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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.