Dr. McPhail has been in the healthcare industry for over 21 years and currently serves at Vida Senior Centers as President & CEO. In her role, she oversees and supervises both sites (Vida-Adams Morgan and Vida-Brightwood). She is responsible for grants management, contract management, personnel management, budget management, program reporting, evaluation, and organizational operations.

She has vast experience in the medical field. In El Salvador, she worked as a medical doctor and primary care physician at Hospital Nacional Zacamil and held positions of Public Health Coordinator and Community Medicine Director at the Universidad Evangélica de San Salvador (UESS).

During the past ten years in the US, she has worked with a healthcare technology company and was crucial in its growth from 16 employees to over 480, contributing to multimillion-dollar ROI revenue through the retention of existing clients and resource optimization, and identifying up-sales opportunities. She is an SME population health, utilization management, care coordination, appeals & grievances, member portals, provider portals, mobile clinician, diagnosis-based risk adjustment models.

Dr. McPhail is the founder of ProMethium Health Partners, a consulting firm that provides Medical Management, Advisory Business Development, and Coordination for Technology and Product Development Services.

Over the years, Dr. McPhail has gained vast experience in healthcare and technology, account management, client service, and service delivery.  She brings expertise in leadership, team management, operations, and marketing.

She was born in El Salvador (Central America) and has lived in the DC area for the past 12 years.

Dr. McPhail is bilingual in English and Spanish and is used to working in multi-cultural settings, including Central America, India, Vietnam, and the United States.

Dr. Nancy Magaly Ojeda joined Vida in 2007 to lead the Wellness and Health Program. She monitors Vida participants’ health conditions and offers weekly classes on illness prevention and healthcare.

Dr. Ojeda received a Master Training course for Chronic Disease Self-Management and Diabetes Self-Management Programs at Stanford University.

Dr. Ojeda received her Bachelor of Medicine in 1991 in Cuba and six years later, she specialized in Gerontology and Geriatrics. In 2004 Dr. Ojeda received her Master’s degree in Health Promotion at Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP).

Dr. Ojeda has a extensive experience in clinical, and academic research, integrating elder care into several settings such as primary healthcare, long-term care, and hospitalization.

She worked for twelve years in the Centro de Investigaciones sobre Longevidad, Envejecimiento y Salud (CITED) in La Habana, Cuba, where she was born.

After she came to the United States, Dr. Ojeda decided to focus her professional career on following her life’s passion: promoting health and wellbeing in seniors living in vulnerable conditions.

Catalina Diaz joined Vida Senior Centers in August 2021 as a Grants Manager to manage the budgets and monitor the expenses of these donations. Her functions are planning and implementing grant programs, preparing budgets, researching funding opportunities, supervising grant staff, tracking expenses, identifying support agencies, tracking results, and analyzing financial data.

Catalina is from Colombia. She is a professional in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga and has extensive experience in the area of consultative food and beverage sales for 8 years, in addition to being a Key Account Manager for the services sector. Subsequently, she worked at the Colombian Ministry of the Interior for three years in the Human Rights Directorate, supporting, and coordinating public policies, plans, programs, and projects in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law. She worked on the integration of the nation with the territorial entities and, on citizen security and coexistence.

Currently living in Washington DC, she continues to work at the center and is supporting the older adults who attend there.

Mayelin Matos Medina joined Vida Senior Centers in February 2013 to be part of the administrative team collaborating in accounting and other areas.

Mayelin was born in the Dominican Republic and got her bachelor’s degree in Public Health at the University of the District of Columbia. In 2016 she joined Vida as the Social Services Counselor. In her current role, she assists Vida seniors in improving their self-sufficiency and sense of community through a culturally sensitive and bilingual approach.

Her work makes a difference in seniors’ life by helping them to navigate the local and federal agencies, government offices, and non-profit organizations in an effort to get them the services they deserve.

Fabiola Morán Serves as Data Entry Clerk and Community Liaison at Vida Senior Centers.

In her role, Fabiola is responsible for entering the data for reports to grantors and coordinating the food commodity and produce delivery to our seniors. She is part of the Vida Senior Center Brightwood’s team.

Fabiola Moran was born in Peru, where she obtained her degree in Special Education in 1994 from Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón in Lima, Peru.

She worked as an elementary school teacher for several schools in Lima, Peru and served as a Special Olympics Peru press coordinator.

In the United States, she worked for 15 years as a Spanish teacher and classroom assistant in a private school located in Marshall, VA.

Dr. Jorge Sodero has been working at Vida Senior Centers as Lead Mental and Behavioral Health Counselor for 15 years. He works with participants to identify mental and behavioral problems, provides individual and group counseling, and leads classes on mental health, positive thinking, and emotional balance. Dr. Sodero also works in conjunction with community clinics and medical centers.

Dr. Sodero graduated as a Physician and Surgeon at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in 1980 after graduating in Biological Sciences. He is a specialist in Neuropsychiatry.

