Advisors
Phyllis Agran, MD, MPH, FAAP
Founder & Executive/Medical Director, Clinic in the Park
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Eldon Baber, MS
Executive Director, The Raise Foundation – Orange County's Child Abuse Prevention Council
Nakia C. Best, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
Pooja Bhalla, DNP, RN, BSN
Chief Operating Officer, Illumination Foundation
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Letitia Clark, MPP
Chief Communications Officer, South Coast Community College District
Charles Denham, MD
Founder, Med Tac Global
Medical Tactical Bystander Rescue Care
Van Nguyen Greco, MD, FAAP
Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Geeta Grover, MD, FAAP
HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
Member of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Illumination Foundation, Board of Directors
Maria Matza, PhD, RNC, PHN, CCSN
Associate Professor, Lead Faculty, Population Health Schools of Nursing, California State University, Fullerton
President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses (Orange County Chapter)
*Sandra Murray, MD, FAAP
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
*Alfonso Valdez, PhD
Director of the Public Policy Laboratory & Professor, Department of School of Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Board of Directors, Higher Ground Youth & Family Services, Anaheim
*Executive Committee
Staff
Phyllis Agran, MD, MPH, FAAP
Founder and Medical Director
Emma Course
Clinic in the Park Manager
AAP-OC Program Manager, Reach Out and Read Coordinator
Erin Malone, MPH
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor & Authorized Instructor of Transporting Child with Special Needs
Safe Transportation for All Children (STAC) Certification
Jaya Bhalla, BS
Clinic in the Park Project Coordinator & Research Assistant
Kathryn Tan, BS
Clinic in the Park Project Coordinator
Consultants
Lori Vandermeir, MCIS
Co-Owner, Strategic Communication Consultants
Larry Agran, JD
Co-Founder of Clinic in the Park