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

Position
MemberTerm End Date
Chair
Elected November 6, 2025

Parent Representative
Nancy Netherland
12/31/2026
Licensed Disproportionate Share Hospital Representative
Michael Weiss, MD
CHOC Children's Hospital
12/31/2028
Physician and Surgeon - Board Certified in Pediatrics
Kenneth Hempstead
The Permanente Medical Group
12/31/2027
​Mental Health Provider Representative
​William Arroyo, MD
​12/31/2027
​Business Community Representative
​Ron DiLuigi
​12/31/2027
​Licensed, Practicing Dentist
​Lesley Latham, DDS, MS
Castro Valley Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
​12/31/2027
Nonprofit Primary Care Clinic Representative
​Karen Lauterbach
Venice Family Clinic, Comm. Health Insurance Program
​12/31/2028
​Education Community Representative
​Jovan Salama Jacobs, Ed.D.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
​12/31/2028
​County Public Health Provider Representative
​Kelly Motadel, MD
County of San Diego
​12/31/2028
​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
​​12/31/2028
​Physician and Surgeon - Board Certified in Family Practice
​Ellen Beck, MD
University of California, San Diego
Community Education Division of Family Medicine
​12/31/2026
​Substance Abuse Provider Representative

​Elizabeth Stanley Salazar
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
​12/31/2026
​Parent Representative
​Diana Vega
​12/31/2026
​Parent Representative
​Alison Beier
​12/31/2027
​Health Plan Representative
​Jeff Ribordy, MD
Partnership HealthPlan of California
​12/31/2026
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. 
Last modified date: 1/6/2026 1:19 PM