Mary Benedict, CFO

Ms. Benedict is an experienced financial officer with more than twenty-five years of experience in billing, finance, trust fund accounting, and business financial management. She served as the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Treasurer tracking and auditing the Tribe’s trust fund reserve and worked on national workgroups to develop modern systems for federal trust fund monitoring and protection. She has more than ten years of experience working as a lead finance person in combined tribal and private sectors in healthcare, business, and construction.

Sarah Diaz-Lourenzo, Grants and Contracts Compliance

Ms. Lourenzo is a part of the Native American community and a fourth generation Humboldt County resident. She completed her undergraduate degree at HSU and is completing a graduate level education in Health Administration. She has spent ten years in finance and ten years in healthcare, and is excited to contribute her knowledge and skills towards healthcare sustainability for our community.