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​​​Medi-Cal Children's Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP)​

​March ​12, 2026 Meeting Attendance

Position
MemberAttendance
Chair
Elected November 6, 2025

Parent Representative
Nancy Netherland
In Person
Licensed Disproportionate Share Hospital Representative
Michael Weiss, MD
CHOC Children's Hospital
Virtual
Physician and Surgeon - Board Certified in Pediatrics
Kenneth Hempstead
The Permanente Medical Group
Not Attending
​Mental Health Provider Representative
​William Arroyo, MD
​Virtual
​Business Community Representative
​Ron DiLuigi
​Virtual
​Licensed, Practicing Dentist
​Lesley Latham, DDS, MS
Castro Valley Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
​Virtual
Nonprofit Primary Care Clinic Representative
​Karen Lauterbach
Venice Family Clinic, Comm. Health Insurance Program
​In Person
​Education Community Representative
​Jovan Salama Jacobs, Ed.D.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
​In Person
​County Public Health Provider Representative
​Kelly 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 advocate
​Jan Schumann
​​​
​Physician and Surgeon - Board Certified in Family Practice
​Ellen Beck, MD
University of California, San Diego
Community Education Division of Family Medicine
​Virtual
​Substance Abuse Provider Representative
​Elizabeth Stanley Salazar
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
​Virtual
​Parent Representative
​Diana Vega
​Virtual
​Parent Representative
​Alison Beier
​Virtual
​Health Plan Representative
​Jeff Ribordy, MD
Partnership HealthPlan of California
​Virtual
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. ​

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