University of California Diversity Pipeline Initiative

An Academic Leadership Conference

Underrepresented woman claiming their role in the health sciences.

April 5-7, 2013 Claremont Resort & Spa Berkeley, California

Our sincere thanks to our sponsors: UCOP Division of Academic Affairs UCOP Division of Health Sciences & Services UCSF Multicultural Resource Center UCSF Office of Diversity & Outreach UCSF Student Academic Affairs Clinical and Translational Science Institutes of UCSF, UCLA, UCD, UCI, UCSD

Agenda
Friday, April 5, 2013
4-5 p.m.
Lobby

Arrival and check-in Kick-off Reception Mijiza Sanchez John Stobo Sharon Youmans SESSION 1 True Colors Gina Snyder

5-6 p.m.
Sonoma Room

6-8 p.m.
Sonoma Room

Saturday, April 6, 2013

7-8:30 a.m.

Self-care
Optional fitness class, swimming, journaling, hiking, etc.

8:30-9 a.m.
Sonoma Room

Breakfast SESSION 2 Academia is Your Oyster and You are Our Pearls Ines Boechat Break SESSION 3 Pathways to an Academic Career
Moderator Martha Sosa Johnson Panelists Lilliam Pinzn Marjorie Kagawa Singer Mary Lou de Leon Siantz

9-10:30 a.m.
Sonoma Room

10:30-10:45 a.m. 10:45-11:45 a.m.

Sonoma Room

11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.

Sonoma Room

Group Photo
students only

12-1 p.m.
Sonoma Room

Lunch

Faculty Track
Living Room

faculty only

Agenda
1-2:30 p.m.
Sonoma Room

SESSION 4 Dont Ask, Dont Get: Negotiation Amy Levine Self Care
Optional fitness class, swimming, journaling, hiking, etc.

2:30-4:30 p.m.

4:30-5:30 p.m.
Sonoma Room

SESSION 5 How to Say No Gracefully Naledi Saul Dinner SESSION 6 Networking Vaneese Johnson Poster Session Break SESSION 7 Pillow Talk Relationship Issues Mijiza Sanchez

5:30-6:30 p.m.
Sonoma Room

6:30-7 p.m.
Sonoma Room

7-7:30 p.m.
Napa Room

7:30-8 p.m. 8-9:30 p.m.

Living Room

Sunday, April 7, 2013

7-8:30 a.m.

Self Care
Optional fitness class, swimming, journaling, hiking, etc.

8:30-9 a.m. 9-10 a.m.

Sonoma Room Sonoma Room

Breakfast SESSION 8 Public Speaking Paula Statman

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students only

10-11:30 a.m.
Sonoma Room

SESSION 9 Powerful Non-defensive Communication Sharon Ellison Break & Checkout Lunch SESSION 10 Career Life Balance Panel
Panelists Mahasin Mujahid Renee Navarro Cheryl Scott Alicia Fernandez

Faculty Track
Living Room

faculty only

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 12-12:45 p.m.

Sonoma Room

12:45-1:45 p.m.
Sonoma Room

1:45-2 p.m. 2-3 p.m.

Sonoma Room

Break Keynote Address Afaf Meleis Adjourn

3 p.m.

