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CHCF Staff

Below is a complete list of staff at the California HealthCare Foundation in both the Oakland and Sacramento offices. Click on any of the linked names to see professional areas of expertise, recent projects, and contact information.

Office of the President

Programs

  • Vice President of Programs
  • Susan Asercion
    Executive Assistant

Better Chronic Disease Care

Innovations for the Underserved

Market & Policy Monitor

Health Reform & Public Programs Initiative

State Health Policy

Research & Evaluation

Publishing & Communications

  • Director
  • Sally Mudd
    Deputy Director
  • Vincent James
    Manager of Online Communications
  • Steven Birenbaum, MPA
    Senior Communications Officer
  • Alexandra Matisoff-Li, MA
    Senior Communications Officer
  • Emma Dugas
    Communications Officer
  • Susan Anthony
    Editor
  • Audrey Chiang
    Editor
  • Melissa Lucas
    Web Editor
  • Roxanne Fernandez
    CRM & Online Marketing Specialist
  • Evelyn Kha
    Web Producer
  • Paula Ginsborg
    Program Assistant

Finance, Administration, & Information Technology

  • Craig C. Ziegler, MBA
    Vice President of Finance, Administration, & Investments
  • Susan Asercion
    Executive Assistant

Finance

  • Nedka Ivanova, CPA, MBA
    Controller
  • Han Pham, MBA
    Investment Officer
  • Olivia Johnson
    Senior Accountant

Administration

  • Kim Galvin
    Director of Human Resources & Operations
  • Lisa Kang, MA, MM
    Director of Grants Administration
  • Gillian Cervero
    Grants Manager
  • Margot Jones-Virgo
    Office Manager
  • Amy Higgins
    Payroll & Benefits Manager

Information Technology

  • Susan Southwick, MIS
    Director of Information Technology
  • Mike Froehlich
    Database Analyst/Software Engineer
  • Navin Singh
    Technology Specialist
  • Carlos Fernandez
    Senior Systems Administrator