Director, Atkins Center for Weight and Health

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Nutritional Specialist, and Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Crawford has
conducted extensive research in the prevention of childhood obesity. She is currently leading studies
evaluating the impact of programs and policies to improve the foods in California schools and is on the
Institute of Medicine’s Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention.

Steve Fields, MPA, Executive Director, Progress Foundation. Mr. Fields was a member of the
President’s Commission on Mental Health Task Panel on deinstitutionalization, rehabilitation and longterm care. He has served three terms as the president of the California Association of Social
Rehabilitation Agencies.

Deborah “Debbie” Freund, PhD, MPH, President, Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Freund is an
internationally-recognized health economist, known in particular for her research in the areas of Medicaid
and health care outcomes.

Jane Garcia, MPH, CEO, La Clinica de La Raza. Ms. Garcia runs La Clinica, one of the largest
community health center whatsapp number list organizations in California. Ms. Garcia has a longstanding involvement in
advocacy for healthcare and serves on a number of Boards for local and statewide healthcare
organizations, including The California Endowment.

Alan Glaseroff, MD, Director, Stanford Coordinated Care. Dr. Glaseroff was previously the chief medical
director for the Humboldt-Del Norte IPA and is nationally known for his innovations in the areas of primary
care design, diabetes and self-management. He was named California Family Physician of the Year in.



Neal Halfon, MD, MPH, Director, UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, and
Professor of Pediatrics, Health Services and Public Policy. Dr. Halfon is an internationally recognized expert
on children’s health, health care, and health policy. He currently directs the Health Measurement Network
for the National Institute of Health funded National Children’s Study, and the Life Course Research Network
for the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Richard “Dick” Jackson, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA School of
Public Health. Dr. Jackson has done extensive work on the impact of the environment on health, particularly
in children. He also chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health, has
served as the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Environmental Health,
and is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.

Jim Mangia, MPH, President and CEO of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, a network of nonprofit
federally qualified health centers providing medical, dental and mental health primary care services to more
than 140,000 patient visits in south Los Angeles. Mr. Mangia has been a leader in integrating preventive
strategies to improve population health outcomes in inner city communities.

Elizabeth “Beth” McGlynn, PhD, Director, Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Effectiveness and Safety
Research. Dr. McGlynn is an internationally known expert on methods for evaluating the appropriateness
and quality of health care delivery. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and serves on several
boards and national advisory committees.

Lenny Mendonca, MBA, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, San Francisco. Mr. Mendonca has helped
dozens of government, corporate and not-for-profit clients solve their most difficult management challenges
and has written and spoken extensively on health care issues. He is chair emeritus of the Bay Area Council
and is chair of the Economic Institute of the Bay Area.