November 1, 2018

26thAnnual

Sonoma State University Student Center Grand Ballroom • 1801 East Cotati Avenue • Rohnert Park, CA

Fire and ICE:Recovery and Resilience

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We gratefully acknowledge our 2018 Sponsors

Doctoral Lead Sponsors Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa

St. Joseph Health of Sonoma County Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital

Sonoma State University County of Sonoma

Senior Partners The California Endowment

Friend of Latino Health Forum Sonoma County Medical Association

Junior Partners Alliance Medical Center

Santa Rosa Community Health Center Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Reserved Table Sponsors Corazón Healdsburg

Santa Rosa Junior College Sonoma State University Sonoma Valley Hospital Petaluma Health Center

Western Health Advantage

Sophomore Partners First 5 Sonoma County

County of Sonoma – Supervisor Shirlee Zane Side by Side – Sonoma & Napa Counties

Student Sponsors Community Foundation of Sonoma County

Richard & Wanda Tapia-Thomsen

Special Thank You Latino Health Forum Board | Planning Committee

Sonoma State University Sales Promotion | Vicki Dougan

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“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

THE LATINO HEALTH FORUM is an annual event that brings together local, national and

international experts to discuss Latino health issues. The forum is organized by residents and faculty

members of the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency program, representatives from local hospitals

and community-based organizations. It also marks our continued participation in the Health Initiative

of the America’s Binational Health Week.

The Latino Health Forum objectives include the following: Inform professionals about the most

relevant challenges facing the Latino population in Sonoma County; enhance access and quality of

health services for Latinos; inspire local students to pursue careers in health and social services;

facilitate networking among healthcare and other service providers; to raise awareness of the

importance of civic engagement in Sonoma County. We are honored to have distinguished keynote

speakers and workshop presenters who will offer a snapshot of the issues confronting our Latino

community here in Sonoma County. We are also fortunate to have stellar physician residents, local

health service representatives and other medical professionals who will share insightful information

on culturally and linguistically competent health models. This year the forum theme is 26th Annual

Latino Health Forum - Fire and ICE: Recovery and Resilience

We continue to make this forum affordable and open to all health care providers and members of the

community, to ensure that anyone who shares our goals can participate in this unique event. Please

join us in our commitment to create and support a healthy, diverse and vibrant Latino community

which will radiate to our Sonoma County community.

By the end of this conference you will be able to:

Identify the flow of how people deal with trauma, outlining current and long-term impacts,

recovery and resiliency.

Understand how short and long-term health outcomes are directly affected by trauma.

Learn how trauma and resiliency impact youth and identify resources and solutions.

Learn about and identify Mental Health resources in Sonoma County on DACA and Immigration

to support well-being.

Understand what institutions of higher education are doing in response to the Firestorms,

Immigration issues and DACA - implications and solutions for college level students.

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PROGRAM 7:15 AM: Registration & Breakfast 8:00 AM: Enrique González- Méndez, MD, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency, affiliated with University of California San Francisco, Chair Latino Health Forum Planning Committee Opening Remarks 8:10 AM: Congressman Mike Thompson’s Office-Presentation of Certificate of Recognition of 26th Anniversary of Latino Health Forum Shirlee Zane, District 3 Supervisor – Reflections on Fire Recovery and Resilience

Morning Keynote Speakers 8:15 AM: Sarah Katz, MPH; Health Program Manager, Assessment & Epidemiology Unit; Office of Health Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Sonoma County Department of Health Services, 2017 Update on Latino Health

9:00 AM: Judy K Sakaki, Ph.D., President, Sonoma State University, Higher Education: A Foundation for Resilience and Recovery Frank Chong, Ed.D., Superintendent/President Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Preparing the Future Health Professional in Sonoma County: Dr. Chong will discuss the critical role that SRJC plays in the development of healthcare professionals in the North Bay. SRJC has been and will continue to be a leader in workforce develop. Dr. Chong will also share SRJC’s commitment to serving the Latino community in the North Bay. 10:00 AM: BREAK [VISIT EXHIBITORS] 10:15 AM: James S Gordon, MD, Founder and Executive Director, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Clinical Profession in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School Trauma and Transformation: What trauma does to us, how the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's approach can heal it, and what we are doing in Sonoma County 11:00 AM: AM WORKSHOPS A– B – C – D – E Workshop A: Wildfire Mental Health Collaborative Information and Community Resources, Erica Thomas, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, RECAMPT President -This Presentation will describe what the Wildfire Mental Health Collaborative is, who is involved, and services we are currently providing to the community. The collaborative is committed to making all services accessible to the Latino Community. Workshop B: Using the lessons from the October 2017 Fires to prepare for the next disaster in Sonoma County: What’s happening locally and how will this impact Latinos and our community as a whole? Shirlee Zane, 3rd District Supervisor; Jeffrey Baumgartner, Executive Director, American Red Cross Northwest Chapter; Mary Maddux- González, former Sonoma County Health Officer, will moderate this workshop. We will explore the important lessons learned from the October 2017 fires and the impact the fires and their aftermath had on local Latinos and our community as a whole. We will discuss the extensive work underway in Sonoma County to prepare for the next disaster and to increase the resiliency and preparedness of our community.

