About Our Clinic
Management Biographies
Regina Rogoff, J.D. - Chief Executive Officer
Regina Rogoff, J.D., has degrees from the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Prior to joining PCC, Regina was Executive Director of the Legal Aid of Central Texas for twenty years and a Legal Aid staff attorney for ten years, beginning her career as a VISTA lawyer. Regina has held numerous leadership positions in Austin's human services, legal and Jewish communities. She currently serves on the Boards of Capital I.D.E.A. and the Interfaith Education Fund. She is a past co-chair of Austin Interfaith and a past-president of the Austin Area Human Services Association (now One Voice Central Texas).
The Austin Bar Association (formerly the Travis County Bar Association) created the "Regina Rogoff Award" in her honor to be given annually to an attorney in Travis County who demonstrates outstanding service in the public/non-profit sector. Regina has been recognized by the Austin Business Journal as a "Profile in Power" (2007) and a "Healthcare Hero" (2005). Under her leadership, the People's Community Clinic was awarded the 2005 Ethics in Business Award by the Samaritan Center. She takes special pride in introducing the nationally recognized anti-racism program, "Facing History and Ourselves" to the Austin area.
Regina is an avid rower and can be seen rowing most mornings on Lady Bird Lake. She has been married to Sam Jones, CPA, for over 35 years. She is the mother of two adult daughters, Alissa Jones Zachary and Sarah Jones, and the grandmother of Elijah (Eli) Zachary.
Louis Appel, MD, MPH, FAAP - Chief Medical Officer and Director of Pediatrics
Louis Appel, MD, MPH, FAAP serves as Chief Medical Officer and Director of Pediatrics at People's Community Clinic. Dr. Appel provides primary pediatric care at the Clinic in addition to overseeing the clinical programs. He is co-facilitator of the Community Access to Child Health Program for the Texas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and co-chairs the Texas Pediatric Society's Community Access to Child Health Committee.
In the past he has served on the Texas Pediatric Society's Task Force on Childhood Obesity as well as on the Travis County Early Impact Team, advising on the coordination of Early Childhood Intervention services in the county. He has also served on the Austin Multi-Institutional Review Board.
Dr. Appel graduated from Harvard Medical School and obtained his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health, with a concentration in public management and community health. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Read Dr. Appel's Interview.
Linda L. Anderson - Chief Financial Officer
Linda L. Anderson is the Chief Financial Officer for People's Community Clinic. Linda worked for many years in the corporate technology industry in the varying roles of Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director at both IBM and Dell. Linda's interest in non-profit service began through volunteering for the ARC of the Capital Area, where she currently serves on their Board of Directors. She moved to a position at Lone Star Circle of Care in Georgetown, Texas in early 2008. She joined the staff at People's Community Clinic in November, 2008.
Linda's career started in Minnesota and continued in the Northeast. She has lived in Austin since 2000. Linda has been married to her husband, Brad, for over 30 years and is the mother of an adult daughter Taina and an adult son Luke.
Sharon Lynch, RN
Sharon Lynch, RN provides oversight of daily clinical activity as the Clinical Operations Manager. Ms Lynch has a degree in social work from Texas Woman’s University and a degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Ms. Lynch graduated from a vocational nursing program at Coastal Bend College in 1976 and worked in hospitals and clinics for 9 years before coming to People’s Community Clinic as Clinic Coordinator in 1985. After 3.5 years here, she left to complete her BSN, and went on to work for Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services, becoming charge nurse of a clinic in southeast Austin. She also worked as a surveyor and quality assurance consultant for the Department of State Health Services for several years before returning to People’s Community Clinic.
Susan Berliner Smith, SPHR - Human Resources Manager
Susan Berliner Smith, SPHR, is the Human Resource Manager at People's Community Clinic. Susan has a B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has worked in the nonprofit community most of her career.
In addition to leadership roles at Austin Community Nursery Schools (now Mainspring Schools), United Way, CEDEN Family Resource Center and Child and Family Service, Susan also provided nonprofit management services and training to community organizations for over six years. She served as consultant and facilitator for several nonprofit mergers, including those at LifeWorks, Any Baby Can and Austin Recovery. Susan has over ten years experience as a human resources generalist and joined the staff at PCC in 2009.