AHS Foundation Soul of Spring 2024

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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.

Alameda Health System Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

2024 A N E V E N I N G O F C O M M U N I T Y + E N T E R TA I N M E N T C E L E B R AT I N G A L A M E DA H E A LT H S Y S T E M

HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

welcome

AL AME DA HE ALTH SYSTE M FOU NDATION LE ADE RSHIP WE LCOMES YOU

Dear Esteemed Guests,

We’re excited to welcome you to Soul of Spring 2024! On behalf of the

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

with the patient at the heart

Alameda Health System Foundation’s Board of Directors, the Associate

Board, and the Events and Engagement committee, we thank each of you for being here. As many of us know, the Alameda Health System is the

safety net hospital system for Alameda County and serves some of its most vulnerable residents. The tireless work of our physicians and health care

workers and their deep dedication to our patients makes our community a better one.

onight, we gather at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, one of Oakland’s most storied and unique venues not only to celebrate spring and its promise of growth, but to remind ourselves of what we can accomplish when we invest in our mission of advancing health equity. At Alameda Health System Foundation, alongside Alameda Health System, we are committed to excellence in care, healing, teaching and serving all. Your support of this event makes our mission possible.

Soul of Spring promises to be an unforgettable night of fun, great music, delicious food, and community with the company of amazing people like you.

With deep gratitude, thank you for being here and working to advance health equity for all. Enjoy the Soul of Spring experience!

Sincerely, Melanie Shelby Chair

AHS Foundation Board of Directors

Preston Walton President AHS Foundation

AN E VENING OF COMMUNIT Y & ENTERTAINMENT CE LE B R ATI N G AL AM E DA H E ALTH SYSTE M FO U N DATIO N

CE LE B R ATING AL A ME DA HE ALTH S YS TE M

Saturday, May 18, 2024 Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland CHAIRS

Teresa Deloach Reed and Mini Swift, MD

F E AT U R I N G 5 X G R A M M Y A W A R D W I N N I N G S I N G E R - S O N G W R I T E R - P R O D U C E R

6 PM COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION

Opening DJ Nash’Chanel

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H A T H A W AY

M AY 1 8 , 2 0 2 4 | H E N R Y J . K A I S E R C E N T E R F O R T H E A R T S | O A K L A N D

7 PM SOUL OF SPRING AWARDS

Emcee Miranda Wilson Legacy Award The Honorable Keith Carson Alameda County Supervisor for District 5

DOORS OPEN 6:00 PM PERFORMANCE

Community Partner Awards Alameda County Community Food Bank 7:30 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE BY

Lalah Hathaway 9 PM

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

DJ Boogie Brown Host LadyRAY

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HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

S O U L O F S P R I N G A W A R D S 7: 0 0 P M

7: 3 0 P M

DANCING

9:00 PM TO CLOSE

community

A MESSAG E FROM OU R 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 four 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

The Alliance is honored to join Alameda Health System Foundation in celebrating over 30 years of advancing the health equity with a shared mission of serving all in Alameda County.

Together, we will continue our work to improve the overall well-being of our community.

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,

www.alamedaalliance.org

James E.T. Jackson CEO, Alameda Health System

Welcome to Alameda Health System Foundation’s

thank you

A WE LCOME FROM OU R CO - CHAIRS

SOUL of SPRING. It is our pleasure to co-chair tonight’s

Committed to the health of our community.

event, bringing our diverse communities together to

support Alameda Health System’s mission of providing world-class healthcare for all. his evening, as we

and meet the needs of

celebrate the magic

Alameda County’s most

of spring, we would

vulnerable with compassion

like to express our deep appreciation to all who made Soul of Spring possible. Thank you to our partners, production

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team, volunteers, and Events

festivities of Soul of Spring!

With gratitude,

bringing this event to life, and to

Teresa Deloach Reed

the remarkable Alameda Health System staff, caregivers, and

Events & Engagement Co-Chair AHSF Board of Directors Member

heroes who give patients health

U. Mini B. Swift, MD

and hope every day. This event

Events & Engagement Co-Chair AHSF Board of Directors Member

and we’re thrilled to experience it with you. fremontbank.com | (800) 359-2265 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 8

Thank you again and enjoy the

and Engagement Committee for

has been a year in the making,

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2024 LEGACY AWAR D

TH E H O N O R AB LE

KEITH CARSON ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5

is proud to support

Soul of Spring 2024 and Legacy Award Honoree Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson along with Community Partner Award Honoree Alameda County Community Food Bank

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Oakland, CA • (510) 302-1000 or (877) 955-6372 (toll free) www.kazanlaw.com

First elected in 1992, Supervisor Keith Carson serves as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors - representing the 5th District - on a platform dedicated to inclusive and accessible government. The 5th District include the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, and large portions of Oakland, namely the West Oakland, North Oakland, Rockridge, and Montclair neighborhoods, as well as portions of the Dimond and San Antonio districts.

Supervisor Carson chairs several Alameda County committees and organizations including the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, the Alameda County Budget

Work Group Committee, the Alameda County Personnel, Administration and Legislation Committee and the Alameda County Health Committee.

He was born and raised in Berkeley, California.

