Meet the Senior Staff
Our Senior Staff is led by Interim CEO + COO, Monica Gutierrez-McCarthy. Day-to-day functions at Eisner Health are overseen by Monica and the senior management team. Our 450-person staff includes physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, therapists, case managers, health educators, pharmacists, medical and dental assistants, and administrators.
Monica Gutierrez-McCarthy
Interim CEO + COO
Raymond C. W. Perry-Moore, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer
Sergey Navolnev
Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Lerner, MD
Chief Clinical Strategy Officer
Andrew Signey
Vice President General Services + Government Affairs
Leigh Stenberg
Vice President, Development + External Affairs
Kristine Namkung
Vice President, Human Resources
Pajmon Zarrineghbal, Esq.
General Counsel
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Interim CEO + COO
Monica Gutierrez-McCarthy, M.S. joined Eisner Health in February 2021 as Eisner Health’s Chief Operating Officer and on March 15, 2024, will step into the role as Interim CEO + COO. At the helm Eisner Health, Monica works to improve the physical, social, and emotional well-being of those in the Los Angeles communities and beyond. Since 2009, Monica has worked in the community health sector, with an unwavering vision to create notable change as a service-center leader and strategist. Previous to joining Eisner Health, Monica was the Director of Operations Enhancement at OCHIN, a non-profit organization designed to leverage information technology and data to enhance and support community health center operations and clinic outcomes to promote community health. Monica also served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at SAC Health System in San Bernardino, CA. Cultivating over 20 years of experience, Monica has consistently harnessed the power of technology and unparalleled foresight to lead teams into the future.
A native of California, Monica received her Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and Master of Science degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
A native of California, Monica received her Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and Master of Science degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
Raymond C. W. Perry-Moore, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer
Raymond C. W. Perry-Moore, MD, MS is a board-certified pediatrician and as Eisner Health’s Chief Medical Officer, he is responsible for the quality of care provided by the more than 150 medical, dental, and mental health professionals who are part of Eisner Health. Previously, Dr. Perry-Moore was Director and Medical Director for Los Angeles County Department of Health Services of the South Los Angeles Health Center Group, which includes Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center and Bell Health Center.
Dr. Perry-Moore earned a BS in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland at College Park and his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital and a health services research fellowship through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar’s Program at UCLA. He earned his Master of Science in Health Services from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Perry-Moore is currently a fellow in the California Healthcare Foundation’s Health Care Leadership Program.
Dr. Perry-Moore has strong interests in improving healthcare access for children, addressing the unique health needs of adolescents, and eliminating health inequities and disparities. He incorporates his commitment to public health and community partnerships into his work as a clinical leader. In addition to his Chief Medical Officer duties, approximately 20% of his time is reserved to seeing pediatric patients.
Deborah Lerner, MD
Chief Clinical Strategy Officer
Dr. Deborah Lerner is a product of the UC system, receiving her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UC Berkeley, her MD from UC San Diego, and her residency in Family Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Lerner served as Eisner Health’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for nineteen years, starting in 2004, when Eisner Health became an FQHC. During that time, she helped to lead Eisner Health’s expansion in South Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and our school-based sites, and build our Family Medicine Residency Site in partnership with California Hospital. In her current role as Chief Clinical Strategy Officer, Dr. Lerner is responsible for enhancing and expanding our geriatric-focused services, creating equity-based opportunities for clinicians to better care for underserved communities, creating and engaging with our community/patient advisory boards, and supporting board recruitment. Dr. Lerner is active in the community clinic world on issues of workforce development and served on the board of directors of the California Primary Care Association from 2014 to 2020.
Andrew Signey
Vice President General Services + Government Affairs
Andrew Signey joined Eisner with over 25 years of health care and healthcare policy experience. Prior to his time at Eisner Health, Andrew was employed by the State of California where he was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as Assistant Secretary for Program and Fiscal Affairs at the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) from 2007 to 2011. Andrew provided oversight to many CHHS agency departments including Social Services, Alcohol and Drug, Mental Health, and was the lead staff charged with creating the California Child Welfare Council, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts. During the last year of his gubernatorial appointment, Andrew was appointed Acting State Director for the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD). After relocating back to Southern California, he accepted the role of Acting Hospital Administrator at the Department of State Hospitals – Metropolitan State Hospital. Andrew served in several progressive roles over a 14 year period, and ultimately as the Executive Director of the Comprehensive AIDS Resource and Education (CARE) Program and Clinics located at Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach. Andrew is proud to now be part of one of the most dynamic community health centers in the country.
Leigh Stenberg
Vice President, Development + External Affairs
Leigh joined Eisner Health in 2020 as Senior Director of Development + Communications, working alongside the senior team to oversee fundraising, external relations, and patient communications. Prior to joining Eisner Health, she was the Senior Director of Development at Discovery Cube Los Angeles and Development Director at the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Leigh comes to us with fourteen years of fundraising experience, specifically in children and family services and education. In addition, Leigh has lived and worked overseas for over eight years in Indonesia, China and the Republic of Moldova and in 2011 she received the Republic of Moldova’s Order of Honor for her work with the Peace Corps. Leigh lives in the San Fernando Valley with her husband, Heath, their two children, Ella and Lawson, and yellow Labrador, Walter.
Kristine Namkung
Vice President, Human Resources.
Kristine joined Eisner Health in September 2022 as Vice President of Human Resources, working alongside the senior team to oversee human resources strategy, DEI, total rewards, and employee engagement. Prior to joining Eisner Health, she was the Director of Human Resources at Mission Community Hospital, and has also worked at Adventist Health Glendale and LA Care. Kristine comes to us with over 12 years of human resources experience in the healthcare sector.
Kristine lives in East Los Angeles with her family and 5 pets. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pacific Union College and Juris Doctor degree from University of Hawaii School of Law.
Pajmon Zarrineghbal, Esq.
General Counsel
Pajmon Zarrineghbal joined the Eisner family in 2015. Since then, he has served as Legal Counsel and also oversees Risk Management, Compliance and Human Resources. Pajmon is a graduate of UC Davis Law School, where he graduated at the top of his class and was honored with the Order of the Coif. He then worked as Associate Counsel for Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, where he focused on transactional and employment law. In 2013, Pajmon joined Providence Health Systems as an Associate Attorney specializing in a wide range of legal matters ranging from health care, compliance, employment, and risk management.