Health Leadership Program Alumni
Titles and organizations shown here represent the positions participants held at the time of the class.
2018-2019 Class XV Participants
Rachel Alvarez
Community Programs Manager
Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc.
Sacramento County
Sara Arellano
Nutrition Educator and Outreach
Foodlink for Tulare County
Tulare County
Elaine Barut
Administrative Assistant
Little Manila Rising
San Joaquin County
Sara Bernal
Program Manager
Center for Land-Based Learning
Yolo County
Ariane Debien
Executive Director
Hospice of Amador & Calaveras
Amador County
Will Fassett
Associate Director
Adventure Risk Challenge
Nevada County/Mariposa County
Zuleima Flores-Abid
Programs Manager
NAMI California
Sacramento County/Statewide
Percilla Frizzell
Co-Founder
Sacred Generations
Sacramento/Statewide
Sukaina Hussain
Central California Outreach Director
Council of American-Islamic Relations
Fresno County
Jacob Johnson
Chief, Applications and Web Development Section
California Department of Rehabilitation
Sacramento County
Kelsey Lyles
Governing for Racial Equity Capitol Cohort Program Lead
Public Health Institute, Equity Specialist
Sacramento County
Michael Lynch
Co-Founder and CEO
Improve Your Tomorrow
Sacramento County
Cindy Pasko
Executive Director
The Living Room Center, Inc.
Yolo County
Courtney Poole
Social Work Community Organizer
Mutual Housing California
Sacramento County/Yolo County
Cindy Quezada
Special Projects Coordinator
Education and Leadership Foundation
Fresno County
Eduardo Ramirez Castro
Assistant Director SRCP
CRLA Foundation
Sacramento County/Statewide
Russell Rawlings
Director of Advocacy Services
Resources for Independent Living
Sacramento County
Colleen Rodriguez
Director, Public Health Division
Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency – Public Health Division
Calaveras County
Tracy ‘Tylee’ Sewell
Program Manager
Insight Garden Program
Alameda County/San Joaquin County
Heather Solus
Community Services Director
Great Northern Services
Siskiyou County
Sarah Torres
Program Manager
Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Inc.
Sacramento County
Rangina Totakhal
Program Coordinator
Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
Sacramento County
Gina Warren
President
Neighborhood Wellness Foundation
Sacramento County
Sheri White
Director of Children and Family Services
Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services
Human Response Network
Trinity County
Jeremy Wilson
Program Coordinator
California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)
Sacramento County/Statewide
Yang Xiong
Executive Director
Southeast Asian Assistance Center
Sacramento County
2017-2018 Class XIV Participants
Hakeem Adeniyi,Jr.
Chief Medical Officer
Peach Tree Healthcare
Yuba County
Norlyn Asprec
Executive Director
Health Professions Education Foundation
Sacramento County
Toni Colley-Perry
Director
Dr. Ephraim Williams Family Life Center and Outreach Program
Sacramento County
Shelly Davis
Director
Siskiyou County Health & Human Services–Public Health Division
Siskiyou County
Victor Duron
Chief of Independent Living and Assistive Technology Section
California Department of Rehabilitation
Sacramento County
Dawnté Early
Research Scientist III, Council on Mentally Ill Offenders
California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
Sacramento County
Randi Espinoza
Program Development Associate II
Proteus, Inc.
Tulare County
Monica Gonzalez
Lead Community Health Educator
Dignity Health
San Joaquin County
Ray Green
Program Director
Roberts Family Development Center
Sacramento County
Alejandra Gutierrez
Program Associate
Sierra Health Foundation
Sacramento County
Simran Kaur
Community Diabetes Program Coordinator
Valley Childrens Hospital
Madera County
Trudy Lackey
Executive Director
Mind Matters Clinic
Calaveras County
Ariel Lovett
Deputy Director
Community Recovery Resources
Nevada County
April Ludwig
Quality Improvement and Research Director
Stanford Youth Solutions
Sacramento County
Elizabeth Matson
Program Manager
Nevada County Public Health
Nevada County
Caedy Minoletti
Executive Director
Human Response Network
Trinity County
Erica Plumb
Resident Services Manager II
Mercy Housing California
Sacramento County
Zachary Revene
Health Education Division Chief
Plumas County Public Health Agency
Plumas County
Allison Rodriguez
Youth Services Supervisor
CommuniCare Health Centers
Yolo County
Anne-Marie Rucker
Human Services Planner
Sacramento County Probation Department
Sacramento County
Laura Stillmunkes
Executive Director
Capital Adoptive Families Alliance
Sacramento County
Demeshia Swanson
Staff Services Manager 1, Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services
California Department of General Services
Sacramento County
Ada Terry
Children’s Bereavement Coordinator
Sutter Health – Sutter Care at Home
Sutter County
Willow Thorpe
Executive Director
Infant/Child Enrichment Services, Inc.