Workshop C: Fostering HOPE Among our Latino Community after the Fires, Stephanie Manieri, Bianca Pulido, Bilingual Crisis Counselors - California HOPE Project This workshop will cover the impact of the October Wildfires on the Latino community issues such as housing, undocumented status, fear of government, and the recovery process. Speakers will share their experiences and lessons learned in working directly with our Latino community.

Workshop D: Building a Resilient Community: A Community-Wide Training Initiative, Dr. Adair Look, Annemarie Brown, Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative Natural disasters and traumas disrupt our bodies and minds-but we can health ourselves. Experience a short mind-body exercise and learn about a way to rebuild a healthy community for all.

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Workshop E: FOR STUDENTS ONLY: Careers in Medicine Brandon Cortez, 3rd year Resident; Courtney Steward, 3rd year Resident; Autumn Burnes, 2nd year Resident, Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency

12:00PM BREAK [VISIT EXHIBITORS]

12:30PM Lunch - Special Award Presentation - Elizabeth Chicoine, Lisa Carreño; Naomi Fuchs; Chelene Lopez ~~ Performance by Gerardo Sanchez, Cali Kicks Martial Arts Academy

Afternoon Keynote Speaker 1:45 PM Brian Farragher, Chief Executive Officer, Hanna Boys Center Toxic Stress, Trauma, Recovery and Resilience Last year’s wildfires have seriously exacerbated a growing crisis in our community related to trauma and toxic stress. Presentation will review the potential adverse impact of toxic stress on health and wellness and discuss strategies for building resilience and promoting recovery

2:30 PM: STRETCH BREAK [VISIT EXHIBITORS]

3:00 PM: PM WORKSHOPS F – G – H – I – J

Workshop F: We Are Home-Roots, Roof and Refuge in a People’s Recovery, Omar Medina, Davin Cardenas Co- Director / North Bay Organizing Project - This workshop will explore the cultural and political strategies NBOP is using to assure that people and planet are stabilized and protected after the post-fire recovery efforts. An overview of the Undocufund will be included. Workshop G: Fight, Flight, Freeze and Friendship: Love and Resiliency in Trauma Survivors Maria Hess, PhD, Psychologist; Cecilia Perez, MFT, Christina Zapata, LCSW, Humanidad Therapy & Education Services - Speakers will cover coping strategies in response to the October Firestorm. Contagious, or vicarious trauma responses and solutions will be discussed as will clinical observations on resiliency. Workshop H: Imagine YOU as you want To Be Ellen Barnett, Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation - What matters most to you? Image YOU guides you to create your own Image of health and well-being that represents what matters most to you. You will take with you a tool you created to use for choices that support your vision for yourself. Workshop I: Citizenship & Immigration NOW! Kathy Differding, Immigration & Citizenship Program Manager; Victor Farfan, Immigration & Citizenship Advocate - California Human Development The immigrant community needs accurate, up to date information about citizenship and immigration issues. We welcome the opportunity to provide this information to the Latino community. In addition, we would like to review relevant health issues impacting the Latino community and explain the services we offer for free or low cost.

Workshop J: Attack on Immigrants: Preparing our Healthcare Facilities Mara Ventura, Executive Director, Jobs with Justice; Toni Ramirez, Family Physician and Co-Founder of Healthcare Professionals for Equality and Community Empowerment - North Bay Jobs with Justice (NBJwJ) and Healthcare Professionals for Equality and Community Empowerment (H-PEACE) will present an introduction to current immigration workplace law and suggested policies and procedures for your health centers. This presentation will be a brief overview of a more in-depth training NBJwJ provides to health centers, schools and local workplaces across the Bay Area. Come learn about critical steps your health facilities can take to prepare for an immigration I-9 audit or an ICE raid, and how to meet current State law requirements. Learn more or book a full training for your health facility at northbayjobswithjustice.org

4:10-4:30 PM: Closing Remarks – Evaluation – Drawing: Enrique González-Méndez, MD – Evaluation and Exhibitor drawing, Closing Remarks

Note: Speakers and Workshops are subject to change.

