Board of Directors

Learn about Tepeyac Health's board of directors, a team of experienced leaders committed to enhancing our medical clinic's impact and fostering community health.

Harvey Bograd, MD

Chair of the Board

Pediatrician (Retired)

  • 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.

Caroline Acha

Vice Chair of the Board

Patient

Dr. Gilbert Vigil, DDS

Board Secretary

Dentist (Retired)

Steve Chavez

Board Treasurer

Civil Rights Attorney

  • 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.

  • 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

Alfonso Espino

Board Member

Patient

Gaddi Layden

Board Member

SVP Innovation and Growth, Young Americans Center for Financial Education

  • Gaddi A. Layden is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of Wall Street experience, telecommunications industry involvement, and recent work in the non-profit and private foundation sectors, has joined Young Americans Bank and Young Americans Center for Financial Education as the Senior Vice President of Innovation and Growth. In her current role, she is in charge, together with the CEO, of the future transformation of Young Americans Bank and Young Americans Center for Financial Education. Gaddi’s career exemplifies excellence and dedication, marked by a series of impactful roles and strategic achievements.

    In her previous role as Grants Impact Manager at the Daniels Fund, Gaddi fostered strategic partnerships with top-tier organizations such as Goldman Sachs, Univision Communications, Cherry Creek North, Amazon, Crest Rock Partners, United Airlines, and Morgan Stanley. Her transformative leadership significantly advanced the Daniels Fund Rapid Response program, achieving unprecedented results within just one year. Gaddi also served as the official Spanish spokesperson for the Daniels Fund, underscoring her versatility and communication skills.

    As the Principal and Co-Founder of ABOKI Capital, Gaddi showcased her entrepreneurial and leadership abilities by attracting major financial investors. Her tenure at Morgan Stanley as an International Financial Advisor and Financial Planning Specialist saw her collaborating with top-tier advisors to drive substantial asset management growth. Gaddi's extensive experience also includes significant roles at Univision Communications, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, MBIA Asset Management Group, and Citizens Financial Group. These positions honed her expertise in marketing, strategic partnerships, business development, client relationship management, investment analysis, and risk assessment.

    Fluent in Spanish and conversational in Italian, Gaddi’s language skills complement her passion for world travel, cooking, and reading. This new chapter at Young Americans underscores Gaddi's unwavering commitment to driving positive change in both corporate and community spheres through strategic thinking and innovative approaches.

John Bauer-Martinez

Board Member

CPA (Retired)

  • 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.

Samit Shah, PhD

Board Member

Dean, Regis University School of Pharmacy

  • 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.

Edwviges Saldana

Board Member

Patient

Sonia Pena

Board Member

Patient

  • 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.

To learn more about how you can get involved with Tepeyac and serve on the board, please contact us at info@tepeyachealth.org