Advisory Board Members

University of South Florida St. Petersburg: Emeritus Professor of Anthropology.
Stampa School of Public Health: Involved in training public health doctoral students.
American Anthropological Association: Recipient of the Textor Award for Anticipatory Anthropology.
Berghahn Press: Editor of the Book Series "Aging, Culture and the Life Course.

University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston - Annie and John Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor of Aging and Professor at the School of Public and Population Health.
Journal of Aging and Health - Founder and Editor.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Research funded by the NIH since 1980.
Hispanic EPESE (Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly) - Principal Investigator.
Texas Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) - Principal Investigator.

Long Beach Gray Panthers - President, previously served as secretary.
California State University Long Beach - Oversees an award-winning internship program in collaboration with the university.
Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging - Received the Innovation Award for her workforce development program.
Museum of Science and Industry - Directed the California state science fair.
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) - Arranged volunteer training at the national office.
Boys and Girls Clubs - Taught grant writing.
Art Gallery for Women and Artists of Color - Managed and ran the gallery.

Pathways - Executive Director, responsible for overall agency operations including programs, staffing, financial sustainability, and board governance.
Non-Profit Organizations in Long Beach - Collaborates and networks with various non-profits to better serve the community.
California State University Long Beach (CSULB) - Involved in internship programs that connect students with non-profits for hands-on experience.

Dr. Michael S. Tehrani is affiliated with St. Mary Medical Center - Long Beach and MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, both located in Long Beach, California.
He received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine.

School of Nursing - Michael Williams is currently a Director at the School of Nursing.

Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging (LAACHA) - Project Director.
San Diego County - Worked in mental health recovery and rehabilitation, including leading the Older Adults Mental Health System of Care and supervising the After-hours Elder Abuse Reporting Line.
California Elder Mental Health and Aging Coalition (CMHAC) - Co-founder and former Director.
Central Florida Hillary for President Campaign - Former Deputy Operations Director.
Department of Aging and Independent Services in San Diego - Involved in promoting aging and mental health.
University internship program for LAACHA - Oversees the program to foster workforce capacity in aging.

Dr. Maria Y. Chandler is a pediatrician at MemorialCare Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach and a graduate of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical School and Pediatric Residency Program.
She serves as the Chief Medical Officer at TCC (The Children's Clinic), where she oversees medical activities and leads the expansion of the Behavioral Health Program.
Dr. Chandler also contributes as a Volunteer Clinic Faculty member at U.C. Irvine's Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, and she is the elected President of the Association of MD/MBA Programs.
She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children's Hospital and serves as the Chair of the Medical Economics Task Force and MD/MBA Program Advisor at UCI's School of Medicine and Merage School of Business.

Mercedes Perezchica is a faculty member at Long Beach City College and has been affiliated with California State University, Long Beach, where she is involved in various educational and community service capacities.
Her work extends to SCAN Health Plan, where she has been associated with initiatives under the Independence at Home program, focusing on enhancing community health and well-being.

Alberto Hurtado University in Chile - Founder of the Sociology program and served as its academic coordinator for ten years.
Interdisciplinary Research Center on Care, Family and Well-being (CUIFABI) - Director.
Network of Care, Gender and Citizenship Studies (ESOMI - Spain) - Member.
University of Deusto - Collaborator with the research team on International Migrations.

Dr. Tanya Dansky is the Senior Medical Director for MemorialCare Medical Group at MemorialCare Medical Foundation.
Her extensive experience includes roles as a former pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Specialists of San Diego, Medical Director at Children’s Physicians Medical Group, and CEO of CPMG IPA.
She has also served as Chief Medical Officer at Columbia United Providers, Anthem Washington (Medicaid), and Blue Shield Promise.
Dr. Dansky completed a Clinical Leadership Fellowship with the California Health Care Foundation and is currently involved in opening and managing the new health center at MemorialCare Medical Group Long Beach (Naples).

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