Tuolumne County
Ann Winters
Housing Director
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
Butte County
Yia Xiong
Program Lead
Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County
Butte County
Nkauj Iab Yang
California Director of Programs and Policy
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Sacramento County
2016-2017 Class XIII Participants
Suzette Ariza
Staff Services Specialist
Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency
Calaveras County
Yaminah Bailey
Clinic Manager
CommuniCare Health Centers
Yolo County
Tamika Bennett
Executive Director
Excel Roseville
Placer County
Linda Bratcher
Residential Programs Coordinator
TLCS, Inc.
Sacramento County
Connie Chan Robison
Executive Director
Center for Collaborative Planning
Sacramento County
Alejandra Gutierrez
Program Director
Fathers & Families of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Kaylon Hammond
Director of Operations
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Fresno County
Ben Hudson
Executive Director
Gender Health Center
Sacramento County
Iffat Hussain
Program Director, Bender Court Crisis Residential
Turning Point Community Programs
Sacramento County
Shaunda Johnson
Program Administrator
Health Education Council
Yolo County
Vanessa Kenyon
Program Supervisor
UC Cooperative Extension – Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties
Sacramento and San Joaquin counties
Stephanie Kreiter
Community Health, Benefit, and Outreach Specialist
Dignity Health–Mercy Healthcare/Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada County
Jeneba Lahai
Health Programs Manager
Yolo County Children’s Alliance
Yolo County
Elizabeth Landsberg
Director of Policy Advocacy
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Statewide
Eanad Lott
Director of Operations and Client Services
Live Violence Free
El Dorado and Alpine counties
Christina Peoples
Community Outreach Specialist II
Public Health Advocates
Statewide
Shannon Read
Program Analyst
Center for Community Health and Well-Being, Inc.
Sacramento County
Kevin Ridgle
Director of Health and Wellness
Center for Fathers and Families
Sacramento County
Brian Ridgway
Executive Director
EPPE Corporation
Sacramento County
Katelyn Roedner Sutter
Regional Manager and Environmental Justice Program Manager
Catholic Charities of Stockton
San Joaquin County
Shannon Stevens
Director, Maryhouse
Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
Sacramento County
Liza Thantranon
Managing Attorney, Health
Legal Services of Northern California
Regional (32 counties)
Nilda Valmores
Executive Director
My Sister’s House
Sacramento County
J. Salvador Vazquez
Health Services Supervisor, Migrant Education Program Region III
Merced County Office of Education
Merced County
Kathy Yang
Associate Director
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center, Inc.
Sacramento County
Amanda Young, LVN
Medical Floor Manager LVN
Hill Country Community Clinic
Shasta County
2015-2016 Class XII Participants
Ayi Carter-Shaw
Program Director
Sacramento Recovery House, Inc.
Sacramento County
Jessica Cruz
Executive Director
NAMI California
Sacramento County
Brad de la Cruz
Regional Major Gifts Officer
Memorial Hospital Foundation
Stanislaus County
Linda Delgadillo
Contract Ed Program
Los Rios Community College District
Sacramento County
Caroline Fruth
Youth Programs Director
Alliance for Community Transformations
Mariposa County
Karyn Gregorius
Executive Director
The ARC of Amador and Calaveras County
Amador and Calaveras counties
Kaying Hang
Senior Program Officer
Sierra Health Foundation
Sacramento County
Genevieve Hansen
Health Education Services Manager
CommuniCare Health Centers
Yolo County
Keith Herron
Executive Director
The Target Excellence Program Inc.
