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Our Leadership Council
The Public Health Alliance's Leadership Council is the primary voting body of the Alliance, and determines the organization’s overall strategic direction and activities. Each Local Health Department participates in the Leadership Council.
Leadership Co-Chairs 2023
Kim Saruwatari, MPH
Public Health Director
Riverside University Health System – Public Health
Liz Hernandez, PhD
Director of Departmental Operations, Public Health Services
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
Leadership Council
Tracy Delaney, PhD
Founding Executive Director
Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd
Public Health Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Janette Angulo, MPA
Public Health Director
Imperial County Public Health Department
Joshua Dugas
Public Health Director
County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health
Manuel Carmona, MPA
Deputy Director
City of Pasadena Public Health Department
Michael Sequeira, MD
Health Officer
County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health
Mouhanad Hammami, MD, MS
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
Penny Borenstein, MD, MPH
Health Officer & Public Health Director
County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency
Rashmi Shetgiri, MD, MSHS, MSCS
Chief Science Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Rigoberto Vargas, MPH
Public Health Director
Ventura County Department of Public Health
Ying-Ying Goh, MD
Public Health Director & Public Health Officer
City of Pasadena Public Health Department
Our Team
Hannah Seriki, MPH
Director of Health Equity & Justice
Helen Dowling, MPH
Director of Data Initiatives
Savannah North, MPH
Director of Administration & Climate Initiatives
Adrienne Damicis, MS
HPI Operations and Analytics Unit Manager
Alexander Nikolai, MPPA
Climate & Policy Analyst
Coline Bodenreider, MPH
Climate Change and Health Data Lead
Dan Lee, BA
Health Equity Training & Impact Analyst
Delia Melendrez Gomez, MPH
HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE Analyst
Heaven Teferra, MA
Climate and Policy Associate
Neil Maizlish, PhD, MPH
Senior Data Advisor
Thanh Mai, BA
Data Analyst II, HPI Operations and Analytics Unit
Ujuoñu "Uju" Nwizu
Health Equity and Justice Manager