Veronica Gonzalez

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley recently announced the appointment of Veronica Gonzalez as executive director of Valley Health Partners Community Health Center to a two-year term.

She has over 12 years of health care administration experience with expertise in process improvement, leadership, fiscal responsibility and community-based program management. Gonzalez began her health care career at Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2005, first working as a secretary and later as a trained medical interpreter.

Always an advocate for the underserved, she held leadership positions overseeing the Interpreter Services Department of LVHN, the Centro de Salud Latino Health Initiative, the Center for Women’s Medicine and served as the administrator of the Community Practices that transitioned to VHP at LVHN 17th Street Campus, where the community receives culturally sensitive quality health care services.

As executive director, Gonzalez closely collaborates with the VHP Board of Directors to establish long-term strategic goals to deliver high-quality health care to Valley Health Partners’ patient population.

Gonzalez holds an associate’s degree in health care administration from Northampton Community College, a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Wescoe School of Muhlenberg College and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in health care management systems from DeSales University.