Sacramento County
Myel Jenkins
Program Officer
Sierra Health Foundation
Sacramento County
Savong Lam
Director, Neighborhood-Based Programs
Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Stephanie Landrum
Community Benefit Health Specialist
Kaiser South Sacramento
Sacramento County
Maria R. Lemus
Programs Administrator
Education and Leadership Foundation
Fresno County
Daniel Monk
Lieutenant
Sacramento Police Department
Sacramento County
Irlanda Ramirez
Community Organizer
Dolores Huerta Foundation
Tulare County
Shari Roeseler
Executive Director
Society for the Blind
Sacramento County
Anna Rosenbaum
Health Equity Manager
Valley Vision
Sacramento County
Lorena Sanchez
Director of Programs
Sacramento Covered
Sacramento County
Nicolas Sigala
COO
Harmony Health Medical Clinic and Family Resource Center
Yuba County
Lucia Vazquez
Trustee Area Six/Board Clerk
Visalia Unified School District
Tulare County
Lisa Welze
Director
International Rescue Committee, Sacramento
Sacramento County
Cynthia Wilson
Director of Public Health Nursing
County of Nevada Public Health Department
Nevada County
Andrew Woodruff
Public Health Program Division Chief
Plumas County Public Health Agency
Plumas County
Tsia Xiong
Executive Director
Merced Organizing Project, Inc.
Merced County
2014-2015 Class XI Participants
Ashley Brand
Community Benefit Manager
Dignity Health
Sacramento County
Shauntay Davis
Program Director/Staff Services Manager II
California Department of Public Health
Statewide
Palvinder Dhillon
Community Organizer
Jakara Movement
Fresno County
Anda Draghici
Housing Policy Senior Specialist
California Department of Housing and Community Development
Statewide
John Floe
Prevention Services Coordinator
Sutter Yuba Mental Health Services
Sutter and Yuba counties
John Gordon
Board Member
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
Sacramento County
Meghan Kehoe
Program Director
Alliance for Community Transformation
Mariposa and Merced counties
Michael Kressner
Director, Communications & New Initiatives
Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Danielle Lawrence
Director, Arcade Community Center
Mutual Assistance Network
Sacramento County
Justin Margolis
Butte Parent Café Coordinator
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Butte County
Mai Quach
Employment Director
Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
Sacramento County
Jennifer Rangel
Program Coordinator
Center for Human Services
Stanislaus County
Simona Rios
Nutrition Assistance Services Program Director
Catholic Charities Diocese of Stockton
San Joaquin County
Gina Roberson
Associate Director
Child Abuse Prevention Center
Sacramento County
Harold Stewart-Carballo
Regional Assistant Director
UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions
Yolo County
Paul Towers
Organizing and Media Director
PAN North America
Sacramento County
Katherine Valenzuela Garcia
Health Advocacy Program Manager
Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails
Sacramento County
Cathleen Wyatt
Executive Director
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc.
Shasta County
2010-2011 Class X Participants
Elaine Abelaye
Executive Director
Asian Resources,Inc.
Sacramento County
Wendy Barnhart
Director of Operations
Sierra Family Medical Clinic, Inc.
Nevada County
Lisa Bates
Deputy Executive Director
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Sacramento County
Pamela Becwar
Executive Director
Women’s Mountain Passages
Plumas County
Kimberly Biggs-Jordan
Executive Director
CTD Dream Builders
Sacramento County
Brian Broadway
Business and Community Liaison
Sacramento Job Corps
Sacramento County
Kathy Brook-Johnson
Associate Director, Programming
New Morning Youth and Family Sevices
El Dorado County
Antoine Burks
Director of Education and Youth Development
Greater Sacramento Urban League
Sacramento County
Kristal Chichlowska
California Tribal Epidemiology Center Director
California Rural Indian Health Board
All tribes and tribal populations throughout California
Lisa Culp
Executive Director
Women’s Empowerment
Sacramento, Yolo and Placer counties
Abraham Daniels
Director
Community Services Planning Council
El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties
Tim Giuliani
Registry Manager
Nevada-Sierra Regional IHSS Public Authority
Nevada, Plumas and Sierra counties
Melissa Guajardo
Food Access Director
Soil Born Farms Urban Agriculture and Education Project
El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba and Yolo counties
Lucy Hernandez
Housing and Community Services Manager
Glenn County Human Resource Agency/
Colusa-Glenn-Trinity Community Action Agency
Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Trinity and Tehama counties
Alicia Kelley
Director, Health Education Services
CommuniCare Health Centers
Yolo County
Kristina King
Operations Director
California Vocations Inc.
