Edward B. Burger, PhD, President and CEO

Ed took the helm of St. David’s Foundation in January 2020, where he oversees all the Foundation’s operations as well as leads its philanthropic endeavors aimed at improving the lives of individuals throughout Central Texas both today and tomorrow. Read more…

Christy Wallace, Executive Assistant

Christy provides administrative support for the Chief Executive Officer and is liaison to the Board of Trustees.

Cara Abazari
Chief Community Affairs Officer

Shailee Gupta, DDS
Chief Dental Officer

Blake Holman
Chief Information and Infrastructure Officer

Julian Huerta
Vice President of Community Programs

Cathy Iberg, CPA
Vice President of Investments

Regan Gruber Moffitt
Vice President of Community Investments

Cara Mueller, PHR, SHRM-CP
Chief Human Resources Officer

Becky Pastner, MPAff
Vice President of Evaluation and Strategic Learning

F. Xavier Peña
Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Christina Felton Thompson
Chief Communications Officer

Amy Vaughan, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

Christina Felton Thompson, Chief Communications Officer

Christina leads the communications team providing strategy and support for the Foundation’s branding, media relations, community outreach, marketing and digital efforts. Read more…

Emily Burgess, Senior Communications Officer

Emily manages strategic communications initiatives which increase awareness of the Foundation’s grantmaking, mission and work in Central Texas.

Natalia Ciolko, Communications Officer

Natalia manages strategic communications initiatives which increase awareness of the Foundation’s work in Central Texas.

Holly Collins, Communications Coordinator

Holly supports strategic communications initiatives which increase awareness of the Foundation’s work in Central Texas.

Cara Abazari, Chief Community Affairs Officer

Cara oversees all community affairs and community programs efforts of the Foundation, including Toast of the Town, Health’s Angels, and the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Program.  Read more…

Ashley Gomez, Scholarship Program Manager

Ashley plans and manages all aspects of the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Program.

Taylor Gutierrez, MAIS, bCRE-Pro, Community Affairs Program and Database Manager

Taylor manages the AgingWell program and the Foundation’s donor database.

Erica Salinas, Community Affairs Program Associate

Erica supports the Community Affairs programs, including: AgingWell, Toast of the Town, and the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Program.

Rosario Suarez, Community Affairs Scholarship Associate

Rosario assists with student and volunteer cultivation and recruitment, scholarship program support, and event planning for the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Program.

Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President of Community Investments

Regan leads the Community Investments team, overseeing the Foundation’s strategic grantmaking, community collaborations, and strategic partnerships. Read more…

Abena Asante, MHA, Senior Program Officer

Abena develops strategies for programs and grant making in the area of Rural Communities. Read more…

Amy Einhorn, MPP, Senior Program Officer

Amy develops strategies for programs and grant making in the areas of Strong Safety Net and Health Care Workforce Development. Read more…

Angela Huddy, Senior Administration Coordinator

Angela provides administrative and operations support for the Senior Program Officers and the Community Investments Team.

Andrew Levack, MPH, Senior Program Officer

Andrew develops strategies for programs and grant making in the area of Aging in Place. Read more…

Kim McPherson, MPAff, Senior Program Officer

Kim develops strategies for programs and grant making in the areas of Childhood Adversity and Housing Wrap Around Services. Read more…

Lourdes J. Rodríguez, DrPH, Senior Program Officer

Lourdes develops strategies for programs and grant making in the area of Women’s Health. Read more…

Caren Wood, Executive Assistant

Caren provides administrative support for the Vice President of Community Investments and Vice President of Evaluation and Strategic Learning.

Shailee Gupta, DDS, Chief Dental Officer

Dr. Gupta oversees all direct dental services and dental operations functions of the Dental Program. Read more…

Ensy Atarod, DDS, Rotational Staff Dentist

Dr. Atarod provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments and emergency services.

Maria Alcaine, Dental Assistant

Maria assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Angelina Cano, Dental Assistant

Angelina assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Caesar Collazo, DDS, Staff Dentist

Dr. Collazo provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments and emergency services.

Shirley Creed, Dental Hygienist

Shirley provides dental hygiene treatment to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including sealant applications.

Iselda Einung, Dental Assistant

Iselda assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Maribel Escalante, Dental Assistant

Maribel assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Laura Gomez, Dental Assistant

Laura assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Ashley Hernandez, Dental Assistant

Ashley assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Brenda Hernandez, Dental Assistant

Brenda assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Sandra Hernandez, Dental Assistant

Sandra assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Duyen Ho, DDS, Staff Dentist

Dr. Ho provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments and emergency services.

