Monday General Session
February 9, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Potomac Ballroom
Welcome:
- Paloma Hernandez, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, President & CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Opening Remarks:
- Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
HRSA Administrator Remarks:
- Thomas J. Engels, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Migrant Health Award Presentation:
- Paloma Hernandez, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, President & CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.
- Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President & CEO, NACHC
- Michael Taylor, Incoming Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
Migrant Health Award Winner Remarks:
- Brenda Cardenas, Community Programs Director, Adelante Healthcare
National Center for Farmworker Health 2026 Commemorative Artwork Unveiling:
- Alicia Gonzales, CEO, National Center for Farmworker Health
- Efrain Sandoval
Keynote Speaker:
- Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI, FAMIA, President and CEO, Joint Commission
