Health Leadership Program Alumni
- 2008 -2009 Class VIII Participants
- 2007 -2008 Class VII Participants
- 2006 - 2007 Class VI Participants
- 2005 - 2006 Class V Participants
- 2004 - 2005 Class IV Participants
- 2003 -2004 Class III Participants
- 2002 -2003 Class II Participants
- 2001 -2002 Class I Participants
Titles and organizations shown here represent the positions participants held at the time of the class.
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
Fall 2001 Class 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