CCARE’s Advisory Council members represent a wide cross-section of concerned Southern Californians from government, academia, medicine, public health, and community interest groups. Advisory Council members are dedicated to carrying out CCARE’s mission of improving healthcare access, diagnosis, and treatment outcomes in underserved communities.

Michael Antonovich, Supervisor, 5th District, County of Los Angeles
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Prevention Research/USC
Elaine Batchlor. M.D., Chief Medical Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
America Bracho, M.P.H., Executive Director, Latino Health Access
Phillip Chen, Health Deputy, 5th District, County of Los Angeles
Phyllis Clark, President, Health Heritage Movement
Ellen Eidem, Director, Office of Women’s Health, County of Los Angeles
MaryAnne Foo, M.P.H., Director, Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance
Lois Gaston, City Council, City of Duarte
Dennis Holmes, M.D., Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Sylvia Drew Ivie, J.D., Consultant, LA Health Action. California Endowment
Leah Lewis, Community Director, American Cancer Society
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D., Professor, U.C.L.A.
Marie Kreimann, R.N., County of Los Angeles
Sala Mataalii , R.N., Co-Founder, Samoan National Nurses Association
Koko McDowell, Kommah Seray Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation
Eudora Mitchel, Southern California Witness Project
Brian Montano, Director, Partnered for Progress
Sora Park-Tanjasiri, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, California State University, Fullerton
Maritza Collins, Community Coordinator, Komen Foundation
Vickie Race, Founder, Faith, Hope & Charity
Rhonda Santifer, Holbert-Los Angeles Urban League and Celebrate Life Cancer Ministries
Zul Surani, Community Coordinator, Cancer Information Service
Carolyn Tapp, President, Women of Color, Breast Cancer Support Organization
Lucy Young, Senior Project Director, Herald Cancer Association