LA Net Advisory
Council Members

John A Kotick, JD (Chairman)
Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles

Mohsen Bazargan, Ph.D.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Condessa Curley, MD
Eisner Pediatrics and Family Medical Center

Ignacio DeArtola , MD
Cleaver Family Wellness Center

Grace Floutsis, MD
Clinica Msr. Oscar A. Romero

Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH
University of California, Los Angeles

Ricardo G. Hahn, MD
University of Southern California

Sally Hur, Pharm. D.
QueensCare, Echo Park

Sarah Ingersoll, MSN, MBA, RN
American Medical Informatics Association
University of Southern California

Cristina Jose Kampher, PhD
AltaMed

June Levine. RN, MSN
Access to Care Collaborative

Carmela Lomonaco, PhD

Imelda Meza, MA
The Children’s Clinic

Kiki Nocella, PhD
University of California, Riverside

Felix Nuñez, MD, MPH
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Elise Pomerance, MD
East Valley Community Health Center

Jehni Robinson, MD
The Los Angeles Free Clinic

Michael A. Rodríguez, MD, MPH
University of California, Los Angeles

Richard Seidman, MD, MPH
LA Care

Maureen Strohm, MD
California Hospital Medical Center

Ava Lenda Waldman
AIDS Research Alliance

Anti-Racism in Health Care Settings Training, a workshop lead by Laura Myerchin, Network Coordinator

A workshop that discusses how racism occurs within a health care setting and methods of undoing racism for care providers. If interested, please contact Laura Myerchin.

Ms. Myerchin’s experience with anti-racism work:

While attending Guilford College in Spring 2003 I completed the Undoing Racism Community Organizing Workshops sponsored by The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. In Spring 2004 I completed the Leadership for Social Change series of workshops sponsored by Guilford College and local community members. While at Guilford College I was a student representative for community-based anti-racism efforts, worked as an advocate for the local Latino community, worked as an English as a Second Language tutor and participated in several "Women and Racism" community discussions. As the secretary for the community senate, I worked with members of The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond as well as members of the Greensboro area impacted by racism.

While in graduate school I completed a study that examined the role of sectarianism in valuing truth and reconciliation style peace programs in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In doing this, I drew on experience with the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation program as well as researching institutionalized forms of sectarianism and racism. I also have served as an evaluator for Pitzer College's study of student intercultural understanding (2006).

I hold a BA in psychology and women’s studies from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC and an MA in applied psychology, with emphases on program evaluation and cultural psychology from the Claremont Graduate University, Claremont CA. I have also completed a summer Irish Studies program at Queen’s University, Belfast Northern Ireland. I have acted as Network Coordinator for LA Net since July 2006.