Co-chairs
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Director
UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Elizabeth Gibboney, MA
CEO
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Subcommittee Members
Jane Adcock
Executive Director
California Behavioral Health Planning Council
Robin Affrime, MPH
Former CEO
CommuniCare Health Centers
Sarah Arnquist, MPH
Vice President of Client Partnerships
Beacon Health Options
Anne Bakar
President and CEO
Telecare Corporation
Kirsten Barlow, MSW
Senior Policy Consultant
Harbage Consulting
Stuart Buttlaire, PhD
Regional Director of Inpatient Psychiatry and Continuing Care
Northern California Kaiser Permanente
Jeanne Cain
Former Executive Vice President of Policy
CalChamber
Marina Castillo-Augusto, MS
Chief, Community Development and Engagement Unit
Office of Health Equity, California Department of Public Health
Clayton Chau, MD, PhD
Regional Executive Medical Director, Institute for Mental Health and Wellness
Providence St. Joseph Health, Southern CA Region
Patrick Courneya, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
National Health Plan and Hospitals Quality
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals
Jessica Cruz, MP
Executive Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness California
E. Maxwell Davis, PhD, LISW
Director, Integrated Behavioral Health Program
California Social Work Education Center
UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare
Thad Dixon
CEO
Xpio Health
Sheree Lowe
Vice President, Behavioral Health
California Hospital Association
Maggie Merritt
Executive Director
Steinberg Institute
Jennifer Patterson, PhD
US Department of Veteran Affairs
Bethany Phoenix, PhD, RN
Health Sciences Clinical Professor and Vice-Chair,
Department of Community Health Systems, UCSF School of Nursing
Kristene Smith
CEO
Mental Health California
Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar, MPH, RN
Project Manager
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Sheila Thornton
President and CEO
OneFuture Coachella Valley
Dawan Utecht
Director of Behavioral Health / Public Guardian
Fresno County
Stacie Walker
Former Deputy Director, Healthcare Workforce Development
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Stephanie Welch
Executive Officer
Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health
Timothy White, PhD
Chancellor
California State University
Jim Wood, DDS
Assemblymember
California State Assembly
Donna Wyatt, MS
Director, Career and College Transitions Division
California Department of Education
Lead Staff
Kim Mayer, MSSW
Director of Workforce Development
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutoions