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Rakesh Patel, MD, MBA, FACHE

CEO Rakesh Patel, M.D., has been with Neighborhood for more than 15 years. He started as a staff family physician in 2002 and was later promoted to Medical Director of Operations before assuming his current role as CEO in November 2017. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Patel has worked to successfully bridge the gaps between operational and clinical staff. He has been integral in improving care delivery and ensuring high clinical quality scores across the organization. A visionary and inspiring leader, Dr. Patel is as passionate about community leadership as he is about patient care. He works every day to ensure the organization has the resources and culture it needs to provide exceptional healthcare in an environment of compassion and trust. A board-certified family physician and Certified Physician Executive, Dr. Patel received his MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency at Scripps Family Practice Residency in Chula Vista. He received his MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. He is a CPCA board member and delegate to the CMA, and serves as the East County Region Director on the San Diego County Medical Society Board.

Jeffrey Glenn

A senior health care executive with over 30 years’ experience in clinical laboratory medicine, Jeff brings an established track record of leadership to Neighborhood. He is responsible for site operations and ancillary services support and is a key contributor to the development of organizational strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Neighborhood, Jeff worked for 20 years at Laboratory Corporation of America, advancing from an operations role to Senior Vice President of both the Northeast and West Divisions. Among his most fulfilling achievements in this role was the ability to attract talented health care professionals and build successful management teams. Most recently, Jeff served as Chief Operating Officer for West Pacific Medical Laboratory, where he was instrumental in positioning the company for a successful sale to Sonic Healthcare. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Penn State University, with an emphasis on Supply Chain Management. He currently serves on the board of the California Clinical Laboratory Association.

Jim Schultz, MD, MBA, FAAFP

Dr. Schultz has served as the Chief Medical Officer for Neighborhood since 2001. A family physician who splits time between active patient care and administrative duties, Dr Schultz has been instrumental in growing Neighborhood’s clinic operations as well as improving patient access to specialty services. In addition to his position at Neighborhood, Dr. Schultz serves as a consultant for Integrated Health Partners and Health Center Partners and as Medical Director for Project Access San Diego. He is a Volunteer Clinical Professor for the UCSD Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and the lead faculty for the UCSD Family Medicine Residency Outpatient Gynecology Rotation.

Dr. Schultz completed his Family Medicine Residency at Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. He received his MD from the University of California, Los Angeles, his MBA from California State University, San Marcos, and his Diploma in Mountain Medicine and Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine from the Wilderness Medical Society.

Lisa Daigle

Lisa has over 30 years’ experience in healthcare and 25 years’ experience working with Federally Qualified Health Centers. She is responsible for optimizing and managing the financial performance of the organization and offers strategic insight and planning. She has been providing financial consulting services to community health centers throughout Southern California for over 20 years.

Lisa is a member of the finance committee for Health Center Partners and Integrated Health Partners in San Diego and has served as Chair of California Primacy Care Association’s (CPCA) CFO work group. She represents the San Diego region on many advisory and task force committees throughout California and provides guidance to CPCA staff on financial matters pertaining to Federally Qualified Health Centers. Lisa has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Accounting from San Diego State University.

Alejandro “Alex” Nunez

As Neighborhood’s Chief Growth Officer, Alex is responsible for the growth and expansion of new and existing services. He has over 10 years of experience working with Federally Qualified Health Centers, half of those with Neighborhood. Alex joined the organization as Director of Operations and transitioned to a Revenue Cycle Director position before advancing to his current role as Chief Growth Officer. Alex’s ability to quickly build strong and trusting relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization has been integral to his successes in the complex, ever-changing healthcare industry. His strong background in leadership and management includes organized training and collaborative values that have resulted in teams as efficient as they are productive. Alex has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from San Diego State University. He chose to enter the community health field with the goal of contributing to improving the lives and healthcare of underserved populations.

Kristi Parnell

Kristi brings over 30 years of HR leadership to Neighborhood Healthcare with a strong emphasis on developing and executing the human resources strategy in support of the overall business plan. At Neighborhood Kristi will drive the people strategy across the company by leading our inclusion and diversity efforts through the recruitment and employment of competent personnel, the development and implementation of compensation and benefit design to attract and retain the best in the industry, employment law compliance, employee relations and the learning and development of our workforce. Kristi has a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources Management from National University and possess two professional certifications, one through UCSD Human Resources Certificate Program and the other as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Outside of Neighborhood Kristi is an active volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation focusing on mentoring of newly diagnosed kids/families and participating in advocacy groups that raise awareness about the importance of funding for research through local and national legislators.

Edgar Bulloch, MD, OB/GYN

Dr. Edgar Bulloch, MD, OB/GYN, Neighborhood's Associate Chief Medical Officer brings extensive experience in community healthcare and executive leadership, having served in various roles in other community health organizations. He co-leads Neighborhood Healthcare’s Women’s Health and Prenatal programs. Dr. Bulloch's expertise and leadership complement the current medical leaders of the organization, providing 'bench depth' as the organization continues to grow rapidly to serve the needs of communities from El Cajon to Riverside. He is excited to join the organization and contribute to its mission of providing quality, compassionate, whole-person care to families, regardless of their circumstances.