Julia Guth, Chair

Julia Guth has been the Executive Director of The Oxford Club (a private club specializing in investment education and opportunities) for 16 years.

For students of Investment U and members of The Oxford Club, she is a tireless advocate for attaining their respective goals and values.

Ms. Guth holds an MBA from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. A former specialist for Maryland's Office of International Trade, Ms. Guth was also an investment-services representative for one of the country's leading financial-services firms.

Ms. Guth has written many reports on real estate in the Yucatan (Mexico) and Nicaragua. In addition, she has lived in countries like Spain and Brazil.

Julia was part of the original team that arrived to what is now Rancho Santana Nicaragua, on horseback, back in 1998. Since then, she continues advocating for the healthcare and well being of this community.

Juan Muñoz, Executive Director

Mr. Muñoz manages all aspects of this foundation; from the fundraising efforts, developing new partnerships, bulinding new programs to the marketing and financial strategies for the clinic. He has successfully achieved the administrative goals of the clinic and the Board’s business development programs in the last five years.

Mr. Muñoz attended the Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia, and earned a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business. He complemented these studies with finance and marketing classes at Montclair State University in New Jersey. He began his career in 1996, working in the commercial division of the Bavaria Group (Colombia). He then applied his knowledge of capital markets on Wall Street at the investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was an analyst in the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Group specializing in Latin American markets. Mr. Muñoz has also worked with Dexia Local Credit of France, where he handled a Credit Risk portfolio for Latin America.

Later, he joined Agora Inc., a financial publishing company in Baltimore, where he launched a financial publication for the Hispanic community.

In addition to his work in marketing and finance, Mr. Muñoz also dedicates his time serving communities in the U.S. and abroad. He was recently appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley as a Commissioner for the Maryland Real Estate Commission.

Barbara Jordan

She is a board certified Physician Assistant and has been practicing medicine for over twenty years. She attended undergraduate school at Berkshire College in Massachusetts and Goddard College in Vermont, with degrees in liberal arts and health sciences. She attended Stanford University Medical Center's Primary Care Associate Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Program, graduating in 1991.

As a new graduate, she joined the team at San Jose Medical Center, helping to bring full primary care services, including prenatal care, to high-school based clinics in East San Jose. For ten years she was part of the faculty for the San Jose Medical Center's residency program at the hospital, teaching women's health to medical residents, as well as working in private practice with Family Practice Medical Associates.

She has also trained and worked as a midwife with Matera Birth Center in Mountain View, California, and has interned with midwives on the Texas/Mexico border near Juarez, Mexico. For the past nine years she has been on the team at A Women's Center in Campbell, California, consisting of two board certified Obstetricians/Gynecologists, and three Physician Assistants, offering women's health and primary care to all age groups.

Her real passion is medical volunteering in underserved areas. She has traveled to Mexico with "Flying Samaritans", giving primary care and OB/GYN services to small fishing villages along the coast of the Baja Peninsula, as well as to Haiti with an Emergency Medicine group from Redding, California.  Most recently she has found her "home away from home" at The Roberto Clemente Clinic in Nicaragua.

In her spare time Barbara enjoys cooking, spending time with her three children and two dogs, horseback riding, hiking, dancing, and growing tomatoes for her "award winning" pico de gallo.  She is currently working towards a master's degree in Health Arts and Sciences with an emphasis on health education.

Susan W. Burriss - BSN, MS

She is a proven strategic leader in an international matrix pharmaceutical/biotech environment.  Currently, she is a Senior Director in Medical Affairs for Human Genome Sciences responsible for strategic initiatives and operations management.  Prior to her current position she was with Wyeth Research/Laboratories.  While at Wyeth, Ms. Burriss developed and managed several pediatric, cardiovascular and women’s health international clinical trials.  In addition she created a unique group within Global Medical Affairs, which provided scientific and operational leadership to eleven Asia Pacific and five Latin American Medical Affiliate offices.  

Ms. Burriss has more than 25 years of pediatric/neonatal and family practice nursing experience.  Her academic achievements include a Master of Science in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs from Temple University’s School of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from DePauw University.   

Aside from Susan’s career focus, she has a strong commitment to outreach.  Early in her nursing career she was a volunteer nurse with the Institute of Cultural Affairs in Azpitia, Peru.  She was the principal sponsor for the resettlement of Kosovo refugee families and a Peruvian family to the greater Philadelphia area.  More recently, she was a nurse volunteer for a community health clinic dedicated to providing free medical care for the working poor in Pennsylvania. In early 2010 she built an observational database for rural health clinics in Kenya and joined the board of Decent Life Volunteers. Ms. Burriss participates annually in international medical volunteer opportunities in Latin America. 

