Latino Health Steering Committee

The Latino Health Steering Committee of Montgomery County (LHSC) was established in 2000 as an independent group of volunteer professionals and community leaders dedicated to addressing the health concerns of Latinos in Montgomery County.

Serving as an advisory body, the LHSC provides technical and strategic assistance to the Latino Health Initiative (LHI). Additionally, the committee actively advocates at both the County and State levels to improve the health and overall living conditions of Latinos in the community.

Latino Health Steering Committee of Montgomery County

* Steering Committee Co-Chairs

Marcela Cámpoli, PhD, MHA, BA, ASQ CQI/OE*
Community Activist
Rockville, MD

Alex Cartagena
Tree of Hope Association
Rockville, MD

Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD
Community Activist & Professor Emeritus
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Silver Spring, MD

Norma Colombus
Community Health Worker
Wheaton, MD

Ana Maria Espinoza, MD
Community Activist
Bethesda, MD

Captain Kathy Estrada
Montgomery County Department of Police
Gaithersburg, MD

Rosa Guzman
Community Health Worker
Germantown, MD

Rose Marie Martinez, ScD
Community Activist
Silver Spring, MD

J. Henry Montes, MPH*
Community Activist
Potomac, MD

César Palacios, MD, MPH
Proyecto Salud
Silver Spring, MD

Patricia Rios, MPH, MBA
Community Activist
Silver Spring, MD

Maria Elena Rocha
Community Health Worker
Silver Spring, MD

Diego Uriburu, MS*
Identity, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD

Senior Technical Advisors

Raúl Barrientos, DDS, MBA, MPH
Olney, MD

Maria S. Gómez, RN, MPH
Washington, D. C. Metro Area

Jennifer Grinnell, LCPC
Rockville, MD

Anna María Izquierdo-Porrera, MD, PhD
Silver Spring, MD

Evelyn Kelly, MPH
Washington, DC

Grace Rivera-Oven, BS
Germantown, MD