Dr. Sodero moved from Cordoba, his native province in Argentina, to the United States, where he was a resident physician at Harvard University in Boston, an internal medicine resident in Washington DC, and a fellow in Neurophysiology at Georgetown University.

Dr. María de Lourdes Carrillo joined Vida Senior Centers in 2020. Dr. Carrillo coordinates the efforts for the Vida Senior center’s Brightwood location, which operates as a part of the Vida headquarters, connecting seniors with the different classes and socialization events. As well as the congregate meal program. She provides counseling on health promotion and healthy lifestyle to the participants.

Dr. Carrillo graduated as a medical doctor and surgeon from Universidad Central del Ecuador in 1985. She graduated from the University of Arizona, where she worked as a research assistant in the International Health and Community Development field. She obtained the title of master’s in public health (MPH) in 1995. She volunteered at Arizona University Medical Hospital as Spanish Interpreter, participated in several reproductive health research projects, participated as a lecturer in national and international seminars and symposiums in the United States and Ecuador.

From 2003 to 2019, she worked as a Medical Coordinator and Family Doctor in Fundación Hermano Miguel, an Ecuadorian NGO dedicated to providing health services to people with disabilities.

Olga Molina first came to Vida Senior Center as a volunteer in 2011. She volunteered at the center assisting in the kitchen and serving meals to the senior participants. Based on her experienced at VIDA, she began to see the needs of our seniors and found this was a population she enjoyed working with. It gave her a new prospective on aging and realized that getting older can be fun and enriched with all the activities Vida offers. In June 2013 she graduated from High School and in October 2013 Vida Senior Center opened a new facility at Brightwood where she felt it was a great opportunity to develop her potential. She has operated the site at Brightwood for many months and has been working serving participants for many years. Olga feels gratifying helping seniors with their needs in social services she knows it makes them feel supported to have an independent lifestyle. She is certified in first aid and CPR, mental health first aid, DC ServSafe Certification and Data entry Specialist. Olga finds it rewarding for her to be surrounding herself with an age group from the older generation she can learn from their wisdom and experiences.

Nuria Molina joined the Vida team in 2006 as a Client Assistant and Data Specialist. She is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the platforms Vida uses to manage its programs.

In 2004 she received a diploma in bilingual studies from Colegio Bilingüe Academia Europea, in the city of San Miguel, El Salvador.

In 2000 she worked at the Vatican Embassy in Costa Rica as Assistant Secretary, coordinating high authorities visits in the embassy. Later, she worked at Colegio el Espíritu Santo Usulután as a teacher’s assistant.

In Washington DC, Nuria continued her English and MedTech studies at Carlos Rosario Charter School.

She has been in the United States since 2006.

Nuria is the friendly face the seniors see when they visit the centers.

Frander D. Peña MD is a seasoned medical professional with a distinguished career spanning over nine years in the healthcare field. He graduated from the Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda in 2014 with a degree in Medicine and Surgery. Since then, Dr. Peña has applied his expertise across various roles in the medical and surgical domains in Venezuela.

His career includes serving as a General Practitioner at Ambulatorio La Soledad in Venezuela, where he managed general patient care, provided comprehensive consultations, and delivered primary health services. During his residency at Hospital General Dr. Luis Razetti, Dr. Peña served as Chief Resident, gaining extensive experience in both medical and surgical practices. He also worked as a Resident Doctor in the Surgery Service at the same hospital.

During the global health crisis, Dr. Peña played a crucial role as a Medical Officer for the Confinement Area (COVID-19) with the ASIC program at Hospital General Dr. José León Tapia. His work there was vital in managing the pandemic’s challenges. Additionally, he contributed his skills at La Coromoto C.A. Clinical Surgical Center and San José de Socopó Clinical Center C.A., both in Venezuela.

Dr. Peña holds a certification in Cardiovascular Resuscitation and Management of Polytraumatized Patients, reflecting his commitment to advanced emergency care. Currently residing in Washington, DC, he supports the senior community in his role as a Client Services & Data Entry Specialist at Vida Senior Centers, continuing his dedication to enhancing senior care service

Noemi Mendez began her journey as Activities Coordinator in Vida Senior Centers in February of 2024.

Ms. Mendez is a dedicated professional with a rich background in business administration and a passion for organizational management. Born and raised in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, she began her studies in business administration after completing her bachelor’s degree from Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho and her Superior Technician License in Business Administration from Instituto Universitario Antonio Jose de Sucre.

Her professional journey began in 1992 when she joined Pequiven (Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A.) as a Financial Administrator. During her tenure, she played a pivotal role in finance management, overseeing operational and financial aspects, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. In 2000, Noemi transitioned to Petróleos de Venezuela S.A as an Investment Budget Analyst, where she was entrusted with the task of formulating and evaluating annual budgets.

Her career trajectory continued to ascend as she assumed the role of Business Administrator at Supply Medica de Oriente, C.A. from 2006 to 2016.
In 2017, she moved to the Unites States for the pursuit of better opportunities. After that, she has continuously been an active member of her community while also taking on roles in organizations including Sunrise Senior Living at The Jefferson in Arlington, VA.