Supervisor Carson attended the John F. Kennedy School of Law and earned a Master of Public Administration from California State University Hayward and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

2024 CO M M U N IT Y PAR TN E R AWAR D

AL AMEDA COUNT Y COMMUNITY FOOD BANK Regi Young joined Alameda County Community

on health and economic opportunity. Under

Food Bank as Executive Director in September

Regi’s strategic leadership, Houston Food Bank

2021 and has been in food banking for over a

increasingly leveraged data to investigate gaps

decade. Regi began his career as a community

and ensure the equitable access of food and other

organizer working to bring technology and

resources.

economic resources to neighborhoods in Houston, TX. He later was 1 of 6 people selected

Regi is an advisory council member of the

to participate in Feeding America’s inaugural

Root Cause Coalition and has previously

Child Hunger Corps program, where he

served on the boards of the Center for Urban

partnered with staff at Houston Food Bank to

Transformation, Urban Harvest, and the advisory

assess and develop their hunger-relief programs.

board of the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of

Upon completion of his service term, Regi joined

Adult Literacy. He was also a founding member

the staff of Houston Food Bank and served in

of the Houston Food System Collaborative, a

multiple capacities prior to being named Chief

group of individuals and organizations that

Strategy Officer.

facilitates the growth and accessibility of a sustainable local food system.

As Chief Strategy Officer, Regi led five

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We see it as a cause. We have an abiding commitment to the health of our members and the communities we serve.

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functional food bank areas, including many

Regi attended Millsaps College in Jackson, MS

programs and the Food Bank’s 120,000 sq. ft.

where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political

North Branch warehouse operation. He directed

Science, as well as the University of Houston-

strategic community partnerships with a network

Clear Lake where he received a Master of Arts

of 1,500 organizations to provide the equivalent

in Cross-Cultural Studies. He is interested in the

of 207 million meals across 18 counties, annually.

impact design can have in addressing social

He also supervised much of Houston Food Bank’s

problems and is currently pursuing a doctorate

disaster preparedness and response efforts,

in Organizational Leadership

for which the organization was recognized as a

from Northeastern University.

national leader. Regi oversaw the organizations

Regi lives in Oakland and

diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

enjoys exploring the East Bay

He also spent much of his tenure leading the

food scene with family and

organization’s critical Food for Change strategy

friends.

to study the outcomes of hunger-relief efforts

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THAN K YO U TO E VE RYO N E WH O MAD E TO N I G HT P OSS I B LE

EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Teresa Deloach Reed, Co-Chair Mini Swift, Co-Chair Susana Flores Lori Foidl Sheria Johnson Rémy Mendelsohn, JD Brenda Payne Joseph Peters Timothy Reed, JD Peter Slabaugh, MD Tasha Thibodeaux Cheryl Wilson-Talford Krista Yoshino ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

David W. Saÿen, President Taft Bhuket, MD, Vice President Jet Chapman Alan E. Fox Greg Garrett Mark Friedman Nely Obligacion Sblend A. Sblendorio

ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Melanie M. Shelby, Chair Eugene McGrane, Vice Chair G. David Stinfil, Treasurer Charlene Lobo Soriano, EdD, NCC, Secretary Todd Brantley Tarrell Gamble Michael Gomez James E.T. Jackson Rémy Mendelsohn, JD Brenda Payne Teresa Deloach Reed Timothy Reed, JD Peter Slabaugh, MD Mini Swift, MD Josephina C. Baltodano, JD, Emeritus ASSOCIATE BOARD

Derek Boyd Joseph Peters Andrea Swann Erica Williams Amina Yusuf

AN D THAN K YO U TO O U R PAR TN E R S

HEALTHCARE VISIONARY

HEALTHCARE SUPPORTER

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Marilyn Boston CCS Fundraising and Rick Happy CDW Healthcare City of Alameda Health Care District Doximity Enelalma Lescure Company Navisite, Part of Accenture Quest Diagnostics Teresa Deloach Reed and Family Spadafy + Crowdstrike

HEALTHCARE PARTNER

Alameda Alliance for Health Fremont Bank Kaiser Permanente Kazan McLain Satterly & Greenwood HEALTHCARE COLLABORATOR

Narayan Travelstead Ku The Walton Family HEALTHCARE BENEFACTOR

Ellit Groups Morrison Healthcare SKA Smith-Karng Architecture Superlanet James and Meryl Jackson HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

Alameda Health System Information Services Leadership Computacenter Continuum Health IT Royal Ambulance

HEALTHCARE ALLY

Comcast Comtech Phones Corporation Dentons Donor Network West FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation Guidepoint Security I-Medical Imprivata Infor Inter-Con Security Mechanics Bank Wealth Management PivIT Global Tim and Shondella Reed Renne Public Law Group Teri Schlesinger and Garry Offenberg Tangent

MEDIA PARTNERS

iHeart Radio 102.9 KBLX COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Anderson Commercial Flooring CSI Companies e360 Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts Kessenick Gamma MediQuant MCH Strategies VaShone Huff and CJ Huff The Red Door Group and Reign Coleman Rose de Heer Design UKG for Healthcare, Great Place to Work, a UKG Company, and Karen Emerson Our donors and gift inkind donors, partners, volunteers, and AHS health care professionals, frontline caregivers and heroes, leadership, and staff who help make tonight possible.

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GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS! Wishing you all a joyous Soul of Spring from Mer yl & James Jackson ‘ Family First ’

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HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE PARTNER Alameda Health System’s Information Services Senior Leadership Team

MARY AMEY

DAVID ENGLISH, MD

KEVIN SHORTEN

HYDER JANJUA

CHRISTINE YANG

Special thanks to AHS Information Services Team for their continous support

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Venue

Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts Artist Management + Production

MCH Strategies, VaShone Huff and CJ Huff

Catering + Event Design

The Red Door and Reign Coleman Program Video Production

Jennifer Halse

Event Videography

Josh Egel Company Event Photography

Terrance Warner Photography Sheldon Bolter Daniel Ancheta Jerry Li

Key Design + Creative Director

Rose de Heer Design Graphic Design

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S AV E T H E D AT E

Media

SOUL OF SPRING RETURNS

AHS Public Affairs and Community Engagement (PACE)

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Soul of Spring House Band

Lionel Holoman, Jr., Musical Director Phylicia Hill, Vocal Director Vintner Partner

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