Health Leadership Program Alumni

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