Shanika is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer and operations executive with more than two decades of experience leading financial strategy, organizational modernization, and mission-driven growth across healthcare, nonprofit, and public sector organizations. Recognized for increasing operating margins by 5–15% and successfully guiding organizations through periods of change and crisis, she brings a distinctive blend of fiscal discipline, operational foresight, and patient-centered leadership grounded in behavioral health expertise.
Shanika earned her Doctor of Behavioral Health Management from Arizona State University, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and Accounting from Texas Southern University, and an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas at Tyler. She also holds advanced credentials in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Applied Data Analytics, and Advanced Financial Statement Analysis & Value Investing from Columbia University Emeritus. Her continued pursuit of a Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management reflects her commitment to aligning financial stewardship with social impact.
Her career includes senior leadership roles such as Chief Financial Officer of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona; Deputy Director of Finance and Risk Management for Pima County Public Health; Director of Finance and Administration for Saliba’s Extended Care Pharmacy; and senior finance leadership positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Across these roles, Shanika has overseen multimillion-dollar budgets and investment portfolios, led enterprise-wide ERP implementations, strengthened audit readiness, optimized revenue cycles, and advanced long-term capital planning strategies.
Beyond her financial expertise, Shanika is deeply committed to integrating behavioral health into healthcare systems. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, she championed telehealth infrastructure and referral process improvements that reduced wait times, improved patient satisfaction, and strengthened continuity of care. Her doctoral research focused on overcoming barriers to behavioral health engagement in oncology and chronic disease care, reinforcing her belief that sustainable financial systems must be designed to support equitable, whole-person outcomes.
As a visionary CFO, Shanika unites financial acumen with behavioral health innovation to help organizations achieve fiscal resilience while advancing compassionate, patient-centered care.
