CHCF Alumni Network Meeting
September 24-25, 2026
Omni Hotel Los Angeles
251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Agenda
Thursday, September 24, 2026 (click to expand)
Thursday, September 24, 2026 (click to expand)
10:00am-11:30am: Board Meeting
10:00am-11:30am: Board Meeting
(Board Members Only)
11:00am-12:15pm: Registration and Lunch
11:00am-12:15pm: Registration and Lunch
Lunch Location: Gallery
12:30pm-12:45pm: Welcome
12:30pm-12:45pm: Welcome
Location: Watercourt
Speakers:
Alen Voskanian, MD, Alumni Board President
Michelle Schneidermann, MD, California Health Care Foundation
1:15pm-2:15pm: AI in Healthcare (Panel)
1:15pm-2:15pm: AI in Healthcare (Panel)
Location: Watercourt
Panelists:
Joanne Kim, Director, Vega Health
Natalie Pierce, JD, Partner, Gunderson Dettmer
Daniel Yang, MD, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, Kaiser Permanente
Moderator:
Susan Solinsky, Operating Partner, Kayne Anderson, Board Director Telemed2U
Session Objectives:
Analyze key considerations for implementing AI in healthcare, including quality, safety, equity, workforce readiness, and compliance.
Compare AI implementation approaches across large health systems and community-based care settings.
Apply practical lessons to identify opportunities and barriers for responsible AI adoption in participants’ own organizations.
2:30pm-5:30pm: Plenary Session
2:30pm-5:30pm: Plenary Session
Hear select California Healthcare Improvement Project (CHIP) presentations and network with the graduating cohort around their CHIP projects.
Location: Bunker Hill
Session Objectives:
Showcase examples of California Healthcare Improvement Projects (CHIPs) and highlight their impact and outcomes.
Identify practical lessons and approaches that can strengthen how organizations can improve health care delivery.
6:30pm-10:00pm: Dinner and Cohort 24 Graduation
6:30pm-10:00pm: Dinner and Cohort 24 Graduation
Location: Bunker Hill/Watercourt
Graduation Speaker:
Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, Your Local Epidemiologist
Friday, September 25, 2026 (click to expand)
Friday, September 25, 2026 (click to expand)
8:00am-9:00am: Breakfast / Interest Group Meetings
8:00am-9:00am: Breakfast / Interest Group Meetings
Breakfast Location: Gallery
Interest Group Location: Museum A
Interest Group: Social Justice Action & Complex Care
9:00am-9:50am: Opening Day Session
9:00am-9:50am: Opening Day Session
Location: Bunker Hill
Guest Speaker:
Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, MPA, CEO Grapevine Health
Session Objectives:
Apply lessons from unconventional, community-embedded leadership to strengthen trust within organizations and communities.
Analyze how trust and information credibility shape health decisions among Medicaid and hard-to-reach populations.
Evaluate street-level evidence on how underserved communities perceive healthcare and its influence on healthcare engagement.
10:00am-10:50am: Maternity and Reproductive Health
10:00am-10:50am: Maternity and Reproductive Health
Location: Bunker Hill
Guest Speaker:
Anitra Beasley, MD, Board President for Society of Family Planning
Session Objectives:
Describe the intersection between maternal morbidity, mortality, and access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
Identify practical opportunities for health-system and public-sector leaders to strengthen equitable access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
Apply strategies for advancing reproductive-health policy, care delivery, and patient-centered advocacy within their organizations and communities.
11:00am-noon: Alumni Networking Session
11:00am-noon: Alumni Networking Session
Location: Bunker Hill
Guest Speaker:
Amira Barger, MBA, CVA, CFRE
Alumni Board:
Pooja Mittal, DO (Past President) and Alen Voskanian, MD (President)
Session Objectives:
Build new connections through story by sharing experiences that reveal something beyond professional roles and titles.
Recognize what can make speaking up difficult by reflecting on a moment when values, relationships, or consequences shaped what could be said.
Practice moving from “nice” to “nerve” and identifying language to draw on in a future difficult conversation.
noon-1:00pm: Lunch
noon-1:00pm: Lunch
Lunch Location: Gallery
1:00pm - 1:45pm: Future of Medi-Cal Commission (Panel)
1:00pm - 1:45pm: Future of Medi-Cal Commission (Panel)
Location: Bunker Hill
Panelists:
Alice Chen, MD, Commissioner (Cohort 6)
Tory Starr, MSN, Commissioner (Cohort 10)
Moderator:
Mark Ghaly, MD, Commission Co-Chair
Session Objectives:
Explain the commission’s purpose and process of developing a 10-year vision for Medi-Cal.
Analyze opportunities for system design and redesign to build a more accessible and sustainable Medi-Cal program.
Apply commission insights in the forthcoming report to identify advocacy and action opportunities in participants’ institutions and communities.
1:45pm - 2:15pm: Closing Session
1:45pm - 2:15pm: Closing Session
Location: Bunker Hill
Guest Speaker:
Varun Soni, PhD, Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California
2:15pm - 2:30pm: Closing Remarks
2:15pm - 2:30pm: Closing Remarks
Location: Bunker Hill
Alen Voskanian, MD, Board President, Alumni Network (Cohort 10)
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Open
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Open
Location: Bunker Hill
Space available to alumni until closing for networking, interest groups, informational gatherings, and updates.
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