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About Us

The Latino Health Forum was created 26 years ago by the residents and faculty of the Santa Rosa

Family Medicine Residency Program. The purpose of the annual forum is to address the needs of the

Latino patients that we serve in our daily health care practice, find ways to partner with professionals

of different organizations, and encompass and educate students, teachers and the general public. The

Latino Health Forum committee is comprised of the resident physicians and faculty members of the

Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency program, representatives from local hospitals, Latino leaders,

and members of community-based organizations.

The Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency “is committed to educating outstanding physicians with a

strong Family Medicine identity, grounded in science and guided by empathy and compassion.” It is

our goal to inform and create networking opportunities and connections that will help the

underserved population gain better access to health care in our county. We also aim to improve

health outcomes by becoming more culturally aware and sensitive to the different ethnic groups that

are served within our health care system.

A special thank you to the members of the LHF Board of Director / Planning

for all of their contributions, dedication and time.

The Latino Health Forum Board Enrique González-Méndez, MD, Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, LHF Committee Chair

Wanda Tapia, Conference Coordinator

Andre Mills, Fiscal Agent

Nieves Douglass, Registered Nurse, Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Health

Chelene Lopez, Health Promotion Coordinator, St. Joseph Health

Deborah Chigazola, Dean, Health Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College

Eliot Enriquez, Program Manager, Petaluma Health Center

Planning Committee / Advisors Rose Gonzalez, Human Development, University of California Davis

Robert Azcarraga, MD, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa

Aurora Selpides, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa

Musetta Perezarce, Nurse, Trainer, Heart Math Trainer, Kaiser Permanente

Staff: Daisy Cardenas, Health Manager

Maira Reynosa, Community Health Assistant

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Frank Chong, EdD

Dr. Frank Chong is Superintendent/President of Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). Under his leadership,

Measure H, the $410 million bond to support SRJC technology and facilities, passed in 2014. SRJC received full

accreditation in 2015, and has been named as a Great College to Work For® now for five years running.

Dr. Chong was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education in

Washington, D.C. under Secretary Arne Duncan. He has served as President of Laney College (Oakland) and

Mission College (Santa Clara), and as Special Assistant to Willie Brown, Speaker of the California Assembly.

Brian Farragher, LMSW, MBA

Brian assumed the role of Executive Director at the Hanna Boys Center in June of 2014. Prior to joining Hanna

Brian served as the Executive VP / COO of ANDRUS, located in Yonkers, NY. Brian has worked in the field

of childhood mental health and child welfare for over 30 years & during the past 13 years he worked closely with

Dr. Sandra Bloom and the staff at Andrus to implement the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed system of care.

Nine years ago, Brian led the creation and development of the Sanctuary Institute, which offers training and

consultation to other organizations seeking to implement the Sanctuary Model.

Brian has presented at regional, national & international conferences and written articles on developing trauma-

sensitive treatment programs & reducing the use of physical interventions in residential settings. In January of

2009, Brian received the Samuel Gerson Nordlinger Child Welfare Leadership Award (2009), presented by the

Alliance for Children and Families. Award recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to the

child welfare field or the national public policy process to advance quality services for children and families.

In 2010 he co-authored Destroying Sanctuary: The Crisis in Human Service Delivery Systems, with Dr. Bloom. In 2013

they released their second book Restoring Sanctuary: A New Operating System for Trauma Informed Systems of Care.

Brian has published numerous articles on trauma informed care and restraint reduction. Brian received an MSW

from Fordham University in 1984 and an MBA from Iona College in 2007. Brian lives in Sonoma with his wife

of 32 years, Anne, and has two adult children, Katie and Brian.

Dr. Enrique González-Mendez

Dr. Enrique González-Mendez is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and

Director of Cultural Studies for the Residency Program. He has been teaching Family Medicine to the Residents

for more than 20 years. He has served as Chair of the Latino Health Forum for more than 16 years.

Dr. Gonzalez received his medical degree from the National University of Mexico. He completed a general

surgery residency in Florence, Italy, was medical director in a rural hospital in Mexico, ultimately coming to

Santa Rosa and completing his Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Gonzalez-Mendez is a member of the Puente

Mentor Program at the Santa Rosa Junior College. His main interests are the cross-cultural aspects of medicine,

and recruitment of minority students. He has been working in clinical binational research for more than 15 years.

His clinical practice is in the Alexander Valley Regional Medical Center, a community clinic.