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Afaf I. Meleis, Ph.D., Dr.P.S. (hon.), FAAN, FRCN is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Professor of Nursing and Sociology, and Director of the Schools WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership. Prior to coming to Penn, she was a professor on the faculty of nursing at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is a member of the Institute of Medicine, the George W. Bush Presidential Center Womens Initiative Policy Advisory Council, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee on Research on Womens Health, a Board Member of CARE, and co-chair of the HSPH-Penn NursingLancet Commission on Women and Health. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in the UK, the American Academy of Nursing, and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Dr. Meleis is the Global Ambassador for the Girl Child Initiative of the International Council of Nurses and is President Emerita and Counsel General Emerita of the International Council on Womens Health Issues (ICOWHI).
Dr. Meleis scholarship is focused on global health and immigrant and womens health. Much of her lifes work has been dedicated to advocating for womens rights in health care and to advancing excellence in womens health care around the world. Dr. Meleis has held many summits focused on womens health including the Penn Summit on Global Issues in Womens Health, Safe Womanhood in an Unsafe World (2005), the Urban Womens Think Tank Conference (2007), and the Penn-ICOWHI 18th International Conference on Cities and Womens Health: Global Perspectives at the University of Pennsylvania (2010). Before coming to the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, she supported conferences in Egypt and chaired the ICOWHI/UCSF conference. Dr. Meleis has been invited nationally and by over 25 different countries for visiting professorships and to conduct symposia, present keynote addresses, serve on boards, plan conferences, and consult on womens health research. She is the author of more than 175 articles in social sciences, nursing, medical, and womens health journals; 40 chapters; 7 books; and numerous monographs and proceedings. Her research on women and their health was done in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Kuwait, Egypt, and the United States. Dr. Meleis is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, as well as honorary doctorates and distinguished and honorary professorships around the world. Among her recent awards are an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine from the Linkping University, Sweden; the Global Citizenship Award from the United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia; and The Dr. Gloria Twine Chisum Award for Distinguished Faculty at University of Pennsylvania, awarded for community leadership and commitment to promoting diversity. Dr. Meleis also received the 2008 Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools International Distinguished Leadership Award based on her work in the global health care community. In 2010, she was inducted into the UCLA and UCSF Schools of Nursing Hall of Fame for her work in advancing and transforming nursing science. She received the Medal of Excellence for professional and scholarly achievements from the former President of Egypt, Mr. Hosni Mubarak and recently, was awarded the 2012 Phyllis N. Stern Distinguished Lectureship Award from the International Council on Womens Health Issues (ICOWHI) for her global contributions to womens health and well-being Dr. Meleis graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alexandria (1961) and earned an M.S. in nursing (1964), an M.A. in sociology (1966), and a Ph.D. in medical and social psychology (1968) from UCLA.

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Ines Boechat, MD, FACR is a Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Imaging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She joined the University of California 30 years ago and since then has published more than 100 papers and given more than 300 national/ international presentations. Her research interests are in the field of imaging applied to pediatric conditions, such as HIV, organ transplantation and metabolic disorders. For the past 20 years, Dr. Boechat has been very active in the areas of Women in Medicine and Diversity issues, both at the UC and on a national level. Dr. Boechat is a Past President of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (2009) and of the American Association for Women Radiologists (2000). In 2009, she was selected as one of the 59 national recipients of the prestigious Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship. She is an active member of many national and international professional organizations, is an Honorary Member of the European Society for Pediatric Radiology and is the founding President of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging, She has worked extensively with medical students, residents and fellows, mentoring many minority students over the years; she was twice honored with the Chicano Latino Medical Student Association Award for service. Dr. Boechat chaired the UCLA Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity (CODEO) for two terms, chaired the University of California Affirmative Action and Diversity Committee (UCAAD) in 2009 and participated in the Gender Equity Committee for the UCLA School of Medicine. In 2007, she was a Special Assistant to the Provost at the UC Office of the President, to work on the preparation of a Diversity Report in the UC Health Sciences Schools, and was a member of the faculty work group for the Regents UC Diversity Report. She is currently a member of the UCLA Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and represents the Academic Senate in the UC Presidents Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Community and Inclusion. She participated in previous conferences and believes pipeline issues are very important to increase of diversity in the UC system. iboechat@mednet.ucla.edu Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, PhD, RN, FAAN is a professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. She is nationally recognized for her interdisciplinary efforts to prepare health professionals for leadership and policy, and internationally respected for her research in migrant health. As a professor at the School of Nursing, de Leon Siantz teaches, conducts research and mentors students in leadership policy and population health. Her research most recently focused on the impact of migration on the health and development of Hispanic migrant/immigrant children and families. Her current research, funded through the Office of Minority Health Department of Health and Human Service, focuses on the development of educational strengths of Hispanic immigrant adolescents and the promotion of their reproductive awareness. De Leon Siantz is the associate director of the Community Engagement and Research Program of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center. This program connects health researchers with communities of all kinds to ensure discoveries are translated into real-world interventions. She is also an affiliated faculty member with the Migration and Health Research Center, a collaboration between the UC Davis and UC Berkeley campuses that is dedicated to conducting research to improve the health of migrant populations in California and around the globe. marylou.siantz@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Sharon Strand Ellison is an award-winning speaker and author of Taking the War Out of Our Words. She has dedicated her life to developing Powerful Non-Defensive Communication, a process that can diffuse power struggle and even eliminate defensiveness, not only in our individual interactions, but within our wider communities. Sharon has provided conference keynotes and training in womens leadership sponsored by universities such as Stanford,