Butte County
Donna Machado-Reed
Case Manager
HOPE Ministries, Inc.
San Joaquin County
Christie Martindale
Associate Director
Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc.
Inyo and Mono counties
Charles Mason
President and CEO
Ubuntu Green
Sacramento County
Bill Moore
Deputy Director, Employment Preparation Services
Department of Rehabilitation
Statewide
Carol Noreen
Executive Director
Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, Inc.
Sacramento County
Michael Petersen
Director of 24-Hour Programs
Sacramento Children’s Home
Statewide
Carol Ramirez
Assistant Director
Lilliput Children’s Services
Butte, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Napa, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Tehama and Tuolumne counties
Peter Reed
President and CEO
Center for Health Improvement
Statewide
Heather Robertson
Executive Director
Scott Valley Focus, Inc.
Siskiyou County
Alicia Ross
Executive Director
Sacramento Area Congregations Together
Sacramento County
Kathi Toepel
Director of the Mother Lode Office
Catholic Charities – Diocese of Stockton
Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties
Yamilet Valladolid
Site Supervisor, Stanislaus County Office
El Concilio (Catholic Council for the Spanish Speaking)
Stanislaus County
Lisa Woodard-Mink
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Mercy Foundation
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties
2009-2010 Class IX Participants
Nansea Arquette
Executive Director
Dawn’s Light, Center for
Children and Adults in Grief
Tuolumne County
Sher Barber
Siskiyou County Director
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc.
Siskiyou County
Monica Biley
Director
Kaiser Permanente Central Valley-Stockton
San Joaquin County
Shane Brock
Program Director
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
Sacramento County
Matt Cervantes
Program Officer
Sierra Health Foundation
Sacramento County
Barbara Clifford
Program Coordinator Cancer Detection Program:
Every Woman Counts Regions 8 and 10
California Health Collaborative
Butte County
Cibonay Cordova
Community Services Director
Sacramento Native American Health Center
Sacramento County
Sergio Cuellar
Senior Program Manager
Youth In Focus
Stanislaus County
Francine DiCiano
Chief Operations Officer/Interim President/CEO
United Way of Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County
Galen El-Askari
Health and Wellness Program Manager
Nevada County Public Health Department
Nevada County
Andrew Frishman
Internship Coordinator
The Met Sacramento
Sacramento County
Adela Gonzalez del Valle
Executive Director
Family Resource Center of Truckee
Nevada County
Marshall Graves
Programs Director
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
Sacramento County
Niti Gupta
Assistant Public Defender, Level III
Juvenile Delinquency Unit
Public Defender’s Office
Sacramento County
Jeff Henderson
Executive Director
Snowline Hospice
El Dorado County
David Husid
Vice President for Community Development
Sacramento Cottage Housing, Inc.
Sacramento County
Koua Jacklyn Franz
Executive Director
Hmong Women’s Heritage Association
Sacramento County
Lee Kimball
Food Bank Director
Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency
Tuolumne County
Cathy LeBlanc
Rural Health Advocate/Program Manager
Camptonville Community Partnership
Yuba County
Marsha Lewis-Akyeem
Services Director
EMQ Families First
Yolo County
Bruno Marchesi
Program Supervisor
City of Sacramento — Get Fit Now!
Sacramento County
Marta McKenzie
Director
Shasta County Health and Human Services
Shasta County
Homero Mejia
Lead Organizer
Congregations Building Community
Stanislaus County
Kunal Merchant
Chief of Staff to Mayor Kevin Johnson
City of Sacramento
Sacramento County
Samuel Nunez
Executive Director
Fathers and Families of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Elizabeth Pazdral
Executive Director
California State Independent Living Council
Sacramento County
Wendy J. Petko
Executive Director
Center for Community Health and Well-Being, Inc.
