Advisory Group
The Office of Binational Border Health (OBBH) Advisory Group consists of 12 members from multiple sectors representing the California Conference of Local Health Officers, local government agencies, health plans, hospitals, community-based organizations, health consumers, and universities, representing different geographic regions that serve urban and rural communities in California. The Advisory Group supports OBBH's mission by developing and monitoring a strategic plan for OBBH to address border and binational health issues. Additionally, they advise the California Department of Public Health Services and the California members of the U.S.–Mexico Border Health Commission on critical health concerns.
Contact Ivette Lorona, Program Coordinator, for more information.
| Rebecca Alcantar, MPA | Senior Advocate, Public Programs
| Blue Shield of California
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Jim Arriola, MBA, MS
| Co-Founder/Board Member/Operating Executive
| MediExcel Health Plan
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Dianne Ciro, PhD, LCSW
| Assistant Professor
| San Diego State University
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Rocio Noemi Duenas, MA
| Community Programs Director
| Pacific Safety Center
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Daniela Flores, MPH
| Executive Director
| Imperial Valley Equity & Justice
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Álvaro Garza, MD, MPH
| Public Health Officer (Retired)
| California Conference of Local Health Officers
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María Hearns-Rivas, PharmD, APh, BCACP, BCGP, CDCES
| Bilingual Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
| Kaiser Permanente Southern California
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Elizabeth Hernandez, PhD
| Director, Public Health Services
| County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
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Brian Hui, PhD
| Staff Analyst, Center for Health Equity
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Karla Lopez, MPH
| Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Manager
| Imperial County Public Health Department
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Konane Martinez, PhD
| Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology
| California State University, San Marcos
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Norah Schwartz, PhD, MPA
| Professor and Researcher
| El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
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