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Clemson, and Wake Forest, as well as for The Womens Funding Network, Women of Color in International Development; and The Forum of Executive Women. Sharon and a team of Native American women developed a nation-wide leadership program for women providing medical services within the Native American health care system. She also provided training for Stir Fry, the organization that produced the film, The Color of Fear. Sharon was on the board for Shakti Butlers film, The Way Home, and coauthored the questions for white people in the study guide for Light in the Shadows. Sharon is dedicated to honoring diversity, creating leadership with integrity, and building community. She recently conducted a day-long keynote/training for a National Conference on Womens Leadership sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association, Womens Forum. sharon@pndc.com Alicia Fernandez, MD is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF based at San Francisco General Hospital where she has been a hospitalist and director of inpatient services and where she is currently a primary care physician. Her research centers on improving the care of chronic disease for low income patients. To date, this has led to two strands of research; one focused on high users of inpatient services and the other on language and cultural barriers to care for LEP patients. Her research is supported through an NIH K23 Career Development Award. Her teaching interests are in quality improvement and health disparities. Dr Fernandez received a mayoral achievement award from the City of San Francisco for innovative care of immigrant and poor patients, and has received numerous teaching awards including the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000 and the Society of General Internal Medicine Clinician-Educator of the Year Award, CA region, 2002. She is a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators. afernandez@medsfgh.ucsf.edu Nalo M. Hamilton, PhD, MSN, WHNP/ANP-BC is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing and a Board Certified Womens Health and Adult Health Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Hamilton received her B.S. in biochemistry from Oakwood University, PhD in biochemistry from Meharry Medical College and a MSN from Vanderbilt University. Since her graduate studies, Dr. Hamilton has worked to understand the development of breast cancer and its impact on women of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Currently, she is investigating potential biomarkers and their clinical utility in breast cancer screening and treatment. Her ultimate goal is to translate her research findings from the bench to the bedside improving the health and treatment options of breast cancer patients. nhamilton@sonnet.ucla.edu Vanesse Johnson, the Career Reinvention Coach, is a dynamic public speaker, accomplished entrepreneur, certified action and personal brand analyst coach. With 20 plus years as a Human Resource professional, Vaneese has used her expertise in training and consulting to help hundreds of individuals on their career strategies and entrepreneurial endeavors. She creates interactive learning environments that will move your audience through self-discovery to create infinite career possibilities! vaneese@otmcareers.com