The Birthing Project Clinic
Sacramento County
Juan Prieto
MiVIA Program Coordinator – San Joaquin County
California Human Development
San Joaquin County
Leslie Reece
Director of Program Services
Family Resource and Referral Center
San Joaquin County
Katy Robb
Economic Development Program Manager
Mutual Assistance Network of Del Paso Heights
Sacramento County
Kathy Rothberg
Executive Director
Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
Sacramento County
Karalyn Yegge
Mental Health Services Act Coordinator
Sierra County Human Services
Sierra County
2008-2009 Class VIII Participants
Ana Acton
Executive Director
FREED Center for Independent Living
Shani Adams
Community and Legislative Affairs Manager
Health Plan of San Joaquin
Terrie Berentsen
Program Director
Madrone Adult Center
Lyn Corbett
Director, Office of Youth Development
City of Sacramento
Heather Frank
Executive Director
Society for the Blind
Elia Gallardo
Director of Government Affairs
California Primary Care Association
Britta Guerrero
Executive Director
Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc.
Molly Heck
Shelter Director
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
Joseph Hejl
Area Director
Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley
Marcel Horowitz
Youth Development Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension
Jana Iversen
Director of Programs and Training
Boys and Girls Club of Auburn
Taurus Jackson
Vice President of Programs and Information Technology
Greater Sacramento Urban League
Jeff Jones
Clinical Director
Community Recovery Resources
Mellissa Meng
Program Admin
North Natomas Transportation Management Association
Michael Minnick
West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition Coordinator
CommuniCare Health Centers
Angela Minniefield
Deputy Director
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Kindra Montgomery
Research and Policy Analyst
UC Davis Center for Community School Partnerships
Michele Ornelas Knight
Assistant Director, Mental Health Services
UC Davis CAARE Center
Shamus Roller
Executive Director
Sacramento Housing Alliance/Coalition on Regional Equity
Eric Ruben
Operations Administrator
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Jason Sample
Director, Youth Activities
Mutual Assistance Network of Del Paso Heights
John Sims
Executive Director
Stanislaus County Children and Families Commission
James Tillman
Program Director
Yolo Wayfarer Center
Pedro Toledo
Director of Community and Government Relations
Redwood Community Health Coalition
Michael Vasquez
Senior Psychologist – Supervisor
CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Diana White
Director of Children’s Mental Health Services
Turning Point Community Programs
Torry Winn
Development Director
St. HOPE
Joe Xavier
Deputy Director Independent Living and External Affairs Division
Department of Rehabilitation
2007-2008 Class VII Participants
Daniel Albano
Chief Operating Officer
CommuniCare Health Centers
Karen Alvord
Executive Director
Lilliput Children’s Services
Jane Atkins
Chief Quality Officer
Mayers Memorial Hospital
Michele Blake
Public Health Program Coordinator
Sutter County Human Services
Glynis Butler-Stone
Director of Clinical Services
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento
Maryfrances Collins
Chronic Disease Prevention Director
Yolo County Health Department
Diane Cooper
Executive Director
Innovative Health Care Services
Larry Dayton
Program Manager
The Salvation Army Shelter Services
David Dove
Executive Director
Collings Teen Center
Lourdes Gonzalez
Clinical Director
Wild Iris Women’s Services of Bishop, Inc.
Daniel Hahn
Captain
Sacramento Police Department
Kay Hudelson
Resource Center Program Director
Golden Umbrella, Inc.
