Advocacy Committee (reports to CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates Board)
Chair: Brian Gavidia, Government & Community Relations Manager, Northeast Valley Health Corp.
Staff: Victor Christy, Deputy Director of Political Engagement
Support Staff: Kelley Aldrich, Associate Director of Legislative Affairs
- Advocacy and political program development
- Political monitoring
- Candidate questionnaires, interviews and engagement
- Endorsements and process
- Ballot measures
- Fundraising
Audit Committee (Three Board members are appointed by Committee Chair)
Chair: Richard Veloz, CEO, South Central Family Health Center
Staff: Sonja Spowart, CFO
Support Staff: Heather Barclay, Executive Assistant
- Recommend to the Board of Directors the retention and termination of the independent auditor
- May negotiate the compensation of the auditor on behalf of the Board
- Confer with the auditor to satisfy the committee members that the financial affairs of the organization are in order
- Review and determine whether to accept the audit
- Approve performance of any non-audit services by the auditing firm
Clinicians Committee
Chair: Dr. Hakeem Adeniyi, Jr., CMO, Sacramento Native American Health Center
Staff: Dr. Mike Witte, Vice President & CMO
Support Staff: Charlotte Reische, Administrative Coordinator
- Advisory capacity on clinical matters in policy and program work
- Develop infrastructure to share QI tools, expertise and findings
- Clinical leadership development
Finance Committee
Chair: David Lontok, CEO, Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Inc. (and Board Treasurer)
Staff: Sonja Spowart, CFO
Support Staff: Heather Barclay, Executive Assistant
- CPCA budget development and oversight
Governance Committee
Chair: Asa Satarino, CEO, South of Market Health Center
Staff: Ginger Smith, VP of Member Relations
Support Staff: Heather Barclay, Executive Assistant
- Bylaws review/membership policy development
- Board of Directors election
- Membership applications review and recommendations
- Board education/member satisfaction assessments
- Review organization's corporate compliance activities
Government Programs Committee
Chair: Dr. Melissa Marshall, CEO, Communicare Health Centers
Staff: Laura Sheckler, Deputy Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Support Staff: Marisa Melendez, Senior Administrative Coordinator
- 340B/Medi-Cal Rx
- Access & coverage
- Behavioral health
- General issues related to FQHC programs
- Licensing issues (clinic, pharmacy & clinic lab)
- Medi-Cal policy and reforms
- Managed care and contracting
- Payment modernization
- Provider issues (rates, enrollment, billing)
- Special programs (e.g., County Indigent Programs, Family PACT, PCMH)
- Telehealth/virtual care