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Marjorie Kagawa Singer, PhD, MA, MN, RN, FAAN is a Professor at the UCLA School of Public Health and Department of Asian American Studies Department, and focuses her research on the etiology and elimination of disparities in physical and mental health care outcomes for communities of color, primarily with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. A major focus of her work is on testing the cross-cultural validity of health behavior theories and measures and its implications for clinical care crossculturally using mixed-methods. Dr. Kagawa Singer has also published and lectured nationally and internally on each of these areas. She is also Regional principal investigator in Los Angeles for the NCI funded national Asian American Network on Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART). She recently was awarded an R01 grant on quality of life and survivorship for Asian American Cancer Survivors, and a second grant through the NIH-OBSSR on defining Culture. Dr. Kagawa-Singer is a faculty researcher with the UCLA School of Public Health Center for Health Policy Research, the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the UCLA Asia Center, the UC-wide Multi-Campus Research Program: AAPI Policy Initiative, the Asia Institute, and is on the Advisory Committee of the Institute of American cultures. She is also Chief Editor of the journal, AAPI NEXUS: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice and Community, and is an immediate past member of the Board of the National American Cancer Society. mkagawa@ucla.edu Amy Levine, EdD is the founder and principal of The Essential Steps Coaching. She has extensive experience creating and delivering a broad range of professional development and leadership training as well as providing coaching and advocacy to diverse groups and individuals. Her coaching practice, as well as the conferences, skill-building classes and workshops she designs and leads consistently receive highly favorable reviews and show measurable positive outcomes. Levine founded and directed the nationally renowned UCSF Center for Gender Equity (CGE) and conceived and implemented the Centers impressive array of innovative programs, services and training. She conceived and launched the UCSF Womens Resource Center as well as UCSFs Rape Prevention Education Program. She facilitated the founding of UCSFs Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center, provided management oversight, and initially housed that program at CGE.She is presently an instructor at UC Berkeley Extension, teaching a class on women and leadership. In addition, she has received numerous awards, including Women Who Make a Difference from the San Francisco chapter of the Commission on the Status of Women for her service in the areas of employment and academic, economic and social advancement of women. alevine44@ gmail.com Erica Lubliner, MD grew up in Anaheim, California in an immigrant Latino community with a strong single Mexican mother. She attended UCLA where she double majored in History and Womens Studies with a minor Chicana/o Studies. While finishing her premed studies, she served as a College Advisor at a Wilson High School in East Los Angeles, director of a non-profit scholarship organization called the Scholarship Association for English as a Second Language Students (SAESL), and business owner of a small jewelry design company, MIO Designs. She attended the UC Irvine Post-Bacc Program and worked for the UC Irvine School of Medicines PRIME-LC (Program for the Medical Education of the Latino Community). As a medical student, she took on leadership roles in the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) as Co-President, and continued to volunteer for SAESL. In addition, she served as Editor-in-Chief of UCLA School of Medicines Humanities JournalThe BEAT. Currently, she

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is a Medical Education Fellow for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAs Center of Excellence. Her current research work explores female medical student perspectives on their clinical interactions with female superiors. elubliner@mednet.ucla.edu Mahasin Mujahid, PhD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences and M.S. in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Xavier University. She was also a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar at Harvard University. Dr. Mujahids research focuses on racial/ethnic disparities in chronic disease and the multi-level determinants of chronic disease. She has a particular interest in understanding how features of neighborhood environments impact cardiovascular disease and subsequent race/ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease over the lifecourse. This work allows her to address methodological and theoretical issues related to the study of the upstream determinants of health. Dr. Mujahid is also interested in racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer treatment and survivorship related outcomes. mmujahid@berkeley. edu Renee Chapman Navarro, PharmD, MD was appointed as UCSFs first Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Outreach, December 2010. Following pharmacy school Renee joined UCSF as a medical school student and, in 1990, she completed her residency in the Department of Anesthesia. As a faculty member, her career at UCSF has progressed rapidly and she has held several clinical leadership positions at the San Francisco General Hospital, including Acting Chief of Anesthesia, Medical Director of Perioperative Services, and Chief of the Medical Staff. Her work in mentoring, diversity, and womens leadership has been recognized campuswide, citywide, and nationwide. Renee served on UCOPs Task Force on Faculty Diversity. She previously held the role of the first Director of Academic Diversity and was Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for 6 years. In the community, she has served on the San Mateo Commissions on the Status of Women and Disabilities and is a steering committee member of the African American Health Initiative for San Francisco County. Dr. Navarros service to the University and the community has been honored by receipt of the Chancellors Celebration of Women Faculty Award, Chancellors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, Assemblyman Leno Mentor Award and Mayor Willie Browns Proclamation of Dr. J. Renee Navarro Day in San Francisco. renee.navarro@ucsf.edu Lilliam M Pinzn, DDS, MS was born in Queens, NY and moved to Medellin, Colombia at the age of 6. Dr. Pinzn received her BA at Escuela Normal Antioquea, Medellin, Colombia; She received her DDS at the University of Antioquia, Colombia; She moved to the US in 2000 to earn an MS and a Specialization in Dental Materials at the University of Texas, Houston. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship and Advanced training in clinical research at UCSF. Her work in Clinical Translational Research focuses in Pediatrics, Public Health and Dental Materials research. Dr. Pinzn currently holds a National Institute of Health/ National Institute of Dental Cranio-facial Research K23 grant that allows her to work with two community clinics that treat underserved pediatric populations (Latino, African Americans and Asians). Dr. Pinzn is an Assistant Professor in the Preventive and Restorative Dental Science Department at UCSF School of Dentistry. She currently devotes 100% of her time to her research, supervises trainees and staff in her clinical translational group. As a junior

