After a two-month search process, Familias en Acción is proud to welcome its first Deputy Director, Patricia Patron, to the team!
Patricia has over eighteen years of experience in healthcare and social services administration and has a passion for working to enhance access to high quality and equitable health care and wellness services for the most vulnerable in her community. Her professional work experience has been dedicated to serving individuals and families who struggle to access quality healthcare, behavioral health, and wraparound services. She is also deeply committed to dismantling racism and to applying a racial equity lens to her life and work.
Patricia has served as Executive Director at Outside In in Portland, OR; COO and Deputy CEO at Native Health in Phoenix, AZ; and CEO at Family HealthCare in Fargo, ND. She has expertise in strategic planning; equity and anti-racism; change management; staff and community engagement; program development, implementation, and evaluation; fund development; advocacy; and partnership building and cultivation. Patricia enjoys collaborating closely with her team to fulfill their mission and appreciates the opportunity to mentor people and see them realize their potential. In addition, she enjoys the challenge of problem solving, developing systems, cultivating partnerships, and interacting with staff and leading teams.
“I am excited to be part of Familias en Acción, and I look forward to contributing to the agency’s commitment to uplifting human dignity through health equity programming and investments that promote and improve the wellbeing of the Latino/e/x communities in Oregon. Familias en Acción’s dedication to create equitable communities aligns with my personal values and the professional work I have dedicated my career to. Mil gracias de corazón por esta oportunidad de servicio a mi comunidad Latina.”