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Dr. James Gordon

James S. Gordon, MD, is founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a clinical professor of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown Medical School, former chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the

Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression. He has worked for 40 years to make self-care, including nutrition and mind-body medicine, central to health care. He and his CMBM colleagues have created scientifically validated programs for healing psychological trauma in Kosovo, Israel, Gaza, Haiti, and the US. His work has been featured on CBS 60 Minutes, in the New York Times, and the Washington Post.

Sarah Katz, MPH

Sarah Katz is an epidemiologist and manages the Sonoma County Department of Health Services’ Assessment & Epidemiology Unit. Since 2013, Sarah has worked to ensure the availability of high-quality and comprehensive health and health-related data on Sonoma County residents and to facilitate its use for public health assessment, policy development, and program planning and evaluation to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality and achieve health equity. Prior to Sarah’s work in Sonoma County, she specialized in cross-border surveillance for the California Office of Binational Border Health, studied Hepatitis C at UC San Diego, worked on several large public health studies for the Berkeley Survey Research Center, and supported emergency operations at the UC Davis Medical Center during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Ms. Katz obtained a Master in Public Health degree in epidemiology from San Diego State University and Bachelor’s degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (Health and Place) and Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. Judy Sakaki. PhD

Dr. Judy K. Sakaki is the seventh president of Sonoma State University, one of the 23 campuses of the California State University. She is the first Japanese-American woman in the nation to lead a four-year college or university. The campus of nearly 10,000 students has a strong reputation for excellence in teaching and learning. Since becoming president in July 2016, Dr. Sakaki has focused the campus on student success.

Sonoma State is known for being a welcoming, inclusive and caring campus. Under Dr. Sakaki’s leadership, Sonoma State received federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, was re-accredited for eight years by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and developed a new strategic plan.

Dr. Sakaki has more than 30 years of experience in higher education with an impressive track record of achievement. Prior to Sonoma State, she served as Vice President for Student Affairs for the University of California Office of the President, Vice Chancellor at UC Davis and Vice President and Dean at Fresno State.

She has been recognized for her leadership and service. In 2017, she was named President of the Year by the California State Student Association and received the North Bay Business Journal’s Women in Business award.

Dr. Sakaki serves on the North Bay Leadership Council, the Roseland University Prep Community Advisory Board, the Bay Area Higher Education Council and the American Council on Education Women’s Network Executive Council.

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An Oakland native, Dr. Sakaki is a first-generation college student. She earned her Bachelor's degree in human development and Master's degree in educational psychology, both from California State University, East Bay. She earned her Ph.D. in education from UC Berkeley while a single mom of two sons. In 2017, she lost her home and all of her possessions in the wildfires. She credits her grandmothers and mother with instilling in her strength and resilience.

WORKSHOP SPEAKER BIOS

Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD

Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD is a Family Physician practicing in Santa Rosa for over 30 years. For the past 15 years she has been at the Integrative Medical Clinic with the team of over 12 practitioners from different health specialties. Before becoming a physician, she was a teacher and did graduate work in communication and education. Dr Barnett’s goal is to listen to what matters most to her patients and work with them to help them reach their health needs and goals. Healthy habits in food, exercise and stress management are the core of her work with her patients.

Dr Barnett developed the Imagine YOU process to help her patients clarify why they wanted to achieve their best health. Health gives us the capacity to be and do what is important to us. Working with community organizations, through the Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation (IMCF). Dr Barnett has found that the Imagine YOU process works with any program that supports people in their own path to what matters most to them. The Imagine YOU tools are a catalyst for engagement, where individuals make choices from their own priorities and needs. Dr Barnett has worked with IMCF staff to develop a program to train staff from community organizations to use the Imagine YOU tools. After the recent fire storm disaster in Northern California counties, Imagine YOU has been adapted to be a tool of resilience for staff and clients of a wide variety of organizations and companies.

Jeffrey Baumgartner

Jeff Baumgartner is the Executive Director of the California Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross, serving Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties. During 15 years with the Red Cross, Jeff has worked in various positions focused on health and safety, business development, International Humanitarian Law and disaster cycle services, including chapter executive roles in Southern California and the Florida Keys prior to Northern California.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from St. John’s University, Minnesota and a master’s degree in Government and International Affairs from the University of South Florida, and has studied and conducted research in multiple countries, including Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Cuba.

Jeff lives in Santa Rosa with his girlfriend Mailen and one-and-a-half-year-old son, Kai. The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

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Annemarie Brown Annemarie Brown is a communications professional dedicated to growing healthy organizations and systems. Today, she leads communications and grants development at Santa Rosa Community Health and is spearheading development of the Sonoma Community Resilience Collaborative. She’s worked with mission-driven organizations around the US and in Moscow, Russia. Annemarie earned her Master in Education from the University of Denver and her BA in Russian from the University of Florida.

