Board of Trustees
Chair
Vice Chair
John Baackes Chief Executive Officer, L. A. Care Health Plan( Retired)
Scott Weingarten, MD, MPH Board Member for multiple organizations and Professor Emeritus at Cedars-Sinai
Board Members
Bita Amani, PhD, MHS Associate Professor, Department of Urban Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD President and CEO, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science( Ex- Officio)
Steven M. Dubinett, MD Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
Zoila D. Escobar, MBA, EdD President, AltaMed Foundation and Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, AltaMed Health Services
Vidya Kaushik, MD Executive Committee Member- Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Jerry E. Spicer, DNP, RN Regional Chief Nurse Executive & Vice President Regional Patient Care Services, Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospitals, Southern California and Hawaii Markets
Deborah Freund, PhD, MPH Executive Committee Member – Research Full Professor, School of Community & Global Health, Claremont Graduate University
Beong-Soo Kim, Esq. Executive Committee Member- Senior Vice President and General Counsel, University of Southern California
Julie J. Sprengel, MBA, RN Southwest Division President, Dignity Health Hospitals
Sonnet Hui LEED ® AP – Vice President and General Manager, Project Management Advisors, Inc.
Byron J. McLain, Esq Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP
Jennifer Tham Master of Nursing Candidate, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Trustee Emeriti
Cornelius L. Hopper, MD Vice President for Health Affairs, Emeritus, University of California System
Executive Management Team
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer
Angela L. Minniefield, MPA Senior Vice President of Advancement and Operations, and COO
Carl A. McLaney, MPA Vice President of Real Estate and Infrastructure
Jose Torres-Ruiz, PhD Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Elizabeth G. Baskerville, CPA, MBA, JD Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees