Staff Directory


Glenda Stanley, M.A. – Executive Director

gstanley@bigbendahec.org

Projects : Project Proposals, Clinical Training, Preceptors, Student Housing


Tia Newman, MA, CHES  Assistant Director

tnewman@bigbendahec.org

Projects: Continuing Education/CME, Community Programs, Grant Writing, Internships, Conference Planning, Community Health Workers, and Aging Programs


Calandra Portalatin, BS, L.P.N., CHES, CTTS- Lead Tobacco Program Manager

cportalatin@bigbendahec.org

Projects: Tobacco Training and Cessation Program


Vicki Covington- Financial Operation Coordinator

vcovington@bigbendahec.org

Projects: W2’s, 1099, Invoices, Purchasing Inquiries


Angelika Parker- Office and Program Coordinator

aparker@bigbendahec.org

Projects: Certified Nursing Training, Migrant Summer School Project, DEXA scans, Student Housing and Administrative Inquires


Brigitta Nuccio, MPAS, PA-C, CTTS- Associate Tobacco Program Manager

bnuccio@bigbendahec.org

Projects: Health Care Scholars Program


H. Preston Mathews, MPH-Tobacco Training and Cessation Consultant

pmathews@bigbendahec.org



Leslie Gilchrist

Oral Health Consultant

leslie.boline.gilchrist@gmail.com