Statewide Coalitions
Chinese American Coalition For Compassionate Care
P.O. Box 276, Cupertino, CA 95015
caccc-usa.org
Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN, Founder and Board Chair
(916) 835-4007
[email protected]
Local Coalitions
Alameda/Contra Costa Area
Alameda-Contra Costa POLST Coalition
6230 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 654-5383
Joseph Greaves, Administrator
[email protected]
Mary Lee Gates, NP, MS, Director of Education and Outreach
[email protected]
David English, MD, Coalition Chair and Physician Champion
[email protected]
Antelope Valley Area
Antelope Valley Care Transitions Collaborative
ProCare Hospice
42442 10th Street West Suite E, Lancaster, CA 93534
Brandi Wheeler, Director of Marketing
(661) 951-1146
[email protected]
Lindsay Holland, Clinical Project Manager
Health Services Advisory Group
(818) 265-4671
[email protected]
Bakersfield Area
Greater Bakersfield Better Care Coalition
Christopher Meyers, PhD, Director
Kegley Institute of Ethics
California State University, Bakersfield
(661) 654-3149
[email protected]
Central Coast Area
Central Coast Coalition For Compassionate Care
Kris Kington-Barker
(805) 471-1233 mobile
San Luis Obispo County Compassionate Care And POLST Coalition
Shannon McOuat
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
(805) 544-2266
[email protected]
Humboldt Area
Humboldt POLST Coalition
Karen Ayers, NP
Hospice of Humboldt
(707) 445-8443
[email protected]
Karen Roemke
Acting Director of Social Services, Hospice of Humboldt
[email protected]
Humboldt ACP Coalition
Humboldt Advance Care Planning Coalition
(707) 442-0478
[email protected]
Karen Ayers, NP
Chair, HumACP
(707) 616-8113
[email protected]
Lake County Area
Lake County Coalition For Advance Care Planning
Ruth Lincoln, RN, PHN, MA
Executive Director, Lake County Coalition for ACP and Hospice Services of Lake County
(707) 263-6222
[email protected]
Los Angeles (West Los Angeles) Area
West Los Angeles POLST Coalition
Paul Schneider, MD, FACP
Southern California Bioethics Committee Consortium
(310) 268‐3016
[email protected]
Marin Area
Marin County POLST Coalition
Teresa Tooker
[email protected]
Mendocino Area
Mendocino POLST Coalition
Mark Apfel, MD
Anderson Valley Health Center
(707) 895‐3477
[email protected]
Monterey Area
Hospice Giving Foundation
Siobhan Greene, President/CEO
(831) 333-9023
[email protected]
Orange County Area
Orange County POLST Coalition
Patty Barnett Mouton
Alzheimer’s Orange County
(714) 349-5517 mobile
(949) 955-9000 office
[email protected]
Dr. Vincent Nguyen
Hoag Hospital
(949) 764-8585
[email protected]
Greater Pasadena Area
San Gabriel Valley End-Of-Life Care Coalition
Marcia Penido, LCSW, MPH
Huntington Hospital
(626) 397-3329
[email protected]
Erica Gamez, MSW
Bereavement Manager
Vitas Healthcare
[email protected]
Susan Brown
By Your Side Manager
Episcopal Communities and Services
[email protected]
Riverside/San Bernardino Area
Inland Empire Palliative Care Coalition
Dr. Tarek Mahdi, Advisory Group Chair
(951) 233-7839
[email protected]
Dolores Green, Executive Director
Riverside County Medical Assn.
(951) 686-3342
[email protected]
Alternate Contact to Dolores –
Bianca Scarborough
(951) 686-3342
[email protected]
Sacramento Area
Greater Sacramento Coalition For Compassionate Care
Susan Taylor, RN
[email protected]
Cindy Carroll, RN
[email protected]
San Diego Area
San Diego POLST Coalition
San Diego Coalition for Compassionate Care
General email
[email protected]
Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD
[email protected]
Sharon B. Hamill, Ph. D.
Faculty Director, Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM
(760) 750-8029
[email protected]
San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley Area
SPA 2 POLST Coalition
Joni Novosel, Executive Director
Valley Care Community Consortium
(818) 947-4040
[email protected]
San Francisco Area
San Francisco Community-Based Palliative Care Initiative
Steve Heilig
San Francisco Medical Society
(415) 561‐0850 ext. 270
[email protected]
Jeff Newman
[email protected]
Nate Hinerman
[email protected]
San Joaquin Area
San Joaquin Coalition For Compassionate Care
Gerry Grossman
San Joaquin Coalition for Compassionate Care/Catholic Charities
(209) 444-5908
[email protected]g
www.sanjoaquinccc.org
San Mateo Area
Coalition For Compassionate Care Of San Mateo County
Francine Serafin-Dickson, MBA, RN, Chair
Executive Director
Hospital Consortium of San Mateo County
(650) 573-3957
[email protected]
Santa Barbara Area
Santa Barbara POLST Coalition
Susan Plummer
Alliance for Living and Dying Well
(805) 845-5314
[email protected]
Jeanne M. West
(805) 845-3747
(805) 886-4234 mobile
[email protected]
Rebecca Simonitsch, MS, MAEd, CT, CCLS
Advance Care Planning Coordinator
Cottage Health, Santa Barbara
(805) 448-0399
[email protected]
Santa Cruz Area
Santa Cruz County Make Your Wishes Known Initiative
Shirley Sapena, MSW
Transitional Care Liaison
(831) 430‐3050
[email protected]
Siskiyou County Area
Siskiyou ACP Coalition “Let’s Talk”
Karen Wiley, RN
Madrone Hospice, Inc
(530) 842 – 3160
[email protected]
Sonoma County
Journey Project Coalition
Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Director
Community Network Journey Project, Santa Rosa
(707) 539-2364
[email protected]
CaringCommunity.org
My Care, My Plan – Speak Up Sonoma County
Advance Care Planning Community Initiative
Dorothy Foster, MFT, Co-Chair
Psychotherapist in Private Practice
(707) 793-2152
[email protected]
Jenay Cottrell, Program Planning & Evaluation Analyst
Sonoma County Human Services Department
Adult & Aging Services Division
(707) 565-5738
[email protected]g
3725 Westwind Blvd., Ste. 101
P.O. Box 40-59
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-4059
(707) 565-5950
MyCareMyPlanSonoma.org
Stanislaus Area
Stanislaus County POLST Coalition
Sheila Singh Dobbins, MSN, RN, FNP
(209) 342-4001
[email protected]
Ventura Area
Ventura County Coalition For Compassionate Care
Teri Helton, RN, PHN, MSN, FCN / Primary Contact
[email protected]
Mary Carr / Secondary Contact
Executive Director
Ventura County Medical Association
(805) 484-6822
[email protected]
Woodland/Yolo Area
Yolo POLST Coalition
Jeffrey Yee, MD
Woodland Medical Group
(530) 668-2650
[email protected]
Liz Romero
Yolo Hospice, Inc
(530) 758-5566
[email protected]