARR, where she runs their
fundraising bazaars. Doña Belen has a great sense of humor but
most of all, she is devoted to her family and demonstrates
unconditional love.


HISPANIC LEADERS


HOSPITAL
MANAGER
OF
THE
YEAR

Shana
L.
Dacon

Program
Manager
for
Diversity

Continuum
Health
Partners,
Inc.

Shana
oversees
programs,
employee
activities,
and
communications

under
the
organization’s
diversity
and
health
initiatives
promoting

culturally
competent
care
across
Continuum’s
hospitals
and
practice

locations.
Her
management
of
Continuum’s
Diversity
Mentor
Program,

played
a
key
role
in
DiversityInc,
recognizing
Continuum
as
one
of
the

Top
10
Hospital
Systems
in
the
nation
for
excellence
in
diversity

management.
Ms.
Dacon
is
an
active
member
of
the
New
York
Regional

Chapter
of
the
National
Association
of
Health
Services
Executives

Committee,
and
holds
a
BS
in
Management
from
Binghamton
University

and
an
MPH
in
Health
Policy
and
Management
from
Columbia

University.


HISPANIC LEADERS


HOSPITAL
MANAGER
OF
THE
YEAR

Ricardo
A.
Lazala,
M.D.

Senior
Director,
Clinical
Services,

Assistant
Professor
,
Cardiothoracic
Surgery

The
Mount
Sinai
Medical
Center

With over 25 years of healthcare experience, Ricardo A. Lazala, MD,
leads the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Services team. Creator of
the Mount Sinai - Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud (HGPS)
Cardiovascular Initiative to provide cardiovascular surgery to patients
in the Dominican Republic who have limited financial resources. In
May 2012, Ricardo was presented the Mount Sinai Presidential
Service Award, honoring individuals who exemplify the highest level of
dedication to Mount Sinai, compassion toward patients, and
leadership among staff. Dr. Lazala attended The Autonomic University
of Santo Domingo.


HISPANIC LEADERS


HOSPITAL
MANAGER
OF
THE
YEAR

Daisy
M.
Rodriguez,
MS,
MBA

Administrative
Director,
AIDS
Center
Administration

Interim
Sr.
Administrator,
Department
of
Medicine

Daisy came to Montefiore in 2008 joining the staff as the
Administrative Director of the AIDS Center. Daisy has been working
in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1995 having forged long and
collaborative relationships with the New York State DOH AIDS
Institute, Housing Works, Latino Commission on AIDS and with the
Hispanic AIDS Forum where she currently holds the position of Board
Chair. She also served on the Health and Human Services
Committee of Community Board #3 (Manhattan) in 2000-2004.
Daisy is a strong advocate for equitable health to the communities of
color and stands strong in her belief of giving back to her Latino roots.


HISPANIC LEADERS


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HISPANIC LEADERS


BOARD
–
ASSOCIATION
OF
HISPANIC
HEALTHCARE
EXECUTIVES

George
A.
Zeppenfeldt-‐Cestero,
National
President

Nilda
I.
Soto,
MS
Ed,
Vice
President

Nelson
Vega
Garcia,
Treasurer

Michael
J.
Melendez,
Secretary

Christopher
R.
Rodriguez

Marcelo
Rodriguez
(ex-‐ofLicio
member)

Dina
Segro-‐Nogueira

Mirian
Zavala,
RN,
MS,
DNSc

Jose
“Pepe”
Morales,
Jr.,
Founding
Board
Member
(in
memorium)

Manuel
A.
Rosa,
Founding
Board
Member


HISPANIC LEADERS


AHHE
ROUNDTABLE
OF

HISPANIC
PROFESSIONAL
HEALTHCARE
ASSOCIATIONS

George
Zeppenfeldt-‐Cestero,
Chair,
Roundtable

of
Hispanic
Professional
Health
Associations

Amiro
Roman,
DDS,
President,
Hispanic
Dental

Association-‐NY
Chapter

Alvaro
Galvis,
PhDc,
M.D.,
National
Coordinator,

Latino
Medical
Student
Association

Carmen
Collado,
CSW,
ACSW,
President,

Association
of
Hispanic
Mental
Health

Professionals

Elena
Rios,
MD,
MSPH,
President
&
CEO,

National
Hispanic
Medical
Association

Francisco
Roa,
M.D.,
President,
Dominican

Medical
Association,
Inc.

Jose
Alejandro,
PhD,
RN-‐BC,
MBA,
CCM,
FACHE,

President,
National
Association
of
Hispanic
Nurses

Luis
A.
Vazquez,
Chairman,
National
Hispanic

Chamber
of
Commerce
on
Health

Maria
Elena
Pina
Fonti,
MA,
RN,
President,
National

Association
of
Hispanic
Nurses-‐NY
Chapter

Maritza
Morell,
D.M.D.,
M.S.,
M.P.H.,
President,

Hispanic
Dental
Association

Mirian
Zavala,
RN,
MS,
DNS,
Chair,
Policy

Committee,
Association
of
Hispanic
Healthcare

Executives

Samuel
Arce,
MD,
Past
President,
Spanish
American

Medical
Dental
Society
of
NY,
INC


HISPANIC LEADERS


ADVISORS

Dennis
De
Leon,
J.D.,
Chapter
Advisor
(in
memorium)

Cesar
A.
Perales,
Esq.,
Chapter
Advisor

Paul
Jenner,
CPA

David
A.
Stern,
Esq.

Pete
Velez

AWARDS
CHAIR

Luis
A.
Vazquez

Chairman,
National
Hispanic
Chamber
of
Commerce
on
Health

HONORARY
CO-‐CHAIRS

J.
Emilio
Carrillo,
MD,
MPH
Vice
President
&
Medical
Director,
Community
Health

NewYork-‐Presbyterian
Hospital

Howard
Gold

Senior
Vice
President,
Managed
Care
and
Business
Developement,
North
Shore-‐LIJ

Health
System


HISPANIC LEADERS


AWARDS
PLANNING

COMMITTEE

BOARD
–
NATIONAL

HISPANIC
CHAMBER
OF

COMMERCE
ON
HEALTH

Carlos
Cuevas,
MPA,
MPH

Christopher
R.
Rodriguez,
MA

Clara
Irizarry,
MPA

Dina
Segro-‐Nogueira

Domingo
Arroyo,
MBA

George
A.
Zeppenfeldt-‐Cestero

Juan
Mejia,
MPH

Luis
A.
Vazquez,
Chair

Marcelo
Rodriguez

Nilda
Soto,
MS
Ed

Mirian
Zavala,
RN,
MS,
DNSc

S.
Angela
Gonzalez
Perez,
MPA

Wilson
Davila,
MBA,
RT

George
Zeppenfeldt

President
&
CEO

Luis
A.
Vazquez,

Chairman
&

2013
Awards
Chair

Jeannette
Marrero,
RN,
MS,
Treasurer

Roy
Cosme

George
Cestero

Carlos
R.
Cuevas,
Esq.

Marcelo
Rodriguez


HISPANIC LEADERS


We
are
grateful
to
our
Partners
and

Supporters
who
made
this
year’s

Award
possible


HISPANIC LEADERS


SPECIAL
THANKS
TO
OUR


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