Project Contributors

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Project contributors are organized into three groups, each playing a distinct role.

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is composed of representatives of California-based and national organizations and subject matter experts who have relevant knowledge or expertise in advancing the role of the CHW/P workforce in the Medicaid context. Members will share approaches and resources for effectively partnering with CHW/Ps and disseminate project deliverables within their organizations and constituencies.

Mayra Alvarez (Children’s Partnership)
Heidi Behforouz (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)
Tim Berthold (San Francisco City College)
America Bracho (Latino Health Access)
Amanda Clarke (California Association of Public Hospitals / California Health Care Safety Net Institute)
Alexander Fajardo (El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center)
Elia Gallardo (County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California)
Brian Hansen (California Department of Health Care Services)
Nancy Ibrahim (Esperanza Community Housing)

Ashley Kokotaylo (Contra Costa Health Services)
Denys Lau (National Committee for Quality Assurance)
Maria Lemus (Visión y Compromiso)
Linnea Koopmans (Local Health Plans of California)
Rishi Manchanda (Health Begins)
Andie Martinez (California Primary Care Association)
Amber Roth (Worker Education & Resource Center)
Carl Rush (Community Resources)
Kiran Savage (California Pan-Ethnic Health Network)
Holly Webb (WellSpace Health)

Stakeholder Group

The Stakeholder Group is composed of organizational representatives and CHW/Ps who anticipate direct involvement in the CalAIM initiative implementation or who have historically engaged in California’s Whole Person Care pilots or Health Homes Program. The Stakeholder Group will guide and review each resource package before its release, ensuring the packages address the diverse needs and capabilities of organizations around California that plan to engage with the CHW/P workforce in Medi-Cal programs. Stakeholder Group members will distribute project deliverables within their organizations and constituencies.

Isabel Becerra (Coalition of Orange Community Clinics)
Joe Calderon (Transitions Care Network)
Cynthia Carmona (L.A. Care)
Martha Cervantes (Ventura County Whole Person Care)
Deiter Crawford (Desert Clinic Pain Institute)
Lakshmi Dhanvanthari (Health Plan of San Joaquin)
Valerie Edwards (Alameda County Whole Person Care)
Jessica Finney (Central California Alliance for Health)
Pamela Gomez (Contra Costa Health Plan)
Lupe Gonzalez (Vision y Compromiso)

Catherine Knox (Inland Empire Health Plan)
Lily Lee (Loma Linda)
Laura Miller (Community Health Center Network)
Judi Nightingale (Riverside University Health System)
Leticia Rodriguez (LA County Department of Health Services Whole Person Care)
Sandra A. Rodriguez (Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center)
Chloe Schafer (Partnership Health Plan)
Shira Shavit (Transitions Care Network)
Jessica Solares (AltaMed)

Health Plan Council

The Health Plan Council is composed of a subset of the Medi-Cal managed care plan CEOs who anticipate direct involvement in CalAIM or who have historically engaged in California’s Whole Person Care pilots or Health Homes Program. These CEOs will support their organizational representative in the Stakeholder Group and share project deliverables within their organizations and among their networks.

John Baackes (L.A. Care)
Liz Gibboney (Partnership HealthPlan)
Sharron Mackey (Contra Costa Health Plan)
Jarrod McNaughton (Inland Empire Health Plan)

Michael Schrader (Health Plan of San Joaquin)
Stephanie Sonnenshine (Central California Alliance for Health)

Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal

Advisory Council

Stakeholder Group

Health Plan Council