North Shore Community Health, Inc., with locations in Salem and Peabody with a soon to be open site in Gloucester, provides care for you and your family at all stages, from before birth and throughout childhood to adults and elders. As a community health center, we provide both health and dental care and offer more services than typical medical offices. We offer translation services, financial counseling and health education. We are governed by a Board of Directors that includes patients like you, which gives us a link to the community and helps us provide all the services you need.

Member of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and the National Association of Community Health Centers.

Executive Management | Providers

Key members of the management team are as follows:

Robert Q. Hendershott, Ed.D. Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Hendershott has 30 years of experience in Community Health, with 18 years as CEO of a Community/Migrant Health Center. For the past 15 years, Dr. Hendershott, a nationally known consultant, has provided health care consulting and management services to CHCs. During this time he had engagements with many individual C/MCHCs, large hospital systems, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Public Health Service-Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), American Express Healthcare Service Group, and State Governments. Dr. Hendershott holds a Doctoral degree from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan in Agency Administration.

Gloria Riley, Chief Operations Officer
Her prior duties include management of various capital projects and operation of the agency’s satellite centers. Ms. Riley served as Fiscal Director and Interim Director from June 1997-December 1998. In 1999 she received an award of recognition from NSCH, Inc. in honor of her dedication and service to the Center and its users. Ms. Riley has spent her entire life in the North Shore area attending Endicott College in Beverly, MA and Beverly High School.

Kerry Tavernese, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Tavernese received her BS from Bentley College in Waltham MA where she was a Presidential Academic Scholarship recipient and a member of the Bentley College Business Honor Society. Her prior work experience includes positions as Controller at Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn MA and Senior Accountant, Cambridge Health Alliance, Medford MA.

  Jennifer Femino, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Serves as Associate Medical Director.  Ms. Femino received her BA from Boston College and her Master of Science in Nursing from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions.  Prior to joining the team of professionals at North Shore Community Health, Inc. Ms. Femino practiced as an FNP in Washington DC, worked as a Registered Nurse at the Latin American Youth Center in Washington DC, conducted housing search for homeless individuals in Cambridge, MA, served as a woman’s advocate for victims of domestic violence in OR and MA, attended the Universal Center for Language and Social Communication in Mexico and was a volunteer teacher and coach in Dangriga, Belize.

Christine Malagrida, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Serves as Associate Medical Director.  Ms. Malagrida received her BA from Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT and her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Columbia University School of Nursing, NY, NY. Prior to joining the team of professionals at North Shore Community Health, Inc. Ms. Malagrida practiced as an FNP at the Federal Medical Center at Devens, Ayer, MA and as a Registered Nurse at North Shore Medical Center, Salem MA and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY.  Ms. Malagrida was also a NCLEX Instructor at Kaplan Manhattan International Center, NY, NY and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Columbia University School of Nursing, NY, NY.  She was the recipient of the New York Schweitzer Fellows Program 2000 and Columbia University and Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Scholar for 2002-03 Academic Year. 

The highly qualified and experienced management team outlined above has successfully lead NSCH operations and growth over the past years.

Providers:

Salem Family Health Center

Kathryn Hollett, MD Family Practice

Michael Reich, MD OB/GYN

Kataryzna Gilek-Seibert, MD Internal Medicine
Ruili Gu, MD Internal Medicine Residency Preceptor

Mary Collari, Certified Nurse Midwife
Maura Galligan, Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Femino, Nurse Practitioner
Cindy Feliciano, Nurse Practitioner
Gabrielle Demille, DMD, Dentistry

Peabody Family Health Center
Azra Ali, MD Family Practice
Christine Malagrida, Nurse Pratitioner

Gloucester Family Health Center
Kathryn Hollett, MD Family Practice

Christine Malagrida, Nurse Pratitioner

Lisa Schott, LICSW

Teen Health Center at Salem High School
Kacie Fyrberg, Nurse Practitioner