Adele James
Program Officer
The California Endowment
Michelle Johnston
Health Promotion Supervisor
UC Davis Health Education and Promotion
Wendy Knowles
Vice President, Operations
Blood Source
Jennifer Long
Executive Director
First 5 Colusa County
Becca Louisell
Associate Director for Public Health Programs
California Center
Valerie Martinez
Operations/Energy and Enironmental Services Director
Redwood Community Action Agency
Chris McCarty
Director of Community Programs
Sacramento Children’s Home
Kim Rhinehelder
Co-Executive Director
Sierra Adoption Services
Adrian Ruiz
Lead Trainer, YSPN
Linking Education and Economic Development-Sacramento
Jennifer Savin
Program Director
Community Pride Project
Peter Simpson
Executive Director
Harm Reduction Services
Terri Smyth-Canillo
Resident Services Program Manager
Community Housing Opportunities Corporation
Rogelio Villagrana
Youth Development Coordinator, Woodland Coalition for Youth
Yolo Family Resource Center
Kimberly Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento
2006 – 2007 Class VI Participants
Corla Bertrand
Executive Director
Chico Community Shelter Partnership
Kathy Cox
Director of Clinical Services
EMQ Children & Family Services
Vicky Everett
Operations Director
Hill Country Community Clinic
Rachel Farrell
Executive Director
Harmony Health Family Resource Center
Carol Farron
Community Development Director
Lodi Memorial Hospital
Teresa Favuzzi
Executive Director
California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
Edward Figueroa
Co-Director
St. Mary’s Interfaith Community Services
Debbie Gabelich
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Sacramento Make-A-Wish Foundation, Inc.
Anne Geraghty
Executive Director
WALKSacramento
Ann Guerra
Executive Director
FREED Center for Independent Living
Mimi Hall
Program Chief
Plumas County Public Health Agency
Mary-Michael Hanbury
Director of Administration and Planning
Child and Family Institute
Laura Heintz
Executive Director of Residential Services
FamiliesFirst, Inc.
Jennifer Kwan
Program Manager
Cover the Kids
David Mandel
Program Manager/Supervising Attorney, Senior Legal Hotline
Legal Services of Northern California
Karen Marlatt
Executive Director
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Scott Mautte
Director of Program Services
Camp Fire USA Sacramento Sierra Council
Mary Nakamura
Program Coordinator
Transitional Living & Community Support, Inc.
Kay G. Ruhstaller
Executive Director
Family Resource & Referral Center of San Joaquin
Roxanne Slaugh
Regional Supervisor
Marshall Hospital
Cindy Snelgrove
Director of Nursing
Del Norte Clinics, Inc.
Mary Stroube
CEO/ President
Terra Nova Counseling
Randy B. Tooker
Director of Operations
Boys and Girls Club of Auburn
Sharyn Ward Turner
Coordinator of School Health Services, Health & P.E. Curriculum
Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
2005 – 2006 Class V Participants
Amelia Adams
Director, CUFF Family Resource Center
Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
Joe Ayer
Chief Operating Officer
American Red Cross, Sacramento Sierra Chapter
Amerjit Bhattal
Director of Public Health Nursing
Sutter County Human Services – Health Division
Marianne Bird
4-H Youth Development Advisor
UCD Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension
Karen Brockopp
Program Coordinator
Transitional Living and Community Support
Kurt Chismark
Executive Director
Catholic Social Service of Solano County
Alyson Collier
Program Coordinator
Center Unified School District
Kevin Duggan
Executive Director
Society for the Blind
Rosalind Garner, MSW
Human Services Program Planner
Sacramento County Dept. of Health & Human Svs.
Shawn Harrison
Director
Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project
Bill Hazelwood
Program Director
Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission
Robert Herne
Program Director
Sierra Adoption Services
Robert Irvine
Executive Director
California Vocations, Inc.
Lynn Jefferson
Executive Director
Lutz Center Adult Day Services
Ann Knickelbein
School Nurse and Health Promotion Educator
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Cathy L. Larsen
Executive Director
Southern Trinity Health Services, Inc.
Bina Lefkovitz
Director of Youth Development
Linking Education and Economic Development-Sacramento
Laura Leonelli
Executive Director
Southeast Asian Assistance Center
Mark Lundberg, MD
Health Officer
Butte County Department of Public Health
Peggy Merical
Program Director, Quinn Cottages Program
Sacramento Cottage Housing, Inc.
Gregory Miller
Shelter Director
St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children
Deborah Nagle
Executive Director
Foothill Volunteer Center
Valerie Peterson
Deputy Director
The Effort, Inc.