Carrie Hogan, Dental Assistant

Carrie assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Karen Jaimes, Dental Assistant

Karen assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Ginger Krug, Dental Hygienist

Ginger provides dental hygiene treatment to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including sealant applications.

Yana Kushner, DDS, Lead Dentist

Dr. Kushner oversees the daily operations and management of a regional dental team, and provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments, and emergency services. Read more…

Sunny Lee, DDS, Staff Dentist

Dr. Lee provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments and emergency services.

Elodie Levy, DMD, Lead Dentist

Dr. Levy provides technical clinical dentistry within the St. David’s Foundation Dental Program, particularly focusing on the enhancement and improvement of clinical procedures and processes.

Esmie Lopez, Dental Assistant

Esmie assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Abby Menke, DDS, Lead Dentist

Dr. Menke oversees the daily operations and management of a regional dental team, and provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments, and emergency services. Read more…

Ashley Nichols, Dental Assistant

Ashley assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Mamatha Pasala, DDS, Lead Dentist

Dr. Pasala oversees the daily operations and management of a regional dental team, and provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments, and emergency services. Read more…

Tania Pelagio, Dental Assistant

Tania assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, Dental Assistant

Elizabeth assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Sabrina Salazar, Dental Assistant

Sabrina assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Rebecca Scott, DDS, Staff Dentist

Dr. Montalvo provides dental services to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including initial assessments, treatments and emergency services.

Liza Vidaurri, Dental Assistant

Liza assists the Clinical Team in providing dental care to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program.

Nga Villanueva, Dental Hygienist

Nga provides dental hygiene treatment to patients of the St. David’s Dental Program, including sealant applications.

Erica Castillo, MBA, Senior Dental Operations Officer

Erica develops, implements, and manages the daily operations and strategies of the Dental Program and Dental Operations team, including compliance, process improvements, and quality. Read more…

Yudith Amaran, Dental Case Manager

Yudith manages case management services for Dental Program patients with complex care cases, and manages the facilitation of dental referrals to partner clinics in order to create dental homes for patients needing complex care.

Sandra Arrizola, MBA, Senior Administrative Coordinator

Sandra coordinates strategic administrative and operations support for the St. David’s Dental Program.

Melissa Baez, MPH, Dental Analytics Manager

Melissa develops, plans, implements, manages, and evaluates initiatives for the Dental Program, ensuring quality and consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals.

Eddie Gonzales, Dental Fleet Manager

Eddie manages all aspects of the St. David’s Dental Program Fleet and manages mechanical and equipment services for the Fleet.

Mauricio Gutierrez, Dental Fleet Maintenance Coordinator

Mauricio provides fleet support for the St. David’s Dental Program vans.

Mike Huffaker, Dental Fleet Coordinator

Mike coordinates fleet and equipment support for the St. David’s Dental Program vans.

Sheila Kirkconnell, Dental Operations Manager

Sheila manages the daily operations of the Dental Program, including van schedule management, supply order management, screening preparation and clinical scheduling.

Nancy Lozoria, Patient Data Coordinator

Nancy performs consent form audits, coordinates scheduling and program logistics, performs dental analytics projects, and performs data entry and oversight for the St. David’s Foundation Dental Program.

Tina Madrigal, Dental Data Coordinator

Tina coordinates, monitors, and analyzes dental data for the St. David’s Foundation Dental Program.

Vanessa Morgan Valdovinos, Oral Health Program Coordinator

Vanessa coordinates, plans and implements oral health education presentations and demonstrations at school sites and community events.

Yubelly Perez, Community Outreach Program Manager

Yubelly manages and coordinates all aspects of the Community Outreach program for the St. David’s Dental Program

Zahida Rocha, Patient Care Coordinator

Zahida coordinates and schedules dental appointments, triages emergency dental calls, and manages follow-up communications with parents, school nurses and Foundation clinical staff to ensure optimum use of clinical time and exceptional patient service.

Cindy Ruiz, Dental Quality and Screening Coordinator

Cindy coordinates dental quality initiatives that lead to practice and performance enhancements, including compliance oversight and training.

Yanet Tejeda, Dental Operations Coordinator

Yanet provides oversight and coordination of various operations and initiatives within the St. David’s Foundation Dental Program.

