BARHII's Oversight Board guides overall strategic direction and ensures sustainability for the organization., while the Rise Together Community Advisory Committee provides strategy and insight on key policy areas.
Oversight Board
Barbie Robinson
Co-Chair, Oversight Board
Director of Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Kimi Watkins-Tartt
Co-Chair, Oversight Board
Alameda County Public Health Department
Meileen Acosta
Co-Chair, Data Committee
Solano County Public Health
Beth Armentano
Co-Chair, Data Committee
Contra Costa Health Services
Ayanna Bennett
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Edith Cabuslay
County of San Mateo Public Health
Curtis Chan
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Janice Chin
City of Berkeley Department of Health Services
Rochelle Ereman
Marin Health and Human Services
Darlene Fujii
Co-Chair, Internal Capacity Committee
Alameda County Public Health Department
Sandi Galvez
Alameda County Public Health Department
Analilia Garcia
Santa Clara County Public Health
Jennifer Henn
County of Napa Health and Human Services
Lisa Hernandez
City of Berkeley Department of Health Services
Michael Kent
Co-Chair, Built Environment Committee
Contra Costa Health Services
Cassius Lockett
County of San Mateo Public Health Department
Shireen Malekafzali
County of San Mateo Public Health Department
Heidi Merchen
Co-Chair, Internal Capacity Committee
County of Napa Health and Human Services
Gail Newel
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
Tram Nguyen
Co-Chair, Policy Committee
Alameda County Public Health Department
Brian Oh
Co-Chair, Policy Committee
County of San Mateo Public Health Department
Dan Pedddycord
Contra Costa Health Services
Karen Relucio
County of Napa Health and Human Services
Jayleen Richards
Solano County Public Health
Michael Stacey
LifeLong Medical Care
Matt Willis
Marin Health and Human Services
Matt Wolff
Co-Chair, Built Environment Committee
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Rise Together Community Advisory Committee
Joe Brooks
PolicyLink
Founding Member
Wilma Chan
Supervisor, Alameda County District 3
Member since 2017
Oscar Chavez
Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Founding Member
David Chu
Starbucks
Founding Member
Kathy Gallagher
Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services
Founding Member
John Gioia
Supervisor, Contra Costa County District 1
Founding Member
Dr. David Grusky
Stanford Center for Poverty and Inequality
Founding Member
David Harris
Urban Strategies Council
Member since 2017
Barrie Hathaway
JobTrain
Member since 2018
James W. Head
East Bay Community Foundation
Founding Member
Carla Javits
REDF
Founding Member
Melissa Jones
Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII)
Member since 2017
Greg Kepferle
Catholic Charities Santa Clara County
Member since 2016
Ann Mathieson
Marin Promise
Founding Member
Jim Mayer
California Forward
Member since 2016
Jilma L. Meneses
Catholic Charities San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo
Member since 2017
Kay Fernadez Smith
The San Francisco Foundation
Member since 2017
Brian Solomon
USDA Food and Nutrition, SNAP Employment & Training
Member Since 2017
Micah Weinberg
Member since 2016
California Forward
Anne Wilson
United Way Bay Area
Founding Member