Lynda Salcido
Public Health Director
Mono County Health Department
Steven Shetzline
Manager, Health Education & Community Outreach
Community Medical Centers, Inc.
Ranjit Singh
Chief Operations Officer
Del Norte Clinics, Inc.
Leslie Snoke
Senior Program Manager
American Lung Association of Sac-Emigrant Trails
Bill Such
Executive Director
Jesus Center
Randall Tryon
Director of Substance Abuse Treatment
CommuniCare Health Centers
Annemarie Vincent
American River Parkway Foundation
2004 – 2005 Class IV Participants
Lupe Alonzo-Diaz
Executive Director
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Michael Alward
Program Director
Health for All
John Boyd
Director, Affiliated Programs
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Dana Campbell
Executive Director
Parent Education Network
Lynn Dorroh
Executive Director
Hill Country Community Clinic
Eric Fimbres
Executive Director
Redwoods Rural Health Center
Sylvia Fort
Program Manager
Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation
Kelli Fraguero
Program Director
Human Resources Council
Nancy Gilberti
Senior Health Program Coordinator
Sacramento County DHHS
CMISP Case Management
Wendy Greene
Director of Children’s Services
Turning Point Community Programs
LeeAnn Hatton
Director of Adult Learning
WATCH Resources, Inc.
Cynthia Keeth
Executive Director
Chemical Dependency Center for Women
Marjorie Lee
Prevention Director
Human Response Network
Nina Machado
Executive Director
First 5 Amador
Danny Marquez
Director
Crossroads Employment Services
Ann Perez
Executive Director
Grizzly Creek Ranch
Dawn Myers Purkey
Program Supervisor
Woodland Healthcare Yolo Adult Day Health Center
Steffany Ritchie
Program Manager
Family Action Center
James Rodgers
Executive Director
Yolo Family Service Agency
Shelley Rouillard
Program Director
Health Rights Hotline
Lonnie Russell
Executive Director
The Grandparent Network
Julie Saqueton
Chief Financial Officer
KVIE, Inc.
Tony Sauer
Executive Director
Nevada-Sierra Regional In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
Susan Slover
Resident Services Program Manager
Community Housing Opportunities Corporation
Ginger Swigart
School Readiness Coordinator
First 5 El Dorado
Lynn Thull
Chief Operating Officer
River Oak Center for Children
2003 -2004 Class III Participants
Speranza Avram
Executive Director
Northern Sierra Rural Health Network
Paula Bosler
Supervisor
UC Davis Care Management
Catherine Bourland
Program Director
HRC Child Care Resources
Angelina Campos-Rosenthal
Director of Family Resources
Family Resource Centers for Community Partnership for Families
Mindy Danovaro
Director of Development and Outreach
California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue
Teri Duarte
Director, WIC Program
Sacramento County Dept of Health & Human Services
De Layna Eskridge-Brown
Director of Program Services
Advocacy, Resource & Choices
Rich Farlinger
Executive Director
Nepenthean Homes-FFA
Amy Fierro
Program Manager
River Oak Center for Children
Constance Gustafson
Manager II, BHRS Children’s Systems of Care
Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Elizabeth Hudson
Center Director
Center for Employment Training
Leona Jull
Executive Director
Yolo Wayfarer Center
Alice Kienzle
Public Health Nursing Supervisor
Butte County Department of Public Health
Dory Kranz
Director of NPH and Older Adult Services
Hydrocephalus Association
William Locker
Executive Director
Sierra Nevada Children’s Services
Betty Low
Supervisor/Program Manager
San Juan Unified School District/Alliance
Samrina Marshall
Assistant to Health Officer
Yolo County Health Department
Matthew Perry
Principal
Sacramento City Unified School District
Kirsten Rogers
Health Education Coordinator
El Dorado County Public Health
Gale Spears-Reynolds
Program Director
Health Education Council
Petra Stanton
Executive Director
H.E.A.L.T.H. Project
Evelyn Thompson
Executive Director
Infant/Child Enrichment Services (ICES)
Chet Uma
Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer
Health Plan of San Joaquin
Ricardo Uribe
Resource Coordinator
Vineyard Workers Services
Stephanie Wilson
Director
City of Sacramento Triple R Adult Day Program
Susan Wilson
Executive Director
Siskiyou Children & Families Commission
2002 -2003 Class II Participants
Robina Asghar
Director
Lodi Community Partnership Center
San Joaquin County
Nicole Bateman
Executive Director
Community Living Centers
Butte County
Don Bennett
Consultant
San Joaquin County
Lisa Bertaccini
Chief of Child and Family Menal Health,
Sacramento County Division of Mental Health
Sacramento County
Lisa Boch
Consultant
Tri-County Healing Touch
Sacramento County
Darla Clark
Clinical Administrator
Chapa-De Indian Health Program, Inc.