Becky Pastner, MPAff, Vice President of Evaluation and Strategic Learning

Becky leads the Evaluation and Strategic Learning team, ensuring that data, research, and learning drive the evolution of Foundation strategy, support sound funding decisions, and inspire action to advance health equity in Central Texas. Read more…

Ellie Coplin, MPH, Senior Learning & Evaluation Officer

Ellie develops, implements, and manages comprehensive evaluation strategies for the Foundation, ensuring that the Foundation, grant partners, and the community are able to increase the impact of our work based on what we are learning. Read more…

Annie Henson, MPAff, MPH, Evaluation Officer

Annie provides monitoring, evaluation, and research support to the Foundation, and supports the use of data for learning and program improvement through robust data analytics and evaluation activities.

Picheska Marrero, Grants Manager

Picheska manages grant cycle activities and administrative functions associated with the Foundation’s grant review process.

Vanessa Rocha, CPM, Grants Manager

Vanessa manages grant cycle activities and administrative functions associated with the Foundation’s grant review process.

Jesse Simmons, MS, Senior Evaluation Officer

Jesse develops, implements, and manages comprehensive evaluation strategies for the Foundation, and researches and analyzes demographic trends, community needs, and the impact of Foundation strategies. Read more…

Amy Vaughan, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

Amy oversees the Foundation’s budgeting, financial planning, internal controls, accounting and reporting policies for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IRS compliance. Read more…

Vicky Hernandez-Ezell, Accounts Payable Manager

Vicky coordinates the day-to-day administration of accounts payable, payroll, and journal entry accounting transactions.

Darshana Kalikstein, Senior Financial Analyst

Darshana analyzes and presents financial and operational data to support decision making, and evaluates processes and procedures for effectiveness and efficiencies.

Joel Karabach, Accountant

Joel performs standard general ledger and reconciliation activities. He also ensures processing of payroll and assists with various accounting and finance projects, including budget, annual audit, and providing documentation for ad hoc projects throughout the year. 

 

Christy Miller, CPA, Controller

Christy develops, implements and manages the Foundation’s budgeting, financial planning, internal controls, accounting and reporting policies for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IRS compliance. Read more…

Jocelyn Wobil, CPA, Programs Compliance Manager

Jocelyn manages the operational and compliance reviews of the Foundation’s grants-related community investments and ensures compliance with applicable standards and requirements.

Cara Mueller, PHR, SHRM-CP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Cara leads, develops, implements, and oversees human resources strategies and initiatives for the Foundation, including learning and organizational development, recruitment and staffing, benefits administration, workplace and employee wellness, compliance and risk management, compensation, talent and performance management, employee relations, talent recognition, and organizational culture. Read more…

Samantha Almanza, MA, Human Resources Manager

Samantha develops, implements, and manages various human resources strategies, including recruiting, onboarding, training, organizational development, employee wellness and talent recognition.

Korina Garcia, Human Resources Coordinator

Korina supports recruiting, internal communications, onboarding and offboarding, employee wellness, employee engagement, and training and development. 

Janet Oduor, Office Operations and Facilities Coordinator

Janet serves as program coordinator for the Foundation’s office operations, the Foundation’s Innovation Center, and facilities.

Joanna Ramirez, CEBS, aPHR, Human Resources Operations Manager

Joanna manages the administration of the Foundation’s benefits programs, the Human Resources database and analytics reporting, the Foundation’s facilities, and the Foundation’s high school intern program.

Blake Holman, Chief Information and Infrastructure Officer

Blake Holman is Chief Information and Infrastructure Officer and HIPAA Security Officer responsible for Information Technology, Facilities / Real Estate and other technology and information related initiatives. Read more…

Le’Darrion Allen, Project Manager

Le’Darrion provides project management and process improvement expertise and guidance across the Foundation.

Josh Cash, Help Desk Technician II

Josh provides Help Desk support for Foundation employees.

Kevin Klinkers, Manager of System and Network Administration

Kevin manages all aspects of the system and network technology infrastructure of the Foundation.

Todd Waldron, MS, Director of Information Technology

Todd directs the design, development, testing and production implementation of custom software solutions as well as the ongoing enhancements of third party systems. Read more…

Cathy Iberg, CPA, Vice President of Investments

Cathy oversees the Foundation’s financial investments program. Read more…

F. Xavier Peña, Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Xavier oversees all legal matters of the Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2019, Xavier was the Vice President for Finance and General Counsel at the Houston Endowment Read more…

Tamra Dunham, Paralegal and Compliance Manager

Tamra manages the legal records for the Foundation, as well as various insurance, HIPAA, and tax compliance matters.