Board of Directors
Learn about Tepeyac Health’s board of directors, a dedicated group of community and healthcare leaders advancing equitable, compassionate care.
Caroline Acha
Chair of the Board / Patient
Wholesale Coordinator and Assistant Inventory Manager, Good Chemistry
Steve Chavez
Board Treasurer
Attorney, Colorado Division of Civil Rights
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Steve Chavez is a west Denver native. He is also a civil rights attorney with an interest in healthcare disparities. He has served on many non-profit boards.
Dr. Gilbert Vigil, DDS
Board Secretary
Dentist (Retired)
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Alumnus:
University of Colorado Boulder 1979
University of Colorado School of Dentistry 1983
Organizations:
American Dental Association
Colorado Dental Association
Metro Denver Dental Association
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Recipient of:
Martin Luther King Civic Award
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year Award
University of Colorado Hispanic Alumnus Award
Special Recognition from the Northwest Denver Optimist Club
Harvey Bograd, MD
Board Member
Pediatrician (Retired)
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Dr. Harvey Bograd is a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Bograd has held a number of leadership roles with The Colorado Permanente Medical Group including The Board of Directors, Co-Director of Diversity, Physician Lead for Community Benefit and Chief of the Skyline Office Pediatric Department. Dr. Bograd speaks Spanish and is a Denver native.
Alfonso Espino
Board Member / Patient
Lead Community Organizer, Globeville, Elyria-Swansea Coalition
John Bauer-Martinez, CPA
Board Member
CPA (Retired)
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John Bauer-Martinez was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans. He is a retired CPA who spent his career in federal and international taxation. His career began with the Internal Revenue Service. After leaving the Internal Revenue Service, he joined Ernst & Young LLP for almost 20 years in the New Orleans, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Denver offices. He left Ernst and Young as a tax partner and joined CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd as their VP of Tax for almost 15 years and retired in Sept 2016. He has been in Denver for almost 25 years. He enjoys golf, long hikes (Camino de Santiago), snowboarding and college football. He is married and has 3 kids and is a devout Christian.
Sonia Peña
Board Member / Patient
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Sonia Peña is a loving mother and grandmother, who enjoys spending time with her family. Member of the board of directors since 2024, Sonia is thankful for Tepeyac and cares deeply about the community, She has been a patient of the clinic since 2009.
Samit Shah, PhD
Board Member
Dean, Regis University School of Pharmacy
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Dr. Samit Shah serves as the Dean of the Regis University School of Pharmacy. Prior to this position, he served as the Sidney J. Weinberg Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the KGI School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (KGI SPHS) in Claremont, CA. Dr. Shah also served as the Assistant Dean and Department Chair of Biopharmaceutical Sciences at KGI SPHS.
Dr. Shah earned a BS in pharmacy from North Gujarat University, a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), and an MBA from South University. He received post-doctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Shah is a licensed pharmacist and has previously worked as a PRN pharmacist and pharmacist-in-charge at Rite Aid Pharmacy and HealthQwest Clinic, respectively.
To learn more about how you can get involved with Tepeyac and serve on the board, please contact us at info@tepeyachealth.org
Our History
In 1994, Tepeyac began in a home on Kalamath Street. The community support which rallied around us more than 25 years ago is still what keeps us going today.