Soul of Spring 2023 Program Book

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ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY

Alameda Health System Foundation advances health equity throughout Alameda County by securing funding and community support for Alameda Health System’s strategic priorities that reduce health disparities and inequities and improve health outcomes and well-being.

AN EVENING OF COMMUNITY + ENTERTAINMENT

CELEBRATING ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM

S O U L O F S P R I N G

EPIC SUPPORTS

ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM, ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION AND SOUL OF SPRING

On behalf of the Alameda Health System Foundation’s Board of Directors, our Associate Board, and our Events and Engagement Committee, I am excited to welcome you this evening to SOUL of SPRING at The Bridge Yard, one of Oakland’s most unique and scenic venues.

onight, we gather to celebrate spring — a time of verdant growth and promise. To our partners, supporters, and volunteers, your presence is a reminder of what we can accomplish when we come together to invest in our mission of advancing health equity. This night would not be the same without each of you.

Soul of Spring promises to be a great night of fun, music, food, and the company of amazing people like you.

Thank you for being here, and we hope you enjoy the Soul of Spring experience!

Warmest regards,

with the patient at the heart

To those who have made such a difference in our lives and community – our physicians and health care workers, staff that went above and beyond the call of duty, and our community partners — you inspire me every day.

At Alameda Health System Foundation, we remain committed alongside Alameda Health System to excellence in care, healing, teaching, and serving all. Your support of this event makes that possible.

Preston S. Walton President Alameda Health System Foundation

ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP WELCOMES YOU

CELEBRATING ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

Saturday, May 20, 2023

The Bridge Yard, Oakland

CHAIRS

Teresa Deloach Reed and Mini Swift, MD

6 PM

COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION

Opening DJ Jon Reyes

7 PM

SOUL OF SPRING AWARDS

Legacy Award

Scott Coffin, CEO

Alameda Alliance for Health

Community Partner Awards

HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County

Alameda County Health Care Services Agency

7:30 PM

PERFORMANCE BY

Patrice Rushen

9 PM

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

DJ J Espinosa

Host LadyRAY

Emcee Miranda Wilson

AN EVENING OF COMMUNITY & ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATING ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM

S O U L O F S P R I N G

SATURDAY MAY 20 2023

6:00 PM > THE BRIDGE YARD > OAKLAND

FEATURING 4-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE

PATRICE RUSHEN

Huron is proud to support the Alameda Health System Foundation

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

With appreciation and joy, I welcome you to our Soul of Spring experience. We gather tonight to celebrate Spring, symbolizing beginnings, rebirth, and growth.

n the last three years, Alameda Health System (AHS) has served our community when they needed us the most. Your contributions have made that possible. Thanks to your generosity more than $5 million was raised for AHS programs and equipment during the current fiscal year. Every dollar matters. This has allowed us to provide quality care to some of Alameda County’s most vulnerable.

You have helped support Black maternal health efforts through BELovedBIRTH Black Centering. You’ve helped patients with serious illness and their families receive mindful and thoughtful care and support.

In addition, you’ve helped us strengthen and support our workforce through programs like HealthPATH that provides mentorship and career development for students from Oakland Unified School District, to supporting programs for physicians and staff to ensure that their health and wellness are priorities. From birth to end of life you have made a difference for our patients and staff.

We are grateful for our continued partnership. On behalf of AHS staff, physicians, and patients, I thank you for the numerous ways you support AHS.

Sincerely,

James E.T. Jackson CEO, Alameda Health System

A WELCOME FROM OUR CO-CHAIRS

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Welcome to Alameda Health System Foundation’s SOUL of SPRING . It is our pleasure to co-chair tonight’s event, bringing our diverse communities together to support Alameda Health System’s mission of providing worldclass healthcare for all.

his evening, as we celebrate the magic of spring, we would like to express our deep appreciation to all who made Soul of Spring possible. Thank you to our partners, production team, volunteers, and Events and Engagement Committee for bringing this event to life, and to the remarkable Alameda Health System staff, caregivers, and heroes who give patients health and hope every day. This event has been a year in the making, and we’re thrilled to experience it with you

Finally, thank you for joining us this evening. Your generosity means Alameda Health System Foundation and Alameda Health System can continue to uplift and support Alameda County

and meet the needs of Alameda County’s most vulnerable with compassion and unwavering support.

Thank you again and enjoy the festivities of Soul of Spring!

With gratitude, Teresa Deloach Reed Events & Engagement Co-Chair

AHSF Board of Directors Member Mini Swift, MD Events & Engagement Co-Chair

AHSF Board of Directors Member

We are honored to join Alameda Health System Foundation in celebrating more than 30 years of advancing the health equity of our community. Together, we will continue our work to improve the overall well-being of the communities we serve.

