Meet our Board Members
Nigel Taverner
Board Chair
Nigel Taverner has been a member of the Sonrisas board since 2006 and Board Chair since 2011. A career management consultant, Chair Taverner co-leads many of the Sonrisas information presentations and strategy sessions and applies a business perspective to Sonrisas’ activities. Having retired from Tech Sales with IBM, his current interest, apart from Sonrisas, is UX Design.
Clyde Hinshelwood
Board Secretary
Director Hinshelwood has been a board member of Sonrisas since 2014 and is the current Secretary of the Board. He has broad background in technology and services sales and marketing. Director Hinshelwood speaks three languages and brings an empathetic and multicultural understanding from living, working, and studying abroad.
Larry Cappel
Founder and current President and CEO of Pacific Health Alliance, Director Cappel joined the Sonrisas Board in 2017. He is also the Board Chair of the Peninsula Health Care District (PHCD) and member of the PHCD Long-Term Planning Committee. He is the Founder and current board member of the Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation and board member of the Colon Cancer Alliance. He is the Founder of the Peninsula Striders Track Club and Track Coach at St. Dunstan Catholic School and Assistant Track Coach at Mills High School.
Larissa Cutler
Larissa Cutler joined Sonrisas’ board in July 2021. She is the founder and owner of Vinoteca, a wine tasting room and shop on Main Street in Half Moon Bay. She has a passion for wine and also for travel. She is originally from Paraguay, where she met her husband while he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer there, and she has also lived in Brazil, Pakistan, and Washington, DC. Her passion for wine began after a trip to Paris and Bordeaux, France, and she is always looking forward to her next travel + wine adventure. She and her husband, Kit, have a 1-year old son, Phineas (“Finn” for short), who is their biggest adventure yet. https://www.vinotecahmb.com/
Dennis Kneeppel, RN, MPA, CPHQ, NEA-BC, FACHE
Dennis Kneeppel joined Sonrisas’ Board in March 2022. He is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nurse Executive at Kaiser Permanente (KP) Medical Center, in South San Francisco, CA. He has over 30 years of hospital and nursing leadership experience. In addition to 20 years of progressive clinical and leadership roles at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Dennis is past COO/CNO at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (Dignity Health) in San Francisco. He has also held previous senior leadership positions at KP Santa Clara, KP San Rafael and KP Northern California Regional Offices in Oakland, CA. Professionally, Dennis has been associated with the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) for over 20 years, where he has held several elected Board and Board Officer positions, including past Board Treasurer and President. Additionally, he served on the Board of the California Hospital Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dennis served six years on the Board of Rotaplast International, including three years as Board Treasurer. He has volunteered on multiple international medical missions to developing countries in both medical and nonmedical roles. Dennis is also a past Board Member of the Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club in San Mateo, CA where he chaired the Board Finance Committee. Dennis has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for nearly 40 years and is a 20 plus year resident of San Mateo.
Rick Navarro
Rick Navarro joined the Sonrisas Board in 2017. He is a physician and member of the California Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and International Anesthesia Research Society.
Paramita Roy, DDS
Dr. Paramita Roy, DDS joined Sonrisas’ board in January 2024. Dr. Roy has 15+ years of experience as a general dentist in both private practice and public health, as well as roles in academia and corporate dental insurance. Her private practice, Roy Dental, has been serving the greater Peninsula since 2013. Dr. Roy has been associated with the San Mateo Dental Society, California Dental Association, and has volunteered with Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals amongst others. Originally from India, her dental career in the US has spanned across New York, North Carolina, and California, and she brings a unique perspective of utilizing public-private partnerships to tackle oral healthcare needs of the community at large.
Dr. Henry Sánchez
Dr. Henry Sánchez is a Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry since 1992 and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the College of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California since the fall of 2013. He attended and graduated from Keck University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and received his master’s degree in experimental pathology in 1982 and his medical degree in 1985. He completed an internship in internal medicine and a year of anatomic pathology residency at the USC/LAC Medical Center, and he completed his anatomic pathology residency and post-doctoral training at UCSF. He has been on the UCSF Autopsy Service for the last thirty-one years. He is also a founding member of the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators since 2001. He served for thirteen years as a trustee on the San Bruno Park School District Board from 2010 through 2022.
Dr. Henry Sánchez
Dr. Henry Sánchez is a Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry since 1992 and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the College of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California since the fall of 2013. He attended and graduated from Keck University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and received his master’s degree in experimental pathology in 1982 and his medical degree in 1985. He completed an internship in internal medicine and a year of anatomic pathology residency at the USC/LAC Medical Center, and he completed his anatomic pathology residency and post-doctoral training at UCSF. He has been on the UCSF Autopsy Service for the last thirty-one years. He is also a founding member of the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators since 2001. He served for thirteen years as a trustee on the San Bruno Park School District Board from 2010 through 2022.
Meet our Leadership Team
Tracey Carrillo Fecher
Chief Executive Officer
Tracey Carrillo Fecher has dedicated 20 years of her career to working in the non-profit space with an emphasis on developing programs for children, youth organizations, and families. Tracey joined Sonrisas Dental Health in 2019 as the Chief Executive Officer. From 2010 to 2019, Tracey was at Gatepath, a non-profit serving children and adults with special needs. As the Vice President of Programs, she oversaw the organization’s programs that served individuals from birth through retirement. Tracey has a track record of growing programs to meet a community’s needs, while managing program operations and outcomes. Before her non-profit focus, Tracey spent 10 years working for an industry leading computer company utilizing her consultative and sales experience to collaborate and find solutions to her customers’ technical needs. In her free time, Tracey enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and going on hikes with her dog, Toby.
Torrey Rothstein, DDS
Dental Director
Dr. Torrey Rothstein has been an associate dentist at the Sonrisas Dental Health since 2006. As Dental Director, he oversees all aspects of patient care, the clinic’s quality assurance plan, improvements to services and programs, as well as compliance with state and local safety controls. Dr. Rothstein is in constant contact with clinic staff and volunteers regarding treatment planning, care options, and patient management. Dr. Rothstein is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience from the University of California San Diego. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the San Mateo County Dental Society. In his spare time, Dr. Torrey is an actor in local community theater in both plays and musicals and enjoys performing with his band.
Bonnie Jue, DDS
Community Engagement Director
Dr. Bonnie Jue is a second-generation dentist who graduated from the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (UOP), where she has been a faculty member for over 25 years. She currently is an Assistant Professor at both UOP and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Schools of Dentistry, where she conducts research studies and leads examiner training and calibration sessions. In addition to her role as a clinician in private practice, Dr. Jue has worked extensively in the community. Using a service-learning model, Dr. Jue has created and developed course curriculum focused on prevention of dental disease, effective communication skills and community outreach. She collaborates with school districts and public agencies, such as the San Francisco Department of Public Health, County of San Mateo Health System, local Federally Qualified Health Centers, and other non-profit community-based clinics in the Bay Area to provide dental health services and education to underserved communities. As a community health advocate, Dr. Jue gives oral health presentations and in-service trainings to staff members and caregivers in community groups, and provides free dental examinations for low-income, predominantly bilingual Spanish-speaking and Chinese-speaking children, adults, and seniors.
