Andrea Botero, MHA

CLINICAL OPERATIONS, PRESBYTERIAN

Andrea Botero, MHA serves as the President for New Mexico Healthcare Executives. Andrea encompasses extensive experience in nonprofit management, organizational development, grassroots organizing, research, and grant writing around public health topics with a particular focus on subaltern communities. Currently, Ms. Botero works in clinical operations at Presbyterian Medical Group. Her work is deeply informed through her advocacy in health equity of subaltern constituencies, in particular in the areas of programming and research that is community-informed, led, and organized. Her outside interests include hot yoga, the intersection of traditional and conventional medicine as an administrative topic,  reading, the arts, and outdoor activities with her family.

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Mary Jacintha, MSc, MS, FACHE

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS & REHABILITATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Mary A. Jacintha, FACHE, is the Executive Administrator of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health System. Mary started her career in healthcare administration as the Administrator for the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the UNM. Prior to roles in healthcare administration, Mary was active in brain imaging projects. A Chemistry graduate with a business background and a passion for healthcare centered on patients and the providers, Mary believes in open dialogue between stakeholders to move our healthcare delivery forward. Mary's current mission is to focus on patient care, their experiences and outcomes by providing the best platform for the clinicians to provide the care.

In addition to healthcare, Mary enjoys horseback riding, tennis, traveling, scuba diving, cooking, sailing, and above all meeting people and making friends.

Mary serves as the American College of Healthcare Executives Regent for New Mexico and Southwest Texas since 2016 year.

Ron Aldrich, MBA, LFACHE

ADJUNCT FACULTY, MHA PROGRAM AT THE UNM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH

Ron Aldrich, MBA, LFACHE, has fifty-four years leadership and governance experience in national and regional healthcare organizations including twenty years as CEO of three multi-hospital systems and five years as a hospital CEO. Ron helped lead the merger twenty-four years ago of three large Catholic healthcare systems totaling 126 organizations in 21 states and the design of the governance and management structure for the newly integrated system (Catholic Health Initiatives).

In March, 2019, Ron began a part-time role as Practice Administrator of Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico, a 16 Physician/ Nurse Practitioner Medical Group Practice in Los Alamos, New Mexico, adjacent to Los Alamos Medical Center. Ron led and mentored six Team Leaders including Materials Management, Medical Records & IT, Billing & Accounting, Human Resources, Reception & Customer Service, and Clinical Services. He completed his service as Practice Administrator in March, 2020.

Ron is a Life Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives, Life Member of the American Hospital Association and former Chairperson of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. He was elected to the AHA Region Eight Regional Policy Board effective January, 2013, for a two year term, and appointed to the Western Regional Trustees Symposium Planning Committee representing New Mexico Trustees for a three year term. Ron served for six years in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Community Health & Wellness Committee. He was also elected Vice Chair, Chair, and Immediate Past Chair of the Board. He completed his term of office in 2014. He currently serves as Chair, Board of Directors of Villa Therese Catholic Clinic in Santa Fe, a Free Clinic serving the medical and dental needs of economically underserved children and adults in the State Capital for 83 years. The Clinic was started eighty three ago by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, also the founders of St. Vincent Hospital more than one hundred fifty years ago. He is an Adjunct Professor, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program, School of Public Administration, and also for the BSPH Program in the College of Population Health, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Ron also serves as a Mentor in the NMHE/ACHE Mentorship Program to two early careerists in New Mexico.

Ron earned his MBA in Health & Hospital Administration from the University of Florida and holds a BA in Economics from the University of South Florida.