
From left: Chris Stearns, Hyeok Kim, Esther Lucero, Debora Juarez, and Sharyne Shiu Thornton. (Photo by Assunta Ng/NWAW)
A reception was held on April 28 to introduce the new CEO of the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) to the local community.
Esther Lucero was previously the Director of Programs and Strategic Development at the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health in San Francisco.
Soon to receive her MA in Public Policy from Mills College, she brings to the SIHB her training and experience in public policy coupled with her robust experience in state and national level health policy work, including extensive knowledge of federally qualified health centers and urban Indian health issues.
Luceo replaced the SIHB’s longtime executive director, Ralph Forquera, who retired.