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faculty at UCSF, Dr. Pinzn received a Travel Award for excellence in Research in 2006 and 2008 from the International Association of Dental Research/National Institute of Health/National Institute of Dental Cranio-facial Research. She also had the honor in 2007, 2009 and 2010 to co-chair a scientific session at the International Association of Dental Research in Australia, Canada and US. In 2010 Dr. Pinzn was awarded the Academic Senate Travel Grant at UCSF for her excellence in Research. Dr. Pinzn has been invited to give lectures about her research work in dental companies and dental schools in Europe, Asia, United States and South America. lilliam.pinzon@ucsf.edu Nancy Reifel, DDS, MPH is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribes. She received a BA from UC Berkeley in 1973 and a DDS from the University of Minnesota in 1983. Dr. Reifel began her career in dentistry as a clinic dentist with the Indian Health Services, stationed in Wanblee, South Dakota. She subsequently served in positions within the IHS Area offices providing technical support for the diverse clinics operated by IHS and tribal programs. Sponsored by the HIS, Dr. Reifel received an MPH from UCLA in 1994. Dr. Reifel joined the faculty of the UCLA School of Dentistry Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry in 1997 through an agreement between UCLA and the United States Public Health Service, Indian Health Service. Dr. Reifel currently is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in American Indian Studies & the School of Dentistry at UCLA. Dr. Reifels research interests are in American Indian health, dental workforce models, oral disease disparities, and oral disease prevention. Most of her research and projects involve community-based & participatory research. nreifel@dentistry.ucla.edu Maria Elena Ruiz, PhD, RN, FNP-BC is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing at UCLA. She received her PhD from USC in 2006 (sociology), focused on medical sociology and social epidemiology. Prior to coming to UCLA, Professor Ruiz was on the faculty at USC and Oregon (OHSU), teaching in Nursing and MPH programs. She has extensive experience as a Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner, serving as primary health care provider in various settings including programs that serve uninsured pregnant women, farmworkers, incarcerated youth, victims of domestic violence, and other high risk and community settings. In her research and teaching, Dr. Ruiz incorporates a multidisciplinary socioecological approach, interweaving nursing, medicine, and the behavioral sciences. As a researcher, she is recognized for her work in updating and reframing familismo among urban and rural Latino indigenous communities, as well as her work in various Community Based Participatory Research studies focused on minority health issues, aging, domestic violence, and intergenerational caregiving issues. mruiz@sonnet.ucla.edu Mijiza M. Sanchez, MPA is the inaugural Director of the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) at UCSF in the Office of Diversity & Outreach. The main goal of the MRC is to provide community outreach, programming, support services and serve as a clearinghouse for students, trainees, staff and faculty. Mijiza is a highly motivated professional with over 15 years experience in public health and community outreach. She is dedicated to health disparities research and advocacy with an emphasis on underserved and ethnic communities. She received her Bachelors degree in Business Administration/Marketing from Virginia Union University and her Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco. She is currently pursing her doctorate in International &

