Piper Fellow:
Pedro Cons

With over 25 years of community-focused program experience, Cons is a thoughtful, visionary leader with expertise in strategy and organizational management. His diverse leadership and academic experience provide a unique perspective for creating strategic partnerships across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to better integrate service delivery, more effectively address the holistic needs of families, and ultimately create sustainable positive change. In 2022, he was named a Titan 100 and was honored by A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine for giving the keynote address at its White Coat Ceremony. He currently serves on the Boards of the Arizona Alliance of Community Health Centers, the American Heart Association, and Building Healthy Places Network.

His Piper Fellowship plans include attending Columbia University Business School’s Senior Leaders Program for Nonprofit Professionals to focus in-depth on leadership and strategy, functional excellence, management, finance, fund development, marketing, and organizational behavior. He intends to develop an organizational impact plan, conduct a 360˚ Assessment, and develop a leadership credo for Adelante Healthcare. Additionally, Cons will visit some of the most innovative Federally Qualified Health Centers in the country to learn and bring back ideas to close gaps in care for patients. He believes this Fellowship opportunity is an absolute gift that will have a great impact on the community and the patients of Adelante Healthcare.