CHCF Alumni Network fall Meeting

The Future is Now

Past Event | Long Beach

Meeting Highlights:

Health care innovations
Access to mental health services
Hot topics (climate change, gun violence, reproductive rights)
Cohort 20 CHIP plenary and graduation

Day 1: Thursday, September 15

11:00am-11:15am: Welcome!

Alumni Board President: Sarita Mohanty, Cohort 8, President and CEO, The SCAN Foundation

11:15am-11:45am: Opening Keynote

Kelly Pfeifer, Cohort 7, Health Care and Consulting Services

CHCF alumni have the opportunity and drive to make significant strides towards better health, access to care, human rights, environment, and more, but it's not always a straightforward path! This keynote is a reminder of how to apply your leadership skills and knowledge to make decisions that align with your passions.

Presenter Slide Deck

12:30pm-2:00pm: Mental Health Panel

Access to mental services is a major challenge in health care. This panel will share different approaches to addressing access to mental health services, including discussing provider shortage, mental health for youth, and peer providers. Panelists will share their personal motivations for working in this area and how policy changes can positively impact on how care is delivered.

Mariana Torres, C17 (moderator)

Senior Program Officer-Integration, California Health Care Foundation

Elizabeth Morrison, C11

CEO & Principal, EM Consulting

Staci Anderson

President & CEO, PRO Youth & Families

Presenter Slide Deck

Keris Jän Myrick

Vice President of Partnerships, Inseparable

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2:30pm-5:30pm: Cohort 20 CHIP & Leadership Journey Plenary

Gain insights from Cohort 20 CHIP and leadership journeys to take back to your organization.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Interest Group Meetings

Through facilitated group discussions, alumni can process the day's content and identify how to implement new learning into their organizations.

6:30pm-10:00pm: Cohort 20 Graduation Celebration

Day 2: Friday, SEPTEMBER 16

9:00am-10:30am: CHIPs that Scaled

A panel of alumni will share their work, vision, and leadership journey that made their CHIPs successfully scale beyond the original concept.

Presentation Slide Deck

Andy Lee, C15 (moderator), Medical Director, LAC+USC Medical Center

Laura Miller, C12

Medical Consultant, CA Department of Health Care Services

Melissa Marshall, C12

CEO, CommuniCare Health Centers

Peter Currie, C12

Senior Director of Behavioral Health, Alameda Alliance for Health

Martha Ryan, C6

Founder & Executive Director, Homeless Prenatal Program

11:00am-12:30pm: Hot Topics - climate change, gun violence & reproductive rights

There's no question that these topics impact health care. Panelists will share reflections on the topics as a social justice and equity issue in health care, their personal motivations for working in these areas, and what alumni can do to advocate for issues they care about.