SCOTT COFFIN

www.alamedaalliance.org

Scott Coffin joined the Alameda Alliance for Health in 2015 as the Chief Executive Officer, a publicly operated managed care health plan serving more than 360,000 adults and children in Alameda County, and employs nearly 500 staff. He has worked in health care administration for more than 27 years and dedicated his career to the integration of Medicare and Medicaid Services, the formation of quality incentive programs, and the development of community-based models of care. He has engaged with safety net leaders throughout the East Bay to integrate mental health and substance use services, offering more than 10,000 access points of care to members across the county. Scott serves as a Commissioner for the First 5 Alameda County, and as a Board member with the Integrated Healthcare Association, Local Health Plans of California, and was appointed to the State of California Department of Managed Health Care Financial Solvency Standards

Board. After more than 8 years as the CEO for Alameda Alliance for Health, Scott Coffin is retiring on May 31st, 2023.

ALAMEDA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH

Formed in 1996, the Alameda Alliance is a non-profit, managed care health plan that serves over 360,000 Medi-Cal residents across Alameda County. Headquartered in the city of Alameda and serving the residents through two NCQA-certified lines of business. The Medi-Cal line of business represents 99% of the $1.7 billion dollars in annual revenues, and 1% for a commercial product called Group Care, for the local In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers. In the Medi-Cal program, the Alliance maintains over 82% enrollment by the eligible population in Alameda County, and averages an 82% choice rate.

2023 LEGACY AWARD

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALAMEDA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH

Braunz Courtney is a Realtor at Square Feet Realty Group, Lead designer for Braun Eugene Designs and producer for various multimedia projects related to Real Estate and Public Health. One of his most fulfilling career roles includes being the Executive Director of HEPPAC, an Internationally known, nationally recognized and locally respected Black owned and Black led Harm Reduction Public Health Agency.

HEPPAC is known for decreasing HIV/HCV infection and opioid overdose deaths as well as increasing access to life saving services and supplies that enable the Black community to be “healthier, alive and able to thrive”. HEPPAC’s non-clinical street based integrated service is a national model and proven to be an effective strategy to increase racial equity in public health. Primary programs include:

Overdose Prevention Education Naloxone Distribution (OPEND)

Black Drug Users Health HUB (B-DUHB)

East Bay MAT Expansion (EBME)

HEPPAC began in 1992 as an underground response to the HIV epidemic and operates from the knowledge that injection drug use is a major contributor to the epidemic in Alameda County. HEPPAC was formed by a group of community organizers, including AIDS activists, health care providers, and recovering drug users to develop a needle exchange program in Oakland to address the high rates of HIV infection among PWIDs. The first of its kind in Oakland, HEPPAC is an integrated harm reduction based agency. Over the past 20 years, we have developed a comprehensive service model that provides multiple levels of education & prevention services, care & treatment services, and basic needs services to our target population of active drug users living in Alameda County and Contra Costa County. Our staff consists of members of the Alameda County community who have diverse social and cultural backgrounds.

HEPPAC

Colleen Chawla is the Director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency.

Ms. Chawla joined the Health Care Services Agency in December 2017. She came to Alameda County from the San Francisco Department of Public Health where she spent 13 years, the last six as its Deputy Director. Her experience in the health sector goes back over 30 years and includes positions in non-profit HIV/AIDS services and publicly traded biotechnology organizations.

Ms. Chawla is a Past President of the County Health Executive Association of California. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Southern California and a Master of Public Administration/Health Services Administration from the University of San Francisco. An Oakland resident for more than 20 years, Ms. Chawla is excited to be leading this important work in her home county.

About Health Care Services Agency

The Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) is the local health jurisdiction (LHJ) for Alameda County, the seventh most diverse county

in the nation. With a total area of more than 800 square miles and a population of 1.5 million residents, Alameda County encompasses urban, suburban, and rural geographic areas as well as a large unincorporated area. HCSA holds responsibility for various state and federal health mandates across the departments of Behavioral Health, Environmental Health, Office of the Agency Director, and Public Health. HCSA programs include Emergency Medical Services, the Office of Homeless Care and Coordination, the Center for Healthy Schools and Communities, and Health Program of Alameda County providing affordable health care to uninsured people living in Alameda County. HCSA serves as the County’s health authority which includes response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the direction of the County Health Officer. HCSA operates within the largest annual budget in the County of $1.08B and employs more than 1,800 people.

ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY

EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Teresa Deloach Reed, Co-Chair

Mini Swift, Co-Chair

Susana Flores

Lori Foidl

Sheria Johnson

Brenda Payne

Tasha Thibodeaux

Cheryl Wilson-Talford

Krista Yoshino

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Melanie Shelby, Chair

Teresa Deloach Reed

Michael Gomez

James Jackson

Charlene Lobo Soriano, Ed.D

Eugene McGrane

Rémy C. Mendelsohn, JD

Brenda Payne

Mary Rudser, JD

Peter Slabaugh, MD

G. David Stinfil

Mini Swift, MD

ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Kinkini Banerjee, President

Jennifer Esteen, Vice President

Taft Bhuket, MD

Jet Chapman

Alan E. Fox

Mark Friedman

Nely Obligacion

David Sayen

Sblend A. Sblendorio

ASSOCIATE BOARD

Derek Boyd

Sara Khalek

Jenna Lerner

Joseph Peters

Andrea Swann

Erica Williams

Amina Yusuf

AND THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

HEALTHCARE VISIONARY

Epic

HEALTHCARE PARTNER

Alameda Alliance for Health

HEALTHCARE COLLABORATOR

Ellit Groups

Huron

Kaiser Permanente

Narayan Travelstead

HEALTHCARE BENEFACTOR

Blue Shield of California

Fremont Bank

Hanson Bridgett Superlanet

HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

Alameda Health System Information Services Leadership

Boucher Law

Continuum Health IT

Royal Ambulance

Vizient

HEALTHCARE SUPPORTER

Teresa Deloach Reed & Friends

CDW Healthcare

City of Alameda Health Care District

Cushman & Wakefield

Exelixis

James & Meryl Jackson

Morrison Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics

Spadafy

HEALTHCARE ALLY

Marilyn Boston

Comcast

Computacenter

Dentons

Doximity

Heather & James Fine

Golden Gate Sleep Centers

Imprivata

Infor

Kessenick Gamma LLP

Mechanics Bank

Wealth Management

Navisite

Paragon Consulting Partners

PivIT

Teri Schlesinger & Garry Offenberg

Tangent

Xerox

HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITER

Smith Karng

Architecture

SPECIAL THANKS TO Judge John Sutter

Regional Shoreline, an East Bay Regional Park District Facility

The Bridge Yard Oakland

The Red Door Group

Ahmad Azizi

AHS Information Services Leadership

Mark Amey

David English MD

Hyder Janjua

Kevin Shorten

Christine Yang

Our donors and in-kind donors, partners, volunteers, and Alameda Health System health care professionals, frontline caregivers and heroes, leadership, and staff who help make tonight possible.

Blue Shield of California is proud to sponsor Alameda Health System Foundation’s Soul of Spring event.

Guided by our not-for-profit values, we are committed to championing innovation and serving as a catalyst for constructive change in health care.

HEALTHCARE IT CONSULTING

Proudly supporting Alameda Health System Foundation & Alameda Health System, the heart of Alameda County

Alameda Health System’s Information Services Leadership Team

MARY AMEY DAVID ENGLISH, MD HYDER JANJUA KEVIN SHORTEN CHRISTINE YANG

Proudly supports Alameda Health System Foundation’s Soul of Spring and Alameda Health System’s mission of Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All through Digital Transformation

Honored to support Alameda Health System, Soul of Spring, and AHS Foundation

Proudly supports the Soul of Spring experience, Alameda Health System Foundation, and Alameda Health System.

Committed to the health and well-being of our district’s residents and visitors.

Proudly supports Alameda Health System, Alameda Health System Foundation, and Soul of Spring

Boucher Law, PC congratulates Alameda Health System Foundation on another amazing Soul of Spring.

We look forward to it each and every year!

Proud partners of Alameda Health System and supporters of Alameda Health System Foundation and Soul of Spring 2023

Led by Engineers. Driven by Results.

TERESA DELOACH REED & FRIENDS

Proud supporter of Soul of Spring, AHS Foundation, and Alameda Health System

Celebrating Soul of Spring and proud supporters of Alameda Health System Foundation

Exelixis is on a Mission to Help Cancer Patients Recover Stronger and Live Longer

Quest Diagnostics is proud to support Soul of Spring and Alameda Health System Foundation

Venue

The Bridge Yard

Artist Management

The Red Door

Program Video Production

Jennifer Halse

Event Videography

Josh Egel Company

Event Photography

Josh Egel Company

Rick Camargo Photography

Terrance Warner Photography

Key Art & Design

Rose de Heer Design

Vintner Partner

Black Vines

Spirits Partner

Nuestro Legado Spirit & Beverage Distribution

Florals & Plants

Diosa Blooms

The Official Plant Queen