Graciela Alarcon-Cigarroa

Graciela A. Cigarroa is the General Counsel at El Centro del Barrio d/b/a CentroMed. Ms.Cigarroa provides in-house counsel to the Board of Directors and staff members; reviews CentroMed’s legal documents, policies and contracts; designs and implements trainings for CentroMed staff; conducts federal and state statute, regulation, and policy analysis; performs privacy officer duties overseeing the organizations privacy policies and procedures; and assists with the implementation of the corporate compliance program addressing a variety of legal issues to enable compliant and efficient operations.

Ms. Cigarroa joined CentroMed in April of 2011 from the Law Office of Graciela A. Cigarroa. She has over 25 years of legal experience with a focus for the last 15 years on nonprofit and health law. She has been published and has been a frequent speaker in the area of HIPAA privacy law.

Ms. Cigarroa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from St. Mary’s University, a Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a Master of Laws degree in tax law from Boston University School of Law. She is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and sits on several community boards.