Bradley P. Herremans, MBA, FACHE

                   Chief Executive Officer

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Bradley P. Herremans, MBA, FACHE, is the Chief Executive Officer of Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc.  Mr. Herremans came to Suncoast after completing a 22 year career as a Medical Service Corp Officer in the United States Air Force.  During his last assignment he served as Commander of the 341st Medical Group on Malmstrom AFB in Montana.  Throughout his career he held several senior level positions to include; Chief of Staff for the Air Force Surgeon General and Deputy Group Commander for the 3rd Medical Group at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska.  He also has experience in combat medicine and served on the USCENTCOM Surgeons staff during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  He has extensive experience in Managed Care, Finance and Disaster Preparedness.  Mr. Herremans holds both a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Western Michigan University and a Fellowship from the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Sonia T. Goodwin, MBA, CDFM, is the Chief Administrative Officer of Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. Ms. Goodwin joined Suncoast after completing 31 years as a Federal Civil Servant with the Department of the Air force. Her last position was Director of Analyses, Resource Management Flight, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. During her career, Ms. Goodwin worked as Provider Recruiter, Health Benefits Advisor, and Internal Revenue Agent. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in Accounting and Human Resources and a Master's Degree in Business Administration with concentration in Health Care Management. Ms. Goodwin is a member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. She is a Certified Defense Financial Manager. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Goodwin is a professor with Webster University International teaching Accounting and Finance courses.

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Subhakararao Medidi, M.D. is a graduate of Andhrea Medical College, India and trained in Family Practice Residency at Catholic Medical Center, an Affiliate of Cornell University Medical College, New York from 1990-1993. In July 1993 he joined Suncoast Community Health Centers as a staff physician in Ruskin and was promoted to Clinical Coordinator at Dover Health Center in 1994 and Associate Medical Director in 2002. He was awarded Provider of the year 2003 for his commitment to the institution, its mission and excellent patient care.

Dr. Medidi is a Diplomat of American Board of Family Medicine from 1993, recertified in 2000 and 2007. He is a member of Tampa General Hospital staff from 1994, where he served as Vice Chief of the Department of Family Practice for four years and Chief of Family Practice for two years.

He is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Practice, School of Medicine at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and involved in teaching the medical students and also the Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistant students. He was awarded teacher of the year, preceptor of the year and most involved community preceptor of the year in different years from the Department of Family Practice at University of South Florida.

He is a member of the American Association of Family Practice from 1990 and received active teacher of the year award many times. He has served on various committees and boards in the community for years. He is presently on the board of Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center and the Community Advisory Board of Center for Equal Health at the University of South Florida-Moffitt Cancer Center.

Dr. Medidi has demonstrated a commitment to continue the excellent quality of patient care at Suncoast Community Health Centers.

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Mr. Robert Rodriguez is the Chief Financial Officer for Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. Mr. Rodriguez earned a B.A. Degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Elon College in 1979. Mr. Rodriguez received his Certified Public Accounting License from the state of North Carolina in June 1985. Mr. Rodriguez has over 20 years of accounting and finance expertise in the health care sector. 
                                                                                                                                                 
 

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Dr. Randy Valdez is a 1981 graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Dentistry. After years of private practice in Alabama, he moved to Florida to continue his career. Since 1985, Dr. Valdez has enjoyed practicing dentistry in Florida, both in the private sector and with Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. He was employed with Suncoast as the Dental Director from 1991 until 1999. Following twelve years of successful private practice, he has chosen to return to serve in the community health center arena, to resume the role of Dental Director with Suncoast. Since 1991, Dr. Valdez has been a member of the American Dental Association, the Florida Dental Association and the West Coast Dental Association. He is also a proud member of the Plant City Lions Club.




 

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Terry Russell is the Dental Operations Administrator at Suncoast Community Health Centers. She earned her Associates in Dental Hygiene at Erie Community College in 1980, Bachelors in Health Science at SUNY College at Brockport in 2006, and Masters in Health Administration at Roberts Wesleyan College in 2008. Terry relocated from upstate NY where she worked for 28 years as a dental hygienist and 2 ½ years as Director of Dental Operations in a Community Health Center. Terry is a member of the National Dental Hygienist’s Association and the Hillsborough County Oral Health Coalition.

 

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Ms. Diana Lopez is the Director of Nursing at the Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. She has been at Suncoast since 1994. Prior to becoming the Director of Nursing in 2000, she was the Nursing Supervisor at the Plant City site. She earned her Associates of Science Degree in Nursing from Hillsborough Community College and her Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. She supervises the nursing staff with emphasis on Staff development, recruitment and retention. She has been the Chair of the Infection Control Program for the past ten years and oversees the Employee Health Program, including OSHA Safety Program, the Employee Vaccines and TB Surveillance. She also supervises Transportation, Outreach, Health Education, Referral and Recall departments. She manages the collaboration with Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening program and Vaccines for Children Immunization Program. Ms. Lopez networks with multiple community agencies on projects targeting residents of the SCHC service area. Ms. Lopez is a member of the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network at Moffitt.

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Jeffrey G. Hunt, is the Pharmacy Director for Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. Mr. Hunt has been in the community health center arena for over 9 years, a Director of Pharmacy over twenty years with combined community health center, home health, and hospital arena knowledge.  Mr. Hunt attended the University of Florida where he earned a B.S. in Pharmacy and holds professional affiliations with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Florida Pharmaceutical Association.

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Carol Pliska is the Quality Improvement Manager at Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc and has held this position since 2009. Prior to that, she was the Risk Manager for one year, receiving her certifications through USF. As QI Manager, she was assigned the task of preparing Suncoast for AAAHC accreditation survey. Preparation for this has taken over a year and has involved bringing facilities, policies, procedures and staff training, to a higher level, in order to improve the quality of care offered at Suncoast. She graduated from the Associate Program at Manatee Community College, in 1988, as a member of the Honor Fraternity, Phi Theta Kappa and making the Dean’s List. As a new nurse, Ms. Pliska worked on a medical surgical floor for one year, being promoted to Assistant Nurse Manager of an Orthopedic Unit for 3 years. Following this, she made her way to the Emergency Dept and spent the next 16 years as a Charge Nurse in the ER, where she gained valuable nursing experience, which has proven invaluable in her current position.

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Dorrie Paquin-Brown, BSMT (ASCP), CHCQM is the Director of Special Programs and former Quality Improvement Manager at Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. She began her 18 year tenure at Suncoast as the Laboratory Director and has led Suncoast through four Joint Commission accreditation cycles. She teams with the CFO to write the grants and program progress reports and works in conjunction with the management team members in developing special programs to meet the goals and objectives of SCHC’s strategic plan. Her most recent projects include implementation of electronic medical records, expanding dental services with a mobile medical coach and needs assessment for a new access point. Ms. Paquin-Brown received her formal education at Rutgers University where she received a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology followed by certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Registry. She is licensed as a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor in the state of Florida. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Risk Management and certified in Patient Safety and Prevention of Medical Errors.

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Bill Windham became Director of IT Services for Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc in 2012. He has held various positions at Suncoast with his start in 2001 as the mail courier. After graduating with his Associates of Science in Information Technology Management he was promoted to the Purchase Agent for Suncoast. He graduated with honors from a private University with his Bachelors of Science in Computer Networking in 2007 and took the position of IT Support, several years later he assumed the position of Network Administrator. He has strong ties to his community and has held numerous leadership roles in various child development organizations.