John J. Troidl, M.B.A., Ph.D. '01
(President)

Management consultant for community-based health care programs such as community health centers, "Look Alike" clinics, and related partners in the provision of care to underserved populations. Areas of focus include board training, strategic planning, recruitment and retention, management mentoring, and grantwriting. Vice chair of the California Health Workforce Policy Commission. Lecturer at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Research interests are organization and economics of primary care services. Has provided workshops on accounting, finance, and budgeting through the School of Public Health's Center for Public Health Practice for 10 years.

Melinda Lassman, M.A. '75, M.S. '77
(Vice President)

Worked as a genetic counselor in a variety of clinical setting including North Bay Regional Center, Sickle Cell Center at San Francisco General Hospital, and, most recently, UC San Diego prenatal clinic. Also directed an NIH sponsored research project on the role of vitamins in birth defects, coordinated a federal project to share resources and establish standards for genetic services for a three state region and was Chief of Prenatal Screening Services, California Department of Health, which administers triple marker screening and oversees prenatal diagnosis services for pregnant women.

Lucinda Brannon Bazile, M.P.H. '94
(Secretary-Treasurer)

Director, special projects, LifeLong Medical Care, community health centers in Berkeley and East Oakland. Has 15 years of clinic operations management, managed care contracting, and regulatory compliance.

Beth Roemer, M.P.H. '76
(Secretary-Treasurer)

Senior Director, Labor Management Partnership for Quality, The Permanente Federation, the national physician organization of Kaiser Permanente, a health maintenance organization with 8.3 million members. Has 25 years' experience in medical center administration, quality improvement, health plan and hospital accreditation and regulatory compliance, labor management partnership, new product development, strategic planning, policy development, and executive consulting.

Shahram Ahari, M.P.H. '05

Consultant for several academic, governmental, and private organizations on issues relating to public health and pharmaceuticals. Frequent lecturer at medical school in the United States and abroad. His advocacy work has led to numerous interviews and citations in print, radio and television media. Currently a student at UC Davis School of Medicine. Formerly a sales and marketing specialist for a major pharmaceutical company before leaving the industry to pursue public health and social justice issues.

Sally Lawrence Bullock, M.P.H. '06

Program associate at Samuels & Associates, Inc., a public health research and evaluation firm based in Oakland. Samuels & Associates works to improve health by informing environmental and policy change. Primary interests include nutrition policy and environmental change strategies, the built environment, and health disparities.

Rosa Vivian Fernandez, M.P.H. '91

Has more than 20 years' experience in health care field, including financial management, fundraising, supervision, policy development, program planning, development, and evaluation. Consultant to the Health Care Resource Administration (HRSA) as an Office of Performance Review consultant team member for federally funded clinics. Member of various grant objective review committees for federal grant review panels including HRSA, OPA and SAMHSA. National Health Service Corp Ambassador. Member of the American College of Health Care Executives and the American Public Health Association. Serves on the board of her local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Michael Fischman, M.D., M.P.H. '82

Consulting physician in occupational and environmental medicine and toxicology. Has worked for more than 24 years with large private and public organizations to protect employees from workplace and environmental health hazards. Serves as a clinical professor of medicine at UCSF, where he teaches fellows in training in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Serves as chair of the Advisory Committee for Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of California (Berkeley, San Francisco, and Davis), housed at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

Jonathan (Jon) Frisch, Ph.D. '90, M.P.H. '87

Principal Risk Manager at PG&E Corporation, where he manages the Corporation's Enterprise Risk Management function. Occupational Health member of California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Previously an occupational epidemiologist, health program specialist, and crisis management technical advisor in the utility and petroleum industries.

David Harrington, M.P.H. '88

Project coordinator and health educator for statewide outreach, education, training, and intervention activities for the Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Health Services. Has more than 25 years' experience working on occupational and environmental and other public health issues for government, unions, community-based organizations, law firms, and universities.

Kelvin Quan, J.D., M.P.H. '81

Assistant dean, business and administrative services, at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Previously director, Public Health Institute and CFO and general counsel at two Medicaid health plans and community hospitals. His passion is his work in multicultural health disparities and language access. Former alumni board president of the Graduate Program in Health Management, board president of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (national health advocacy organization), and founder of a home health agency.

Timothy Sankary, M.P.H. '80

bio coming soon

Jan Schilling, M.P.H. '91

Public health nutritionist and registered dietitian, and owner of Weigh of Life, a nonprofit program offering nutrition education, a variety of fitness activities, and social support to Richmond, California residents who are ready to reduce their weight and adopt a healthy lifestyle. Retired from the California Department of Health Services in 2005.

Karen Shore, Ph.D. '98

Director, Center for Health Improvement in Sacramento. Currently leads the California Health Policy Forum and is working with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to provide technical assistance to community-based health care quality collaboratives. Over the past 20 years, has worked on a variety of projects funded by private foundations and federal agencies to improve program and organization effectiveness.

Maxine Tatmon-Gilkerson, M.P.H. '91

Director of outreach and training at Health Research for Action at the the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Has worked as a clinical dietitian, a nutritionist with the WIC Program, an instructor at Chabot College in Hayward, and has consulted for the Boys & Girls' Club and Berkeley Unified School District. Has served on many health-related committees including the cardiovascular committee for the Ethnic Health Institute. Interests include social and environmental justice, dance, organic farming, event planning, and tai chi.

R. Berna Atik Watson, M.D., M.P.H. '99

Research scientist at California Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control Program. Received her M.D. from Istanbul Medical School in Turkey. Worked as a postdoctoral fellow and a research scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute after receiving her M.P.H. Interested in women's health, refugee/immigrant health, and human rights issues.