PGS1 - Monday General Session

Monday, February 9, 2026

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Location: Potomac Ballroom (Ballroom Level)

CPE: 0
CME: 0
CEU: 0
ACHE: 0

Welcome:

Paloma Hernandez, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, President & CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc.

Speaker Remarks

The Honorable Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)

The Honorable Erin Houchin (R-IN)

NACHC CEO Remarks 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, CEO, 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, and Efrain Sandoval

Keynote Speaker:

Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI, FAMIA, President and CEO, Joint Commission

Speaker(s)

Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH

Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO
Urban Health Plan
Angela Alsobrooks

(D-MD)
U.S. Senate
Erin Houchin

(R-IN)
U.S. House of Representatives
Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP

President and CEO
NACHC
Thomas J. Engels

Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Brenda Cardenas

Community Programs Director
Adelante Healthcare
Alicia Gonzales

Chief Executive Officer
National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)

Keynote Speaker(s)

Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI, FAMIA

President and CEO
Joint Commission