Autumn Burnes, MD Rush Medical College of Rush University; Autumn was born and raised in Sebastopol, California. She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied philosophy and biology and developed a passion for integrating humanities and medicine. She further explored these interests during a gap year while working as an English teacher and health educator at the Graton Day Labor Center in Graton, CA. This experience solidified her interest in community medicine. While attending medical school in Chicago, she received an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for social good; her project aimed to empower youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to become health advocates within their communities through hands-on classes focusing on diabetes prevention, nutrition, fitness, and cardiovascular health. Her interests include bilingual primary care, community health worker models, labor rights, nutrition, HIV medicine, and youth sexual health education. In her free time, Autumn can be found exploring the Northern California Coast, traveling, hiking, backpacking, reading novels, samba dancing, cooking vegetarian feasts, and practicing yoga. Residency Year: Year 2

Davin Cardenas Davin Cardenas is the Co-Director and founding staff of the North Bay Organizing Project in Sonoma County. The North Bay Organizing Project has been developing leaders and working on issues of immigration policy, student justice, environmental justice, and tenant protections in Sonoma County for the last 7 years. Davin previously worked as the first community organizer at the outset of the Graton Day Labor Center, from 2004 - 2011, and graduated from Sonoma State University with a B.A. in Liberal Studies in 2004

Gricelda Correa Gricelda Correa is a local Sonoma County raised professional dedicated to working with underserved communities in a variety of roles. Gricelda currently works with Santa Rosa Community Health as the program coordinator for the Resilience Collaborative project. She has held other roles within our agency as a community outreach worker and health educator; as well as participated as the chair for the county’s reproductive subcommittee through the Teen Health Advocacy Coalition. She will be graduating this Fall with her BA from Sonoma State University the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies and aspires to continuing her work as a community advocate through education.

Brandon Cortez, MD University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; Brandon grew up in Sacramento, California, and majored in Ecology and Evolution at Stanford University. He taught high school biology in Vallejo City Unified School District. Inspired by his students and their families to pursue a career in medicine, he became a Clinical Research Coordinator at the UCSF Melanoma Research Group. During medical school at UC San Diego, Brandon enjoyed working with patients at the Student-Run Free Clinic Project, participating in the CAFP Foundations Scholars Program, and organizing lunchtime sports activities.

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His passions in medicine include patient empowerment, underserved medicine, adolescent medicine, and women's health. Outside of medicine, he and his wife enjoy hiking, bouldering, craft beer, spike ball, ping pong, reading fiction, playing with their dog, and spending time with family and friends. Residency Year: Year 3

Kathy Differding

Kathy Differding is a Program Manager for the Citizenship and Immigration Program for California Human Development (CHD). Kathy is bi-lingual. She has 20 years of experience in immigration law and citizenship. She is accredited by the Department of Justice of the United States federal government. She is an ESL instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College.

CHD has three offices – one in Santa Rosa, one in Ukiah at Mendocino College and one in Lodi. They serve low income clients helping them with consultations, applications for U.S. citizenship, applications to legalize undocumented clients, DACA renewals, consular processing to re-unite families, fiancé visas, renewal of green cards, 601A waivers for unlawful presence and many other services. Some of their work is free and paid for by the State of California and other funding sources. They also complete applications for fee waivers when clients are eligible.

Victor Farfan

Victor is a first-generation immigrant from Mexico. He came to the United States when he was 29 years old. A few years later he decided to start school and earn a college degree. Now, he is a graduate with a Bachelor in Sociology from Sonoma State University. Currently he is an Immigration Advocate for the Citizenship and Immigration Program for California Human Development. They have three offices – one in Santa Rosa, one in Ukiah at Mendocino College and one in Lodi. Victor works in Santa Rosa.

He was accredited by the Department of Justice of the United States federal government with over 8 years of experience in immigration law and citizenship. He is bi-lingual. CHD serves low income clients, helping them with consultations, applications for U.S. citizenship, applications to legalize undocumented clients, DACA renewals, consular processing to reunite families, fiancé visas, renewal of green cards, 601A waivers for unlawful presence and many other services. Some of their work is free and paid for by the State of California and other funding sources. They also complete applications for fee waivers when clients are eligible. Victor loves to work and help people from other cultures in this diverse community that he lives in. He says “can relate with many of my clients and their struggles as immigrants”. As a result, the practice of immigration law is not only a professional commitment but also a personal passion.