My trips to Nicaragua while volunteering with the Roberto Clemente Health Clinic have been amazing. In total, I have visited Nicaragua and volunteered with the clinic for 6 weeks. While there, I have done diabetes outreach in local communities, visited elementary schools, assisted with a Tom's Shoes giveaway to local kids, and shadowed the clinic staff. I've also enjoyed surfing and spending time at the beaches.

A powerful moment in my travels happened during this past trip at an educational meeting with local diabetics. Another volunteer and I met with around 30 diabetics in Virgen Morena, a local community near the Roberto Clemente Health Clinic. Here we gave an informational talk about diabetes and provided glucometers and test strips to 6 different communities. This will enable them to test their blood sugar levels if symptoms arise. We also provided different educational materials for them to share with others in their communities.

The powerful moment came at the end of the meeting when one of the community members explained how she kept asking the clinic when these supplies were coming. The nurse at the clinic had to keep telling her to wait because we were coming in April. This made me feel like we really made a difference there. It was also a quick reminder that there is a significant need for health care outreach in rural Nicaragua. Given a bit of help, I made a small difference this time… So can anyone else.

Benedict del Buono
California US

Juan Vargas, General Manager since 2007

Started at the clinic in February 2007, Mr. Vargas serves as the General Manager of the Clinica Roberto Clemente. His most important functions are to ensure that the administrative, financial performance of the clinic is efficiently and effectively monitored. He is in charge of the performance of human resources, supports medical management, strategic planning, oversees the services patients receive is based on optimum standards, he also promotes harmonious working relationships and encourages staff to deliver their best knowledge and skills to perform their functions.

Mr. Vargas finished a Master from Universidad Austral de Chile, and completed his undergraduate degree in business administration at the Universidad Centroamericana in Nicaragua; he has been taking updated courses in different areas of knowledge. In his working career has held positions of CFO, managing director at nonprofit organizations.

Previous Experience

Studies

24 credit of accounting and Finance Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales. Managua, Nicaragua.
MBA Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile.
International Trade training UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA (UCR) San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Accounting and Business administration Universidad Centroamericana UCA

Julio José Flores Rivas, Medical Director for the clinic since 2004

Previews experience

Coordinator of Regional for Wisconsin American Partners 2002- 2004

Studies

Medical degree National University of Nicaragua UNAN 1984-1989
Internship Gaspar Garcia Laviana Hopsital 1990-1991
OBYG expertise 1991
Surgeon degree and accreditation 1992-1993
Master in public health UNAN 1998-2002
Specialization in Child attention UNAN 2002-2003

Gustavo Ibarra - Pharmacist since 2008

Pharmacist Farmacia Meridional. Rivas, Nicaragua. “2007- 2008
Pharmacist Clínica San Martin. Rivas, Nicaragua. 2006

Studies

Enero 2003-Diciembre 2007. Universidad Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Licenciado en Farmacia Cod#21944.
Instituto de Acción Social Juan XXIII Marzo 2009. “Uso Racional de Medicamentos”

Martha Catalina Cerda Miranda, Enfermera since 2004

Ha permanecido como enfermera desde la fundación de la Clínica Roberto Clemente, junio de 2004, su trabajo inicia desde las 8 de la mañana hasta las 5 de la tarde, asistiendo al médico general en la atención de pacientes, apoyo a farmacia, apoyo en aspectos estadísticos, apoyo a voluntarios, antes de llegar a la clínica laboro en el ministerio de salud, específicamente en el hospital Gaspar García Laviana y en el puesto de salud de San Ignacio.

Martha se graduó como enfermera profesional y también tiene diplomados en obstetricia, liderazgo, lactancia materna y planificación familiar. Originaria de la ciudad de Rivas hija de Juan Abel Cerda Lopez y María Celina Miranda Lopez, en sus tiempos libres disfruta de viendo películas, lee la biblia, se identifica con actividades comunitarias y compartir con amigos. Su principal logro y que le brinda satisfacción es laborar como enfermera, tener su familia, y su propósito actual en materia académica es seguir aprendiendo el idioma ingles.

Studies

Nurse, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua 1996- 1998
Recinto Universitario POLISAL
BA, Administration Universidad Hispanoamericana 2004- 2009

Eduardo Ramón Bello Víctor, Tecnico Laboratorio

Desde Mayo del año 2007 una vez por semana Eduardo ofrece los servicios de Laboratorio Clínico a los pacientes de la Clinica Roberto Clemente, ese día la clínica tiene la mayor afluencias de pacientes, durante el resto de la semana Eduardo trabaja en el Hospital de Rivas y en la Clinica San Andrés, Graduado en la Licenciatura de Laboratorio y Sicoanálisis Clínico, ha realizados estudios de actualización en Talles de Malaria, Banco de Sangre y Baciloscopia.

