Our Staff

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Florencia Rojas, CPB, OM, has been serv Manager since 2019. She is an experienced Medical Assistant and Biller, graduating from the Andromeda Transcultural Health Medical Assistant Program in 2016 and completing her billing and administration certifications in 2019. Florencia has worked at the Mercy Health Clinic in Gaithersburg, MD, and the Laurel Pines Pediatric in Laurel, MD, before joining The Village Pediatric & Wellness Center in 2017. She is from Mendoza, Argentina, fluent in English and Spanish. Florencia loves working with children and going hiking with her family!

Margarita Torres, a graduate of the Metropolitan Institute of Health and Technology, is our Medical Assistant. She joined The Village Pediatric & Wellness Center as a receptionist in 2019 and began working as a Medical Assistant in 2020. Margarita is from Usuluán, El Salvador, and immigrated to the United States in 2001; she is fluent in English and Spanish. Margarita is married and has four children: Milton, Jonathan, Gian, and Diego. They also have a Husky named Pluto!

 Tracy Ayida is our Medical Assistant; She was born in Togo but raised here in the United States. She is also a student at UMBC majoring in biological sciences, psychology, and social work. Tracy is passionate about working with children and helping in any way she can, and she joined The Village Pediatric & Wellness Center in 2022. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with her family in her free time.

Joshua Ha is our Clinical Intern from the University of Maryland - College Park. He studies psychology and pre-medicine in hopes of becoming a psychiatrist one day. Joshua joined The Village Pediatric & Wellness Center in 2022 as a medical assistant and scribe, where he helps Dr. Pourrat with triages, labs, exams, and procedures. During his free time, he loves swimming and spending time outdoors. 

Nicole Oviedo is our Clinical Intern from the University of Maryland. She studies Business Administration. Nicole joined The Village Pediatric & Wellness Center in 2023 as a receptionist, where she helps Dr. Pourrat with all the calls. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

She loves to talk with people and help them.

Joanna is a recent graduate from Salisbury University, where she got her degree in pre-med biology with a chemistry minor. She aspires to become a doctor one day and help children the way Dr. Pourrat does. She is fluent in Spanish and English. During her free time, she enjoys going on runs, spending time at the beach, and hanging out with friends and family.