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Multicultural Education with an emphasis in Human Rights Education and Second Language Acquisition. mijiza.sanchez@ucsf.edu Naledi Saul, MPM has been providing career-related counseling and programming to students and scholars for more than a decade. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development, where she advises graduate students, professional school students, postdocs and residents on a wide variety of topics related to careers in the biomedical and health sciences. Her responsibilities involve designing programs addressing a range of professional and career development skills, including oral and written communication skills, mentorship, career exploration, employment search strategies, and work/life balance issues and she serves as a campus mediation officer for the UCSF Problem Resolution Center. Sauls particular expertise includes working with health professionals pursuing domestic and international careers in the public health arena. She has also previously served as an Advisor to the Career Forum at Science magazines online resource, Sciencecareers.org. She holds a Master of Public Management degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Spelman College. naledi.saul@ucsf.edu Cheryl Scott, RN, NP, DVM, MPVM spent ten years as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner before entering UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Many of her years practicing human medicine were spent in public and global health such as in the International Red Cross refugee health care program in Cambodia. After graduating from Veterinary School in 1994, Dr. Scott practiced as a veterinary family practitioner, mainly in emergency medicine and geriatric/hospice care for pets. She began wildlife medicine and research in 1997, which led to the completion of an MPVM degree in 2006. As Director of the Calvin Schwabe One Health Project, Dr. Scott brings all of her human, animal and ecosystem experience to the program in a way that can be inspiring to a new generation of veterinary students expecting to graduate with an appreciation, awareness, and expertise in the overlap of human, animal and environmental health. As a faculty member in the Doctoring curriculum, as well as being Native American, Dr Scott is also active in promoting the future vision of diversity in Veterinary School. cascott@ucdavis.edu Marion Sewer, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Spelman College in 1993 and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Emory University in 1998. While at Emory, Dr. Sewer was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow. Under the direction of Dr. Edward T. Morgan, her dissertation research examined the effect of inflammation on the bodys ability to metabolize drugs and other foreign chemicals. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University with Dr. Michael R. Waterman. The overall focus of Dr. Sewers research entails defining the factors that regulate lipid metabolism. Her laboratory studies the signaling pathways and transcriptional mechanisms that control steroid hormone biosynthesis. msewer@ucsd.edu

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Gina Snyder is an MBTI Master Practitioner. Using her extensive experience with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, she helps people gain useful understanding of personality type differences that offers huge potential for improving productivityand pleasurein the workplace. She applies Temperament Theory in workshops using True Colors-an entertaining way to learn about Temperament differences that helps participants understand personal strengths and challenges, both their own and those of coworkers. She has conducted hundreds of workshops using both Type and Temperament and gets rave reviews for her engaging and interactive presentation style. After earning her undergraduate degree and her M.Ed., she taught elementary school for several years. Upon moving to California, Gina left teaching and ran for School Board, serving three terms. She earned an M.A. at JFK Universitys Program in Career Counseling, then joined the Career Center at Saint Marys College in Moraga. She enjoys working with students and alumni. For the past nine years, Gina has been an instructor for UC Berkeley Extension College Admissions and Career Planning Certificate Program teaching Career Development. gina.snyder@comcast.net Martha Sosa-Johnson, MD received her medical degree from UC San Diego, completed her residency in internal medicine at the Olive View/ UCLA internal medicine residency program, and was Chief Resident from1994-1995. She was in private practice from 1995-1999 in the San Fernando Valley then joined the internal medicine faculty at UC Irvine. The Anaheim Family Health Center is a community satellite clinic for UC Irvine, where the patient population is primarily monolingual Spanish-speaking with a myriad of complex medical problems. Dr. Sosa Johnson is a primary care provider for the adult patients and an attending physician for the Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinic. She works with the Prime LC course for the UCI School of Medicine, where she works with first year medical students who have chosen to serve the growing Spanish speaking community. She is also a physician preceptor for the third-year Internal Medicine Ambulatory rotation. msosajoh@uci.edu Paula Statman, MSSW coaches people who want to present their best. She works with women to find their authentic voices and gain the confidence and skill to use powerful communication tools to advance their careers. Paula brings over 20 years of professional speaking to her coaching work, along with a background in psychology, education, and music. An award winning author and guest expert on shows that include Oprah and the Today Show, Paula owns Standout Presentations in Oakland (StandoutPresentations.com). paulastatman@gmail.com John D. Stobo, MD is senior vice president for health sciences and services for University of California. He is responsible for systemwide coordination and communication among UCs sixteen health sciences schools and five medical centers (collectively referred to as UC Health); He coordinates policy development and develops mechanisms for monitoring quality and performance. He also oversees strategic planning and advocacy efforts as well as the development of systemwide initiatives for UC Health. Stobo has more than forty years of leadership experience in the clinical and academic health science fields, including service at Johns Hopkins University, UCSF, and the University of Texas Medical Branch. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine, and serves on the Governing Council of the American

