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Marlen J. Trujillo PhD, MBA, CHW

Examiner · DISC type cs
Chief Executive Officer at Spring Branch Community Health Center
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Marlen J. Trujillo is the CEO of Spring Branch Community Health Center (SBCHC), where she has dedicated over 15 years to addressing health disparities. She holds a Ph. D. in Public Health from UTHealth Houston and was instrumental in SBCHCs founding, having served on its original board.

Born to immigrant parents, Marlen is a lifelong Houstonian passionate about her community. She mentors first-generation students and has a strong connection to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, which funded her first degree. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

At age 27, she became the youngest Federally Qualified Health Center CEO in Texas, leading the same clinic she helped establish as a volunteer.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Marlen shows up

Process Oriented
Late Adopter
Unexpressive

Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Priorities

Topics Marlen cares about

Community Healthcare
As CEO of a non-profit health center, she has grown the organization to eight locations and two mobile clinics, serving tens of thousands of residents.
Reducing Health Disparities
Her entire career is focused on increasing access to quality, affordable healthcare for medically underserved populations, particularly the Hispanic/Latino community in Houston.
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Career

Work history

1-2008
Chief Executive Officer
Spring Branch Community Health Center
1-2006 - 12-2007
Chief Financial Officer
Spring Branch Community Health Center
11-2004 - 1-2006
Public Engagement/Community Specialist
Knudson, LP
8-2003 - 11-2004
Family Leadership Academy Director
National Hispanic Institute (NHI)
5-2000 - 7-2003
Community Liaison/Scheduler
City of Houston
In the press

Media appearances

Dr. Marlen J. Trujillo, CEO of Spring Branch Community Health Center appointed to Harris Health System Board. Featured in Kron4 (Press Release via EIN Presswire)
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Education
2012 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
UTHealth Houston
2004 - 2005
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Our Lady of the Lake University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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