Maria Hess

As a long time, psychotherapist, educator, trainer, and tenured Psychology professor at SSU, Maria has a passion for mentoring clinical potential in developing therapists. She as the Clinical and Executive Director, along with her co-founders, developed Humanidad Therapy & Education Services (HTES) to provide a bilingual, bicultural training program, to nurture and develop culturally aware therapists. One of HTES’s mission is to help bridge social, psychological and cultural gaps to provide equal access to mental wellness services.

This year HTES was chosen as a recipient for the California Department of Public Health’s Disparity Act grant. One focus of this award is to develop culturally proficient methods to help the state bring equitable mental health services to five underserved groups. HTES has been identified as a program proficient in providing services for the Latinx community in Sonoma County. HTES offers services to all Sonoma County residents, with particular focus on our Latinx/Hispanic community.

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Adair Look

Dr. Adair Look is a local psychiatrist specializing in mindfulness-based medical care. She trained at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard University before moving to California and heading the Women's Health Department within the Department of Psychiatry at California Pacific Medical Center. Dr. Look moved with her family to Sonoma County in 2007 to work in private practice. During that time, she also worked as the

staff psychiatrist at West County Health Center, the staff psychiatrist at New Dawn eating disorders program and sat on the board of the YWCA. More recently, Dr. Look has completed certification in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy through the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy as well as the advanced training with The Center for Mind Body Medicine. She is committed to supporting the health of Sonoma County residents through these and other modalities.

Stephanie Manieri

Stephanie Manieri is a first-generation Latinx and Santa Rosa native who graduated in 2017 from Dominican University of California where she earned a B.S. in Public Health. In 2018 she obtained a M.S. degree from the University of California, San Francisco in Health Policy and Law. Her past work experiences have led her to a career in trauma-informed work and ignited a passion for social equity. She currently works for the California HOPE Project as a Bilingual Crisis Counselor where she and her teammate focus on supporting our Spanish-speaking community and adults over the age of 55 in the aftermath of the 2017 Sonoma Complex Wildfires. Stephanie is also currently running unopposed for a position on the Santa Rosa City Schools Board to continue the district’s mission of establishing equitable policies for students, families, educators, and staff.

Omar Medina Cecilia Perez, LMFT

Cecilia received a Master’s degree in counseling from San Francisco State University in 2010 and has been a Licensed Marriage & Family therapist in private practice for 4 years. She is providing bilingual and bicultural psychotherapeutic services to adults, couples, families and children. Cecilia is one of three co-founders for Humanidad Therapy and Education Services a non-profit counseling agency in Santa Rosa and is currently the Interim Clinical Director. Bringing multi-cultural awareness and increasing access to the larger underrepresented groups in Sonoma County is part of HTES mission and commitment toward reducing disparities within mental health. In this capacity, Cecilia also provides clinical supervision to developing trainees and associates accruing hours required by California licensure as MFTs.

Cecilia knows the needs first hand, as a first generation, second language learner herself. Cecilia is an active member of Sonoma County’s community working to provide counseling awareness and healing practices in a variety of settings including schools, court-affiliated and community mental health agencies.

Cecilia Perez, MFT Descripción Bibliográfica Cecilia es una terapeuta Licenciada en Familia y Matrimonios (MFT). Ella recibío una Maestría en Consejería de la Universidad de San Francisco State en el año 2010. Cecilia recibío su licensia como psicoterapeuta en el 2015 y tiene cuatro años en consultorio privado dando servicios bilingues e biculturales a adultos, parejas, familias y niños. Cecilia es una de tres co-fundadoras de Humanidad Servicios de Educación y Terapia, una agencia no- lucrativa en Santa Rosa. Ella es en la acutalidad la Directora Clinica de Interim. Bajo esta capacidad da también servicios de supervisión y mentoría a pràcticantes estudiantes o asociados que estàn recibiendo su entrenamiento

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y acumulando horas de servicio hacia su propia Licencia en California. La misión de esta organización es de aumentar el aceso de la salud emocional a los grupos menos representados en el condado de Sonoma y reducer las desventajas en la salud mental por medio de un enfoque multicultural. Cecilia es bilingüe y bicultural y como Latina, de padres imigrantes, conoce las necesidades directamente. Cecilia tiene experiencia en diversas capacidades y continua ejerciendo el traer pràcticas de bien estar en organizaciones incluyendo ambientes escolares, la corte y agencias comunitarias.

