Leadership

The California Action Coalition currently includes a diverse group of nearly 700 nurses and other health-care leaders who are engaged in creating the blueprint for the implementation of the IOM recommendations.

Executive Committee
The California Action Coalition Executive Committee is responsible for the overall implementation of the recommendations in California and provides strategic and policy oversight and leadership for the coalition and the California Campaign for the Future of Nursing.

Nursing Co-Leads:

Mary Foley
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes

Casey Shillam
University of California, Davis
(Dr. Shillam also serves as Communications Director for the coalition)

Non-Nurse Co-Leads:

Jeff Oxendine
University of California, Berkeley, the California Health Workforce Alliance and California Health Professions Consortium

Linda Zorn
Health Workforce Initiative, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

Statewide Director:

Mary Dickow
California Action Coalition

Members:

Deloras Jones
California Institute for Nursing & Health Care

Stephanie Leach
Kaiser Permanente

Gloria McNeal
Charles Drew University

Ed O’Neil
University of California, San Francisco

Heather M. Young
University of California, Davis

Leadership Council
The California Action Coalition Leadership Council is comprised of representatives from key stakeholder groups, the Recommendation Workgroup Co-leads, and the Regional Champions. The Leadership Council provides input for implementation design, contributes to dissemination of the action plan, and supports the strategies for completion of the action plan.

Recommendation Workgroups
The California Action Coalition established eight different workgroups, each focusing on one specific recommendation. Each workgroup is guided by two co-leads and is responsible for developing an overall set of goals and outcomes by creating actions steps to meet the recommendation deliverables.

Regional Groups
The California Action Coalition established eight regions (Southern California, Orange County/Riverside/San Bernardino Counties, San Diego/Imperial Counties, Sacramento, San Francisco-Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast and Northern California) throughout the state to ensure adequate regional representation on the eight Recommendation Workgroups.