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Advisory Teams and Trainers - Helping Us Inspire Healthy Choices

The individuals below have recently advised and trained our staff on the health issues addressed in our programs. We thank them for sharing their time and expertise with us and, by extension, everyone we serve. Our apologies to those who have assisted us but are not listed.

Michael Allerton, MS
HIV Operations Policy Leader, Medical Group Administration
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Lucero Arellano
Children and Youth Programs Manager
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence Kaiser Permanente is not responsible for the content or policies of external Internet sites., Santa Clara County

Michael Armstrong, MS
Project Manager, Health Promotion and Community Health
Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center

Carmen Bogan, MBA
Physical Activity Specialist
Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC) Kaiser Permanente is not responsible for the content or policies of external Internet sites.

Jessie R. Cohen, LCSW 
Child and Family Psychiatry
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center

Mercedes Coleman
Teens for Life Coordinator
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County Kaiser Permanente is not responsible for the content or policies of external Internet sites.

Scott Gee, MD
Medical Director, Prevention and Health Information
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Mary Haake, PhD
Staff Psychologist, Child and Family Psychiatry
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center

Cristina Hickey
Community Education Coordinator
Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County

Amanda Howell
Project Manager, Pediatric and Adolescent Health, Regional Health Education
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD
Associate Director, Etiology and Prevention Research, Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Nora Norback, MPH, RD, CDE
Clinician, Chair of Kaiser Permanente Richmond Obesity Task Force
Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center

Lisa Marie Polacci, MSW
Medical Social Worker, San Francisco Social Services
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

Cecilia Runkle, PhD, MPH
Former Senior Training and Development Consultant, Physician Education and Development
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Ann Tipton, MD, MPH
Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Pediatrics
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center

Charles J. Wibbelsman, MD, FAPP, FSAM
Chief of Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

Dana Williamson, MPH
Project Manager, Community Benefit
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Patt Young
East Bay Perinatal Council
Pregnancy and teen parenting