
Thursday, April 18, 2024
8:15 AM – 4:00 PM
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcome
Health Consortium Greater San Gabriel Valley Leadership
Pollyanna Lee, RN Chief Operating Officer
Hearld Christian Health Center
Health Consortium of Greater San Gabriel Valley Co-Chair
Deborah Silver, Director
Health Consortium of Greater San Gabriel Valley
Welcome from Southern California Edison
Monica Estrada Nunez, Senior Manager for Community
Engagement, Corporate Communications & Philanthropy
SCE
2024 Summit Host
Community Leader Sponsor
Clifford R. Daniels
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Integration Officer
USC Arcadia Hospital
Community Leader Sponsor
2024 San Gabriel Valley Health Summit Chair
Koy S. Parada, PhD(c), MPH
Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Urban and Global Health
Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Keynote
Elevating Community Health Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Jose Escobar, RN, MSN, PHN
Regional Health officer, Service Planning Area 3
LA County Department of Public Health
Maura Harrington, MBA, PhD
Consultant
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Navigating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Hospital Settings: Opportunities and Challenges
Panel
Moderator
James Turkson, PhD,
Associate Director, DEI Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pamela Weatherspoon, MBA
Vice President, Enterprise DEI
Huntington Health
Shannon Bradley, MBA
Chief Officer DEI
Keck Medicine of USC
Angela Talton, MBA
System Senior Vice President and
Chief DEI Officer
City of Hope
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Networking, Break, and Resource Tables
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel
Interprofessional Approaches to Substance Use Disorder Integration in Healthcare
Moderator
Koy Parada, PhD(c), MPH
Assistant Professor
Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing
Making Connections: What do we mean by Co-Occurring Health Conditions
Rachel Gonzales-Castaneda, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Psychology
Azusa Pacific University
Lynda Reed, RN, FNP-C, DN
Associate Professor, Associate Dean in School of Nursing
Azusa Pacific University
Breaking the Chains: Empowering Women In Recovery
Maribel Gonzales, LMFT
Program Director
Casa Treatment Center
Jami Grenham
Outpatient Coordinator
Casa Treatment Center
12:30 PM – 1:10 PM
Lunch
1:10 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch Session
Health and Behavioral Health Workforce in the San Gabriel Valley
Welcome & Overview of the Healthcare Sector in the SGV
Luis Portillo
Chief Executive Officer
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Best Practices in Recruitment & Retention
Amy Foell, MAT
Workforce Development Consultant
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Angela Bernacki
Chief People Officer
Emanate Health
Diana Lupercio
Director of Short-Term Vocational programs
Mt. San Antonio College
Overview of L.A. County Department of Economic Opportunity
Amy Jessica Ku Kim
Chief Deputy
County Department of Economic Opportunity
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Networking / Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops
Beyond the Binary: Integrating Best Practices for LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness
Christian Port,MPA
Board Vice President
San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center
Engaging Pomona Youth to Create a Peer-Driven Program to Reduce Substance Abuse and Violence
Jose Mota-Venegas
Prevention Coordinator
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) – East San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys (ESGPV)Joesph McLellan, MA
Prevention Coordinator Supervisor
Prototypes, Youth PreventionChristina Jimenez
Outreach Services Manager
Project Sister
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Reflections, Closing Remarks and Evaluation
Koy S. Parada, PhD(c), MPH
Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Urban and Global Health
Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing
2024 San Gabriel Valley Summit Chair
Dan Witzling
Managing Director for DEI
American Cancer Society
Health Consortium of Greater San Gabriel Valley Co-Chair