Conozca a los nuevos miembros del Consejo
Welcome Gabriela, Briana, and John!
Demos la bienvenida a los tres nuevos miembros de la junta de HEAL Utah: Gabriela Portugal, Briana Kobor y John R. Contreras.
We are thrilled to have these three on our team. Learn more about them below:
Gabriela Portugal was born and raised in Mexico City, where she studied medicine and worked in clinical research for over 15 years. She later moved to Salt Lake City, where she became the Director of Cancer programs for Alliance Community Services and later joined the IMC Community Board and the Mexican Consulate Medical Consulting group.
En su poco tiempo libre como madre de tres hijos, disfruta del gimnasio CrossFit con su hijo adolescente (a veces se une su marido), viajar, asistir a conciertos y pasar tiempo con su perro Moshi.
She is excited to be part of HEAL because the impact of the environment on our health is of the utmost importance and is a priority that needs to be addressed from many points of view, including a health standpoint.
Briana Kobor grew up in California and moved to Utah with her family in 2017. She has spent her career in energy policy in various positions, including energy regulatory consulting, nonprofit rooftop solar advocacy, and private sector decarbonization efforts.
En su tiempo libre le gusta disfrutar de toda la belleza natural que ofrece Utah: hacer senderismo, escalar, esquiar y explorar con su pareja y sus dos hijos pequeños. Al vivir en Wasatch Front, ve a diario lo vulnerables que son nuestras comunidades al cambio climático, la contaminación atmosférica y otras amenazas medioambientales. Es un honor para ella unirse a la junta de HEAL para ayudar a apoyar el trabajo crítico que están haciendo todos los días para dar voz a nuestras comunidades y salvaguardar un medio ambiente sano para todos los habitantes de Utah.
John R. Contreras is from Nogales, Arizona. He is an epidemiologist and has worked for the Arizona Department of Health. He moved to Utah in 1997 to attend the University of Utah and subsequently attended Johns Hopkins University and Arizona State University. He is the Chair and Director of the MPH Program for Westminster College. He has a depth of experience in environmental health research and has conducted numerous studies here in Utah.
A John le gusta montar en bicicleta de montaña y pasar tiempo con su hijo (que actualmente estudia en la Universidad de Utah).
Está muy ilusionado por trabajar con los miembros de HEAL y formar parte de la Junta.