Placer County
Warren Daniels
Executive Director
Nevada County Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Program
Nevada County
Robert David
Regional Vice President,
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
Sacramento County
Patricia Davis
California Community Colleges
Butte County
Shirley DicKard
Executive Director/Coordinator,
Camptonville Community Partnership
Yuba County
Melinda Dugger
Executive Director,
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Yolo County
Sharon Elliott
Health Promotions Division Manager, El Dorado County Public Health Department
El Dorado County
Audrey Flower
Executive Director
Madrone Hospice
Siskiyou County
Ruth Hall
Truckee Branch Manager
Sierra Nevada Children’s Services
Nevada County
Teresa Jacques
Administrator
Modoc Medical Center
Modoc County
Guy Klopp
Special Projects, Policy and Planning
Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug Services Division
Sacramento County
Joan Loustalet
Executive Director,
Tulelake Community Partnership
Siskiyou County
Lao Ly
former Site Coordinator
Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Lucinda Lyon
Director, Dental Hygiene Program
University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
San Joaquin County
Carl McLaney
Supervisor
State of California Office of Statewide Health and Planning
Sacramento County
Carol Roberts
Executive Director,
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Butte County
Cora Salazar
Executive Director
Families in Self Help, Inc.
Yolo County
Lisa Salinas
Director of the Family Learning Center,
Community Resource Project, Inc.
Sacramento County
Susan Sells
Deputy Director of Community Programs,
Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency
Tuolumne County
Herma Taylor
Community Programs Coordinator,
Community Action Agency of Butte Co., Inc., Esplanade House
Butte County
Valrie Thompson
Program Manager,
Center for Human Services
Stanislaus County
Uma Zykofsky
Health Program Manger,
Sacramento County, Department of Health and Human Services
Sacramento County
2001-2002 Class I Participants
Robin Affrime
Executive DirectorPlanning & Program Development
Communicare Health Centers
Thomas Amato
Executive Director
People and Congregations Together
Kristin Bengyel
Executive Director
Public Authority for Fresno County
Cheryl Boney
Deputy Director
Yolo County Health Department
Sandy Damiano
Executive Director
Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center
Robert Dimand, M.D.
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair
University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Rosa Fernandez
former Executive Director
Redwoods Rural Health Center
Bonnie Ferreira
formerly Deputy Director
MAAP, Inc.
Rafaela Frausto
Director
Santa Barbara Family Care Center/Centro Familiar
Shelly Hance
Executive Director
Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency
Donald Hufford, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Western Health Advantage
Lori Juszak
Executive Director
Grassroots for Kids
Michele Kellogg
Director
Yolo Community Care Continuum
Katherine Kerr (deceased)
former Director
Alpine County Health and Human Services
Richard Knecht
Sr. Vice President of Clinical Programs
River Oak Center for Children
Denise Land
Prevention Programs Coordinator
Rocklin Unified School District
Elizabeth Mantle, LMFT
Network Coordinator
Northern Sierra Rural Health Network
Pedro Naranjo
Teen Center Director
YMCA of the East Bay
Maureen Pierce
Executive Director
Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley
John Reynolds
Executive Director
Stockton Shelter for the Homeless
Erik Sternad
Executive Director
Stanford Home for Children
Rosalinda Vizina
Clinic Manager
Sacramento Co. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Tammy White
Lead Public Health Nurse
Plumas County Public Health Agency