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Hospital Association as well as the board of directors of the California Healthcare Institute. john. stobo@ucop.edu Amparo C. Villablanca, MD received her medical degree from UC Davis and completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Villablancas clinical interests focus on heart disease in women, health care outcomes for women, health disparities, gender-based medicine and translational research (soy, natural estrogens and heart disease protection). Her basic research interests include the molecular biology of sex hormone and sex steroid hormone receptor vascular protection and the regulation of atherosclerosis susceptibility. Dr. Villablancas philosophy of care is woman-centered, and culturally sensitive, with respect for each patient. avillablanca@ucdavis.edu Christine Wildsoet, DipAppSc(Optom), BSc(Hons in Pharm), PhD, FAAO, FARVO received her Optometry training at the Queensland University of Technology and her pharmacology and PhD graduate research training at University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She also taught in the School of Optometry at the Queensland University of Technology before moving to the US in 1996; she moved to UC Berkeley in 2000, where she is now a tenured full professor. Her current teaching commitments include Systemic and Ocular Pharmacology as well as Clinical Optometry. She also teaches two sophomore seminars on comparative eye design and vision research. Professor Wildsoet is research mentor to 3 postdoctoral fellows and 7 graduate students, including 6 clinicians (ODs or MDs) and 15 undergraduate research apprentices. Two of her mentees are also young mothers, and another, a young father. She also mentors students for other University programs and received a Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award in 2007. She is currently equity advisor for the School of Optometry and Vision Science program and serves on both the School of Optometrys Climate and Inclusion Committee and UC Berkeleys Student Diversity and Academic Development Committee (SDAD). wildsoet@ berkeley.edu Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, BCPS is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also the Director of the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) teaching program at San Francisco General Hospital that is part of the Community Health Network and Department of Public Health in the city and county of San Francisco. A focus of her position is the development of new and innovative ways that pharmacists can provide health education and related services in a community pharmacy practice/teaching setting. Dr. Youmans teaches a variety of courses in the curriculum related to pediatrics and communication skills of healthcare providers. She serves as a consultant on the Medication Use and Safety Subcommittee, the Formulary Subcommittee and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at San Francisco General Hospital; a member of the Committee on Human Research (CHR) at UCSF and a member of the California Health Literacy Initiative Task Force. Her research interests include health literacy and the impact of cultural diversity on the methods of providing health education to underrepresented and vulnerable populations. She is currently involved in studies evaluating the impact and value of pharmaceutical care services provided by clinical pharmacists for pediatric patients. She has recently begun work on a project involving health literacy and diabetes management. youmanss@pharmacy.ucsf.edu

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Dena Bullard, MHS has worked at the University of California Office of the President
since 2004, where she oversees a broad array of academic health sciences issues and projects that impact and advance the mission of UCs 17 health professional schools and their associated clinical training programs. She is as a health workforce policy expert and develops systemwide initiatives to promote student and faculty diversity. dena.bullard@ucop.edu

Maureen Conway is the Director of the Student Activity Center at UCSF. Supporting
students who contribute to the health and wellbeing of all Californians through UCDPI has been personally and professionally enriching. maureen.conway@ucsf.edu

Paul Day is the Manager of Events and Communications for the Office of Diversity and Outreach at UCSF. Paul enjoys listening to live music. paul.day@ucsf.edu Lourdes Guerrero, EdD, MSW is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the David
Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA CTSI Evaluation/Health Science Research Team, focused on the CTSI Research Education, Training, and Career Development Programs (CTSI-ED). lguerrero@mednet.ucla.edu

Linda Kane is Operations Manager for the Division of Health Sciences and Services
at UCs Office of the President. She is a proud UCLA Bruin. linda.kane@ucop.edu

Tina Novero, MPA is the Program Coordinator for the Multicultural Resource Center at UCSF in the office of Diversity & Outreach. She loves hip-hop. tina.novero@ucsf.edu Mijiza M. Sanchez, MPA is the Director of the Multicultural Resource Center at
UCSF in the office of Diversity & Outreach and the Chair of the University of California Diversity Pipeline Initiative. She loves hiking, yoga, photography & traveling. mijiza.sanchez@ucsf.edu

Dena Bullard

Maureen Conway

Paul Day

Lourdes Guerrero

Linda Kane

Tina Novero

Mijiza Sanchez

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Event and meeting space available on two levels