2024-2025 CPCA Advocates Board of Directors

CHAIR

Rakesh Patel, MD, Chief Executive Officer
Neighborhood Healthcare

VICE-CHAIR

Ben Avery, Chief Public Affairs Officer
WellSpace Health

SECRETARY

Tim Fraser, Vice President of Government Affairs
Health Center Partners of Southern California

TREASURER

Berenice Nunez Constant, Senior Vice President, Government Relations & Civic Engagement
AltaMed Health Services Corporation

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

David Brinkman, Chief Executive Officer
Desert Aids Project + Borrego Health

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Jo Campbell, Chief Executive Officer
Hill Country Community Clinic

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Virginia Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer
California Rural Indian Health Board

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Lisa Maas, Executive Director
Californians Allied for Patient Protection

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Joanne Preece, Director of Government & External Affairs
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Joel Ramirez, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Camarena Health

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Yamilet Valladolid, Director of Government and Community Affairs
Golden Valley Health Centers

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Anthony White, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs
TrueCare

EX OFFICIO

Francisco J. Silva, Esq. President & Chief Executive Officer
California Primary Care Association