Nacido en Juigalpa Chontales, hijo de Ernesto Narciso Bello Maltes y Paula Victor, en sus tiempos libres gusta de jugar baseball, y también se actualiza con lectura sobre su profesión, se siente realizado ejerciendo su profesión en diferentes lugares.

Damaris Vega Chávez, Administracion

Es la responsable de mantener en orden y limpia todos los ambientes de la clínica durante los fines de semana, apoya de forma incondicional en farmacia y enfermería, cuida que todo se mantenga limpio, desde que llega a la clínica hasta que sale, no se le ve descansar pues se preocupa mucho de todos los detalles que afectan la higiene, su vocación de servicial ha permitido que todos los miembros del equipo le tenga mucho aprecio y cariño. Damaris ha trabajado como camarera y domestica.

Nació en el municipio de Tola – Rivas, sus padres Petrona Vega y Marcos Chávez, en sus tiempos libres cuida y ve televisión con su familia. Su meta principal es ayudar a la formación académica de sus hijos y se desarrollen y crezcan para que tengan un futuro mejor. También desea mejorar la infraestructura de su casa.

Julio Cesar Quedo Arcia, Administracion

Es el encargado de brindar seguridad nocturna a la clínica Roberto Clemente, desde febrero del 2009, julio siente que la clínica es como su casa, constantemente está informando a la administración sobre mejoras que hay que hacer para conservar la infraestructura del edificio en perfectas condiciones, por las noches es la primera persona que recibe a pacientes que llegan de emergencia e inmediatamente hace las coordinaciones para que los pacientes de que acuden de emergencia sean atendidos por el personal médico, y si corresponde hacer un traslado al hospital, se encarga de ubicar a la persona designada por la clínica para trasladar pacientes.

Julio de oficio agricultor, es originario de Rivas, sus padres Reynaldo Quedo Amador y Carmen Arcia, durante el día se dedica a la agricultura y ganadería, también comparte su tiempo con esposa, hijos y nietos. Su principal logro es tener una familia unidad, y ver el fruto de sus esfuerzos y compartirlo con su familia.

Vanessa Ortiz Arauz, Odontologa

Con una alta vocación de servicio, Reyna en su día de descanso lo dedica a la Clincia Roberto Clemente y brinda atención odontológica, dos veces al mes, durante los últimos meses los días de atención odontológicas la doctora Ortiz no tiene pausa para descansar dado que siempre tiene un paciente esperando a ser atendido. Su misión es orientar y educar en salud oral a la comunidad, realización de procedimientos curativos y preventivos en el área odontológica. Reyna trabaja en una clínica privada en Rivas y también brinda consultas en su consultorio privado. Obtuvo el titulo cirujano dentista (unan – leon).

Sus padres Wilfredo de Jesús Ortiz Canales y Reina Isabel Arauz Palacio originarios de Rivas y Jinotepe, Reyna durante su tiempo libre deleita de estar con su familia, padres, hermana, esposo y su niño de 4 años, le gusta ir a la playa para respirar nuevos aires, le encanta leer y trabajar en su clínica privada.

Su principal logro académico ha sido obtener el titulo de cirujano dentista, su logro personal es haber instalado su clínica privada, y su logro personal es tener la familia que dios le ha regalado. Su meta es optar al título de especialista en odontología y también hacer de su hijo un hombre de bien.

Martina Josefina Obando Morales, Administracion

Encargada de la limpieza y orden de la Clinica, para garantizar la Higiene del Edificio y comodidad de los pacientes y personal de la Clinica, es responsable de hacer las compras mensuales de todo el material de limpieza necesario para mantener la clínica en un ambiente agradable y no contaminante. Ha mostrado interés de superarse y algunas ocasiones apoyo a enfermería. Antes de ingresar a la Clinica labora como camarera en Rancho Santana, realizo sus estudios de primaria, sus padres son Leoncio Obando Obando y María Morales Mairena.

En sus tiempos libre cuida su hija y aprovecha para descansar. Martina es Madre Soltera con cuatro hijos, lucha y trabaja con el afán de que sus hijos estudien y su meta es esforzarse para que ellos se preparen en alguna carrera universitaria. Y sueña con algún día tener su propia vivienda para vivir con sus hijos.

David Guzmán, Conductor Ambulancia

A partir de Junio del 2010, David ha ingresado al Equipo, como conductor de la ambulancia y apoyando a la Administración en mantenimientos menores de la Clinica. En sus tiempos libres y antes de llegar a la Clinica trabajaba como comerciante en su propio negocio. Aprobó el primer año de estudios de secundaria, hijo de Jose María Guzmán Bonilla y Clotilde Pérez Palma, ambos originarios de Tola. En su tiempo de descanso atiende el negocio y permanece con la familia. Su meta es que sus hijas sigan preparándose académicamente y trabajar para mantener la unidad familiar.