Jesús Hernández

Jesús Hernández has served as the chief executive officer of Family Health Centers since 2016. In his role, he leads the strategic and operational direction of a system of medical, dental, behavioral and WIC services with 12 medical and dental clinics and supportive wellness programs across a rural county.

Before joining Family Health Centers, Mr. Hernández was employed with Community Choice Healthcare Network (now Action Health Partners) for 15 years, where he was promoted to executive director and CEO in 2006. During his tenure with Community Choice, the organization expanded programs and services while improving financial health and growing into a nonprofit with strong reserves. Among the initiatives at Community Choice, Mr. Hernández led the development and introduction of one of the first patient-centric health record banks in the nation, oversaw a program that helped more than 200 providers achieve meaningful use of electronic health records, and developed and expanded a Spanish radio network that covered various health care topics.

Mr. Hernández serves as a board member for Community Health Network of Washington, Community Health Plan of Washington and Washington Association for Community Health and was a member and past chair of College Spark Washington. He served as a member of the Wenatchee School Board for 20 years, and was a member of the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board under Gov. Gary Locke and Gov. Christine Gregoire.

He has a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Washington State University.