Board of Directors
Susan Aldrich
Susan is a credentialed school nurse for San Jose Unified School District, and currently serves as a Program Coordinator for the Health and Family Support Programs Department. She was born and raised in Michigan, and has lived in California for 20 years. Susan has been a member of the School Health Board of Directors since 2011.
Debra Cohen
Dr. Debra Cohen practiced for 30 years as a pediatric endocrinologist with Kaiser Permanente. Since that time, she has volunteered for a number of organizations, all health-care related with missions to help the under-served. She has served on the board of School Health Clinics for 2 years and enjoys participating in the Quality Improvement committee.
Anna Costa, Board Chair
Anna joined the Board of Directors in January 2017 and became Board Chair in January 2020. Anna is currently a Finance Project Manager at Google where she has worked since 2013. She also spent five years in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from American University and a Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Portland, where she double majored in Finance and Accounting and minored in Political Science.
Anna joined the Board of Directors in January 2017 and became Board Chair in January 2020. Anna is currently a Finance Project Manager at Google where she has worked since 2013. She also spent five years in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from American University and a Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Portland, where she double majored in Finance and Accounting and minored in Political Science.
Rushabh Gandhi
Rushabh joined the School Health Clinics' Board in January 2017. He is currently a Product Manager at BetterHelp.com and hopes to use his business and startup experience to help School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County achieve its mission.
Hemanth Gangaram
Hemanth is a data analytics strategist & technology leader. He is currently managing various transformative Enterprise Analytics initiatives at Intuitive Surgical. He has helped many large enterprises & startups with digital transformation in leadership roles. More recently with First Tech Credit Union, a financial services organization, and previously at United Airlines, in driving and implementing a change through analytics strategy, actionable data insights and building digital capabilities. While he is not busy enabling organizations achieve their analytical maturity, he is passionate about helping shape kids & youth future through sports, STEM (Robotics) & other entrepreneurial initiatives. He is an active volunteer & board member with multiple non-profit organizations such as AYSO, CULytics, South Asian Heart Center & Taproot Foundation. Hemanth holds an MBA from San Francisco State University and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in India.
Hemanth is a data analytics strategist & technology leader. He is currently managing various transformative Enterprise Analytics initiatives at Intuitive Surgical. He has helped many large enterprises & startups with digital transformation in leadership roles. More recently with First Tech Credit Union, a financial services organization, and previously at United Airlines, in driving and implementing a change through analytics strategy, actionable data insights and building digital capabilities. While he is not busy enabling organizations achieve their analytical maturity, he is passionate about helping shape kids & youth future through sports, STEM (Robotics) & other entrepreneurial initiatives. He is an active volunteer & board member with multiple non-profit organizations such as AYSO, CULytics, South Asian Heart Center & Taproot Foundation. Hemanth holds an MBA from San Francisco State University and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in India.
Reena Patel
Reena is an Assurance Senior Manager at Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc, and has more than sixteen years of extensive experience in public accounting and consulting services for a variety of private and publicly traded companies in high-tech (software and SAAS), manufacturing, construction, and agriculture industries, significant experience in performing audits of multinational companies, and technical expertise in revenue recognition, business combinations and equity transactions.
Reena is an Assurance Senior Manager at Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc, and has more than sixteen years of extensive experience in public accounting and consulting services for a variety of private and publicly traded companies in high-tech (software and SAAS), manufacturing, construction, and agriculture industries, significant experience in performing audits of multinational companies, and technical expertise in revenue recognition, business combinations and equity transactions.
Ivan Lopez Perez
Ivan is pursuing his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at San Jose State University with a concentration in Management. He belongs to Sigma Delta Alpha, a multicultural fraternity with roots in the Latino culture, where he has developed communication, public speaking, and organizational skills. His fraternity conducts community service and philanthropy efforts that promote the admission and retention of Latino students at institutions of higher learning. His hobbies include drumming, martial arts, and spending time with his family back home.
Ivan is pursuing his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at San Jose State University with a concentration in Management. He belongs to Sigma Delta Alpha, a multicultural fraternity with roots in the Latino culture, where he has developed communication, public speaking, and organizational skills. His fraternity conducts community service and philanthropy efforts that promote the admission and retention of Latino students at institutions of higher learning. His hobbies include drumming, martial arts, and spending time with his family back home.
Eva Rojas, Vice Chair
Eva currently works in Strategic Supply Chain Management at Flex, LTD supporting Health Solutions products. She has a Master's degree in Business Administration from Penn State University and a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University.
Ashish Singh
Ashish is a Director of Advisory Services at Salesforce.com, a global cloud computing company. He works with large enterprises to make their vision a reality through strategy development, capability-building and digital transformation. He is passionate about providing a better quality of life for people around the world and helps strengthen non-profit organizations to achieve their goals. Ashish holds an M.S in Computer Science from Pondicherry University and an M.S. in Physics from Magadh University in India.
Farid Mojtahedi,
Finance Committee Chair Sr. Manager Strategy &
Investments Flextronics
Nester Morales
Artist/Community Member
Jessica Munoz, Secretary/Treasurer
Small Business Development Center of San José
