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Jeffrey S. Oxendine, MPH, MBA

Co-founder and President

Jeff Oxendine, MBA, MPH  has been a health executive, educator and consultant for over 35 years. Jeff is Founder and CEO of Health Career Connection (HCC). He is also a longtime California and national leader in health workforce and diversity.
Jeff’s purpose is empowering stu dents to achieve their authentic health careers, realize their full potential and optimize their impact on health. He’s done this for over 33 years at HCC, a national nonprofit that has supported over 5000 undergraduate students from under-represented, first generation college and low-income backgrounds to become health leaders and professionals.
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Jeffrey S. Oxendine, MPH, MBA

Co-founder and President

Jeff Oxendine, MBA, MPH has been a health executive, educator and consultant for over 35 years. Jeff Read More
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Aileen Babadjanians, MPH

National Placement Director

Aileen Babadjanians is the National Placement Director at HCC, where she oversees the development and implementation Read More
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Larry Bullins

Director of Technology

Larry Bullins is a seasoned IT professional with over fifteen years of experience in technology leadership. Read More
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Cassandra Chavez, MSW

Senior Program Manager, Northern California & Central Valley

Cassie is a Senior Program Manager for Health Career Connection’s Northern California, Central Coast, and Central Read More
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Abraham Cicchetti, MSHA, CHEP

Chief Operating Officer

Abraham Cicchetti serves as Chief Operating Officer for Health Career Connections (HCC). Mr. Cicchetti is a Read More
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Alyssa Colon, MPH

Director of Evaluation

Alyssa Colon is a Director of Evaluation with over 7 years of experience conducting and leading Read More
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Katy Cushman, MPH

Senior Regional Director, New England

Katy joined HCC in 2014. Katy's interest in healthcare began when she started to work on Read More
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Patricia S. Etem, MPH

Vice President, Southern California & Coachella Valley

Patricia S. Etem, MPH, has developed, directed and evaluated Public Health programs and initiatives for hospitals, Read More
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Dana Friez

Grants Manager

Dana brings over 20 years of leadership experience in workforce development across the nonprofit and higher Read More
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Vanessa Flores, MCM

Director of Communications, Alumni Engagement and Project Implementation

With over 15 years of expertise in health marketing, communications, and educational programming, Vanessa currently serves Read More
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Rachel Gregoire, MPS

Senior Director, Business Development & National Partnerships

Rachel Gregoire brings fifteen years of cross-sector experience to HCC, having held diverse roles in career Read More
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Tyler Hanson

Senior Business Operations Manager

Tyler helps to support HCC by coordinating financial, operational, and technical activities for the organization. He Read More
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Zuleyka Hernandez, MPH

Assistant to the CEO/Project Manager

Zuleyka Hernandez is an Assistant to the CEO/Project Manager at Health Career Connection (HCC). In this Read More
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Jana Hiraga, MPH

Vice President, Northern California & Central Valley

Jana has dedicated her life to the well-being and advancement of children, women, and families who Read More
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Melissa Infusino, MPP

Vice President of Operations & Innovation

Melissa Infusino is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in workforce development, economic Read More
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Jo Lin, MPA

Regional Director of Mid-Atlantic and Midwest

Jo is based in Philadelphia and directs HCC’s programming in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Her Read More
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India King Walker

Finance Manager

India King Walker is the Finance Manager at Health Career Connection (HCC), where she oversees financial Read More
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Jamison Lowery, MEd

Director of the Southeast Region

Jamison Lowery joined HCC as the Director of the Southeast Region in January 2025. In this role, he has Read More
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Sergio Martinez, PhD

Senior Program Manager

Dr. Sergio Martinez is the Senior Program Manager (SPM) at Health Career Connection (HCC), where he Read More
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Iman Nazeeri-Simmons, MPH

Senior Vice President of Student Programming and Operations

Iman is an Oregon native, living in the Central Oregon town of Bend. She served as Read More
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Vicky Phung Bocanegra

Regional Manager of Southern California and Coachella Valley

With over 11 years of experience across diverse healthcare settings, I am committed to fostering a Read More
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Melissa Torres-Montoya, J.D., M.P.H

Senior Director, Strategy, Policy & Stakeholder Engagement, Workforce Division

Melissa Torres-Montoya serves as the Senior Director of Strategy, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement where she supports Read More
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Babar Iqbal

Program Coordinator

Babar Iqbal is a Program Coordinator at Health Career Connection. Babar attended the University of North Read More
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Jimmy Jean-Baptiste, MPH

Data & Technology Manager

Jimmy's connection to HCC dates back to his HCC internship. Through that experience, he was inspired Read More
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