Bianca Pulido Bianca Pulido graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She has since spent her time investing in the community that raised her. She is a native of Sonoma County. Bianca has focused her attention throughout her experience to work with children and families in the community. She has experience working with children with developmental challenges as well as physical disabilities. Bianca is currently working as a Bilingual Crisis Counselor with California HOPE. Her teams’ focus is to assist seniors in the community that have found themselves being affected by the Sonoma-Complex Fires.

Toni Ramirez, MD Toni Marie Ramirez, MD is a family physician and co-founder of H-PEACE (Health Professionals for Equality and Community Empowerment), a local health care advocacy organization that believes in social justice and civic engagement. Dr. Ramirez works at Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, Lombardi Campus. Courtney Steward, MD, MPH University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Courtney spent her childhood days on the snowy plains of North Dakota before venturing off to the University of Colorado to study anthropology. While studying abroad in Samoa, she discovered a passion for nutrition’s impact on health and society, which led her to pursue an MS in nutrition and food policy as well as an MPH at Tufts University. After thesis work on iron deficiency anemia in Calcutta, India and nutrition policy in the South Pacific Island Nation of Niue, Courtney worked for two years as a monitoring and evaluation specialist for maternal-child health programs in Cambodia.

While in Cambodia, Courtney convinced her long-time childhood friend Joe (now husband and co-resident!) to join her on a life adventure overseas, which he thankfully accepted. Courtney and Joe each decided that medicine would be the perfect addition to their interests and completed a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Bryn Mawr College before matriculating at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. In medical school, Courtney co-led Medical Students for Choice, volunteered at the student-run clinic, tutored refugee children, and was a member of the Global Health and Medical Education Pathways. She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters at the University of Rochester. Courtney is thrilled to be a part of the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency, where she looks forward to cultivating her interests in women’s health, adolescent medicine, behavioral health, and global medicine. When she is not in the hospital, you can find Courtney hiking in the beautiful Bay Area with Joe, standing on her head at yoga class, playing with dogs (any dog really!), sampling local craft brews, humbly practicing her Spanish and Khmer skills, or making vegetarian meals for friends and family. Residency Year: Year 3

Erica Thomas

Erica Thomas is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Rohnert Park, CA. She enjoys working with children, families, and individuals. She received her B.A. at Smith College where she studied developmental psychology. Ms. Thomas comes from a Cuban American family and has always wanted to improve her Spanish, so after college she worked with the Peace Corps in Nicaragua; here she lived for 2 years.

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In 2010 she received her M.A. in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. During her 5 years of Practicum and internship she provided therapy in Spanish to Latino individuals and families in Santa Rosa and Napa. As an Intern at Family Service Agency she received special training and supervision in cultural competency and working with the Latino population. In her private practice she continues to enjoy working with the Latino community.

Mara Ventura

Mara Ventura is currently the Director of North Bay Jobs with Justice, a coalition of more than 20 local labor and community organizations dedicated to building power for workers across the North Bay. Before her time with North Bay Jobs with Justice, Mara was a labor union organizer for 6 years, supporting workers in various industries including homecare, healthcare, security and janitorial services. Before that, Mara spent 5 years organizing students in post-secondary education to fight for rights for undocumented students, free student parent childcare, veterans support, student loan reform, and stronger voter accessibility laws.

In her two years with North Bay Jobs with Justice she's helped 500 local immigrant waste workers win a union contract and raise environmental standards, and is working with a coalition to pass Zero Waste Ordinances city to city across Sonoma County. She's also launched a Workplace Raid Defense program, and partnered with two community organizations to create a fire relief fund for undocumented immigrants called UndocuFund. You can reach Mara at NorthBayJobsWithJustice.org, on Facebook, or at northbayjwj@gmail.com.

Christina Zapata

Christina is a bilingual/bicultural therapist for Humanidad Therapy and Education Services. She provides case management and counseling services. She has a Bachelor in Social Work from Michigan State University, a Master of Social Work from San Francisco State University. She is licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and certified by the EMDR Institute, Inc. Prior to clinical social work training, Christina was a labor organizer and nonprofit executive. She was on the local planning committee for the Institute on Union Womyn in 2012 and 2018. Christina is a member of the North Bay Rapid Response Network.

Shirlee Zane

Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane took office in January 2009. Prior to her election she served for 10 years as CEO for Council on Aging. Supervisor Zane has over three decades of experience working in the fields of health and human services. Supervisor Zane serves on several county, regional and national boards including the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Authority, Sonoma County Water Agency, and the National Council on Science and the Environment.

Additionally, the Supervisor is a member of the Healthy Counties Advisory Board, serves as Vice Chair the Veterans and Military Services and Behavioral Health Committees, and is a member of the Immigration Reform Task Force, all for the National Association of Counties.

