Staff
Meet Our President
Erica Andrade, President/CEO
EAndrade@elcentroinc.com
Erica Andrade was appointed President and CEO of El Centro, Inc. on July 1, 2023
Erica Andrade was born in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas and is the proud daughter of a strong, resilient immigrant mother from Guanajuato, Mexico. She migrated to Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 15 where she graduated from JC Harmon High School and has since called KCK home.
She graduated from the University of Kansas in 2001 with a BA in Latin American Studies and started working at El Centro soon after. In the fall of 2017, she enrolled in the executive MPA program at UMKC and graduated in 2019.
Erica has worked at El Centro for the past 22 years. Prior to being named CEO, she has served as Chief Program Officer (2018-2023), Patient Navigation Program Manager (2010-2018), and Adult Education Program Manager (2001-2010).
Vice Presidents
Dr. Kelli Mather
Vice President of Operations
kmather@elcentroinc.com
Justin Gust
Vice President of Community Engagement
jgust@elcentroinc.com
Administrative
Robert Ortiz
Director of Finance
rortiz@elcentroinc.com
Leticia Diaz
Administrative Assistant
ldiaz@elcentroinc.com
Steve Rose
Technology Coordinator
srose@elcentroinc.com
Sash Selvaraj
Technology Specialist
sselvaraj@elcentroinc.com
Ivonne Galindo
Receptionist/Intake Specialist
bgalindo@elcentroinc.com
Mario Hunter
Receptionist/Intake Specialist
mhunter@elcentroinc.com
Empowerment
Elizabeth Reynoso
Associate Vice President of Empowerment
ereynoso@elcentroinc.com
Saira Galvan
Education Outreach Coordinator
sgalvan@elcentroinc.com
Julia Reza Valenzuela
Education Outreach Coordinator
jrezavalenzuela@elcentroinc.com
Access
Stella Morales
Health Navigator
smorales@elcentroinc.com
Andrea De Jesus
Access Specialist
adejesus@elcentroinc.com
Fabiola Alvidrez
Access Specilaist
Falvidrez@elcentroinc.com
Jamie Ortega
Access Specialist
jortega@elcentroinc.com
Amber Garrido
Access Specialist
agarrido@elcentroinc.com
Karla Cervantes
KS Farmworker Health Case Manager
kcervantes@elcentroinc.com