Who leads CHIS?

CHIS is conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with many public agencies and private organizations. Its Principal Investigator is Dr. E. Richard Brown, director of The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and a noted authority on health policy issues. The director of CHIS, Dr. David Grant, oversees survey research projects and works both with researchers and data collection vendors.

In addition, CHIS is led by its:

• Partners
• Advisory Board
• CHIS Staff

CHIS Partners

	UCLA Center for Health Policy Research The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is the premiere source of health policy information for California and one of the nation's leading health policy research centers. The Center improves the public's health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education. The Center is based in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and is affiliated with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
	California Department of Public Health This state department's mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through population-based public health programs and services. July 1, 2007 the California Department of Public Health was established by Senate Bill 162 within the existing Health and Human Services Agency.
	Department of Health Care Services The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is part of the California Health and Human Services Agency. Its mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through the financing and delivery of individual health care services. The DHCS administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal).

CHIS Advisory Board: (last updated March 2012)

Chair

Diana Dooley, Secretary
California Health and Human Services Agency

Members

Kathy Lim Ko, President and CEO
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Peter Long, PhD, President and CEO
Blue Shield of California Foundation

Patrick Johnston, President and CEO
California Association of Health Plans

Muntu R. Davis, MD, MPH
(California Coalition of Local Health Officers Representative)

Krista Hanni, MS, PhD
(California counties representative)

Cliff Allenby, Acting Director
California Department of Mental Health

Ronald W. Chapman, MD, MPH, Director
California Department of Public Health

Peter V. Lee, JD, Executive Director
California Health Benefit Exchange

C. Duane Dauner, MS, President and CEO
California Hospital Association

Sandra Naylor Goodwin, PhD, President and CEO
California Institute for Mental Health

Janette Casillas, Executive Director
California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

Dustin Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer
California Medical Association

Ellen Wu, MPH, Executive Director
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Carmela Castellano-Garcia, JD, President and CEO
California Primary Care Association

Dave Spath, PhD, MS, President
(California Public Health Association - North representative)

James Allen Crouch, MPH, Executive Director
California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)

Steve Barrow, Executive Director
California State Rural Health Association

Wendy Lazarus, MPH, Founder & Co-President
Children's Partnership

Louise McCarthy, MPP, President and CEO
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Elizabeth M. (Betsy) Imholz, JD
Director of Special Projects
Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.

Toby Douglas, Director
Department of Health Care Services

Kris Perry, LCSW, Executive Director
First 5 California

Anthony Wright, Executive Director
Health Access

TBD
Kaiser Permanente, Southern California

Howard A. Kahn, MPAff, Chief Executive Officer
L.A. Care Health Plan

Carmela Castellano-Garcia, JD
Interim Volunteer Executive Director
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA
Director and Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Rusty Selix, JD, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in California

Emily Spitzer, JD, Executive Director
National Health Law Program

Sandra Perez, MS, MA, Director
Office of the Patient Advocate

Herrmann Spetzler, MA, Executive Director
Open Door Community Health Centers

Leonor Ehling, Director
Senate Office of Research

Robert Friis, PhD
(Southern California Public Health Association Representative)

Tony Iton, MD
Sr. Vice President, Healthy Communities
The California Endowment

Bradley Sears, JD, Executive Director
Williams Institute

Ex-Officio

E. Richard Brown, PhD
Principal Investigator, California Health Interview Survey Director
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

David Grant, PhD
Director, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

CHIS Staff

Kathleen Abanilla, MPH Data Access Center Manager UCLA Center for Health Policy Research May Aydin, PhD Research and Survey Support Manager, California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research David Grant, PhD Director, California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Sansan Lin, MPH Health Research Privacy Compliance Coordinator UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Su Ma, MPH Public Administration Analyst UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Karen Markus Project Administrator, California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Royce Park Assistant Director, Survey Planning and Operations, California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Ninez Ponce, PhD Senior Research Scientist UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Alberta Soranzo Web Strategies Manager UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Hoi-Yan Yiu, MS Research Associate, California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research