Board of Directors
“To provide quality healthcare for all”
Lauro A. Garcia
Board Chair
Cecilia Garza, PhD
Board Vice-Chair
Romeo Sifuentes
Oscar Montiel
Francisco J. Ramirez
Laura A. Gregory
Juan G. Sanchez
Oralia Garcia
Tony Arce, Jr.
Peggy D. Umphres
Anna Maria Serna
Elisamar Soto
Guillermo “Memo” Treviño
Gateway Community Health Center (GCHC) is an independent 501 (c)(3) corporation that operates under a community health model with the legal authority resting on the governing Board. The organization’s bylaws demonstrate compliance with requirements of section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Included in the organization’s bylaws are provisions for the selection of Board members and filling of vacancies.
The GCHC Board of Directors is composed of members who mirror the demographics of our patient population. As Board positions become vacant, they will be filled with individuals who match the demographics of the service region and patient population and who can contribute constructively to the Board of Directors and to GCHC.
At least 51% of GCHC Board members are active patients of GCHC services and represent, in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender, the individuals served.