Supervisor Zane has developed a well-earned reputation for strong conservation values in addition to her environmental and social justice ethics. In the wake of the 2017 North Bay/Sonoma Complex wildfires the effort to rebuild lost homes, add new housing, bolster the economy, and ensure full disaster recovery are the Supervisor’s primary goals.

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LATINO HEALTH FORUM HONORS PRESENTATION

Members of the LHF Planning Committee nominated leaders who have contributed greatly to the Latino community and the community at large in Sonoma County. Nominees demonstrated a strong commitment to the goals and objectives of the Latino Health Forum. We are happy to have selected these outstanding individuals for our first annual “Latino Health Forum Honors”.

The Latino Health Forum Honors

Lisa Carreño Elisabeth Chicoine

Naomi Fuchs Chelene Lopez

for their outstanding service to the Latino Community

November 1, 2018

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Evaluation Form – Prize Drawing: As a thank you to our participants for turning in their evaluation we will offer a fabulous raffle prize [FITBIT & GIFT BASKET]. Add your name & number to the evaluation & place your evaluation in the basket by 4pm at the registration table to be entered for the drawing at 4:15pm. The winner must be present to win.

Exhibitor Prize – Prize Drawing: We invite and encourage you to visit the exhibitor tables in the morning, during breaks and throughout the lunch period. (note: To honor our speakers, please do not visit exhibitors in the main ballroom during plenary talks). The winner must be present to win.

Drawing: Pick up an “Exhibitor Card” at the registration table to enter a drawing for a FITBIT & GIFT BASKET. Visit all 5 Lead Sponsors, AND a minimum of 20 other exhibitors. Exhibitors will initial your card. Deposit your initialed card in the drawing box next to the main stage. The drawing will be held at the end of the day (4:15pm) and posted at the registration table. You must be present to win.

Note: Exhibitors closed in the grand ballroom during plenary sessions.

Thank You to our Exhibitors Sonoma State University School of Nursing, Kinesiology & Admissions

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County St. Joseph Health of Sonoma County

Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital

The California Endowment Alliance Medical Center

Santa Rosa Community Health Center Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC)

Petaluma Health Center Latino Service Providers

Sonoma County Regional Parks Family Justice Center

Pediatric Dental Initiative (PDI) YWCA Sonoma County

Zero Breast Cancer Alzheimer’s Association

California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) County of Sonoma - Office of Recovery & Resiliency

Sonoma County District Attorney Office-Victim Services University of San Francisco, School of Nursing & Health Professions

Sonoma County Human Services Department, Adult & Aging Services Division Sonoma County Community Development Commission Public Housing Authority

North Bay Regional Center Jewish Community Free Clinic

Al-Anon Sonoma & Napa County-District 5 Sonoma County Dental Health Network

National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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Time Agenda Grand

Ballroom

Alexander

Valley

Room

Bennett

Valley

room

Sonoma

Valley

Room

Russian

River

Room

The

Cooperage

7:15-8am Registration &

Breakfast Exhibitor Displays Ballroom/Hallway

8:00am Welcome &

Introductions

Dr. Enrique

González-Mendez

LHF Chair

8:10am Opening Remarks

Supervisor Shirlee

Zane, 3rd

District

Congressman Mike

Thompson-LHF

Recognition

8:20am Keynote

Sarah Katz, MPH,

Health Program

Manager

9:00am Keynotes Dr. Sakaki and

Dr. Chong

10:00am Break Exhibitor Displays Ballroom/Hallway

10:15am Keynote

Dr. James Gordon

Center for Mind-

Body Medicine

11-12pm

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP C

Fostering HOPE

among our Latino

Community

WKSP E Student

Workshop:

Careers in

Medicine

WKSP B Preparing

for the

next

Disaster

WKSP D

Building a

Resilient

Community

WKSP A

Wildfire

MH

Collabor-

ative

12-12:30pm Break Exit Ballroom for

lunch setup

12:30 Lunch

Lunch / Performance

& Honors

Exhibitor Displays

1:45pm Keynote Brian Farragher Hanna Boys Ctr.

2:30pm Break-stretch Exhibitor Displays Ballroom/Hallway

3:00pm

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP I

Citizenship &

Immigration NOW!

WKSP F

Home-Roots

& Refuge

WKSP H

Imagine

YOU

WKSP G

Fight, Flight,

Freeze

WKSP J

Attack on

Immigrants

4:10-4:30pm

Eval Drawing

Announcements

Closing Remarks

Dr. Enrique

González-Mendez

Conference at a Glance