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Medi-Cal Children’s Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP)

September 10, 2026 Meeting Attendance

PositionMemberAttendance
Chair
Elected November 6, 2025

Parent Representative
Nancy NetherlandIn Person
Licensed Disproportionate Share Hospital RepresentativeMichael Weiss, MD
CHOC Children’s Hospital
Not Attending
Physician and Surgeon – Board Certified in PediatricsKenneth Hempstead
The Permanente Medical Group
In Person
Mental Health Provider RepresentativeWilliam Arroyo, MDVirtual
Business Community RepresentativeRon DiLuigiVirtual
Licensed, Practicing DentistLesley Latham, DDS, MS
Castro Valley Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
Virtual
Nonprofit Primary Care Clinic RepresentativeKaren Lauterbach
Venice Family Clinic, Comm. Health Insurance Program
In Person
Education Community RepresentativeJovan Salama Jacobs, Ed.D.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
In Person
County Public Health Provider RepresentativeKelly Motadel, MD
County of San Diego
In Person
Current or former foster youth; an attorney, social worker, probation officer, or court-appointed special advocate who currently represents one or more foster youth; a foster care service provider; or a child welfare advocateJan SchumannVirtual
Physician and Surgeon – Board Certified in Family PracticeEllen Beck, MD
University of California, San Diego
Community Education Division of Family Medicine
Virtual
Substance Abuse Provider RepresentativeElizabeth Stanley Salazar
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Virtual
Parent RepresentativeDiana VegaVirtual
Parent RepresentativeAlison BeierVirtual
Health Plan RepresentativeJeff Ribordy, MD
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Not Attending

The intent of SB220 legislation is the continuation of the prior panel as established by Section 12693.90 of the Insurance Code. SB 220 specifies that new panel members shall not be appointed until a vacancy occurs.