Current GC Members
President Elect
Immediate Past President
President Elect
Amber Valenzuela has over six years of experience within the field of public health. She has a passion for research and community involvement around public health-related issues.
SCPHA Goal: Become more deeply involved within the field of public health to better serve the community she lives in as well as the community at-large.
Vice President
Immediate Past President
President Elect
Brianna Scott is an Epidemiologist for the City of Long Beach. She is a doctoral student at Loma Linda University with a focus in health education and epidemiology. She has a passion for research, and is particularly interested in exploring the association between neurological disorders and increased risk factors among minority population
Brianna Scott is an Epidemiologist for the City of Long Beach. She is a doctoral student at Loma Linda University with a focus in health education and epidemiology. She has a passion for research, and is particularly interested in exploring the association between neurological disorders and increased risk factors among minority populations.
SCPHA Goal: Promote the field of public health within underserved communities and provide a platform where members of underserved communities can express public health concerns.
Immediate Past President
Immediate Past President
Immediate Past President
Ann Kim is a public health nurse who works for Orange County. Prior to her current job, she was a full-time lecturer with CSULB.
SCPHA Goal: Increase our membership engagement while bolstering our finances.
Secretary
Immediate Past President
Immediate Past President
Dr. Saran Tucker
Member-at-Large: Professional Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Member-at-Large: Professional Development
Nabila Alam is an MPH graduate with a focus in behavioral and community health.
SCPHA Goal: Develop more opportunities for our members to engage with the association and community.
Member-at-Large: Professional Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Member-at-Large: Professional Development
McKailey Walters
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Loan Nguyen-Pryor
Member-at-Large: Policy & Advocacy Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Member-at-Large: Membership & Section Development
Michelle Holguin
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC)
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC)
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC)
Dr. Dominick Sturz is a Professor of Public Health and Assistant Dean for the Area of Health and Social Sciences at California Baptist University, Division of Online and Professional Studies. Prior to academia, he worked in pharmaceuticals for Merck & Co. and Johnson & Johnson.
SCPHA Goal: Explore potential for strengthening partnerships and promote SCPHA engagement opportunities.
Lifetime Member
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC)
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC)
Dr. Robert Friis is a Professor and Department Chair of Health Science for CSULB as well as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Medicine for the UC Irvine. He has authored several books and leads multiple public health research projects on Tobacco, Epidemiology and Environmental Health topics.
SCPHA Goal:
Dr. Robert Friis is a Professor and Department Chair of Health Science for CSULB as well as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Medicine for the UC Irvine. He has authored several books and leads multiple public health research projects on Tobacco, Epidemiology and Environmental Health topics.
SCPHA Goal: Inspire our student and early career professionals to pursue opportunities in public health research.