Richard E. Carlisle
President & Chief Executive Officer
A devoted friend of CAN, Richard E. Carlisle became the not-for-profit’s third President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2015. Rick was born in Columbus, Georgia and graduated with a degree in Building Science from Auburn University, where he was awarded “Most Outstanding Senior” in the School of Building Science.
Rick came to Sarasota more than 35 years ago and...
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Rishi Patel
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Rishi Patel is a highly academically prepared pharmaceutical professional holding a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Florida Gulf Coast University, and a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology from University of Florida. Dr. Patel has over 14 years of experience and expertise in pharmac...
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Dr. Laura Armas-Kolostroubis
Senior Vice President
Medical Services
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Laura Armas-Kolostroubis is a General Internal Medicine specialist who has devoted her career to providing care, educating providers, and conducting research on HIV. She brings to CAN over 20 years of experience in the public, private, and academic settings.
She is passionate about patient-centered care and outcomes and firmly believ...
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Rogelio Capote
Senior Vice President
Corporate Services
Chief of Corporate Services
Roger brings to CAN 15 years of experience of award-winning philanthropic experiential marketing and community development, as well as operational oversight and business development. He previously served as Senior Director of Special Projects at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, overseeing the organization’s daily operations and ear...
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Deborah Hawkes
Senior Vice President
People & Culture
Chief of People & Culture
Dr. Deborah Hawkes is a Behaviorist who has devoted her career to evolving the culture and people within organizations. She brings to CAN over 20 years of experience in the healthcare, government, and technology sectors.
She is dedicated to creating, managing, and executing the strategy and processes related to retaining an exceptional ...
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Mary Lifland
Senior Vice President
Financial Services
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining CAN Community Health, Lifland was an associate with Cavanaugh & Co. Certified Public Accountants for over 10 years specializing in audits of Nonprofit Organizations and Common Interest Realty Associations. She acquired her CPA license in 2014 and joined CAN soon after as Director of Accounting, she was promoted to Controller...
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Leslie A. Lind
Senior Vice President
Corporate Compliance
Chief Compliance Officer
Leslie comes by way of the Midwest, born and raised in Indiana. Soon after graduation she moved to Chicago and started her career in Audit/Accounting where she traveled opening/auditing new Hotels across the Country. That’s where the love of travel started and eventually landed her permanently in Sarasota at a local CPA firm auditing ...
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Katy Wendel
Senior Vice President
Clinical Services
Chief of Clinical Services
Katy Wendel is a Registered Nurse with 15 years of clinical, leadership, and project management experience. Much of this practice has been working with non-profit organizations in the areas of emergency medicine and behavioral health prior to joining CAN Community Health in November of 2014 when she and her family relocated to from Kansa...
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John T. Acevedo
Vice President
Education & Program Services
With over 20 years’ experience in HIV prevention work, John brings both a personal passion and professional expertise to CAN. Fueled by witnessing family members overtaken by HIV, John set out to make a difference in the community fighting both stigma and disparities among those living with HIV.
As the VP of Education and Program Services at CAN Community ...
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Shannon DiPalmo
Vice President
Community Engagement
Shannon DiPalmo originates from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts and beholds her Masters in Social Enterprise Administration (MSW) with specializations in international studies and global health from Columbia University. She has always been passionate about the difference that community-based grassroots partnerships and project management can make in communities. Shannon...
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Hemali Joshi
Vice President
Quality, Analytics
& Pharmacy Operations
Hemali is a healthcare professional that holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (from Toledo University) and a Bachelor’s of Science in Geographical Information Systems (from The Ohio State University) studying population health. She brings to CAN approximately 10 years of experience working with large hospital systems, vari...
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M. Maximillion Wilson
Vice President
Governmental Affairs
A native of Florida, Dr. M. Maximillion Wilson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Florida in 1990. He was awarded a graduate assistantship in sociology at Western Illinois University, were he received his Master of Arts degree in 1992. He returned to UF in 1994 to begin work on his Ph.D. in Sociology (2000). While at UF he held teaching ...
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