Community

From our partners and direct service programs, to the generous individuals including our board members and other philanthropic leaders, and the corporations, foundations, and government agencies that support our mission, our community is fundamental to everything we do at Heluna Health.

Community

From our partners and direct service programs, to the generous individuals including our board members and other philanthropic leaders, and the corporations, foundations, and government agencies that support our mission, our community is fundamental to everything we do at Heluna Health.

About Us

At Heluna Health, population health is personal. For more than 50 years, Heluna Health has worked together with nonprofit and community-based organizations, public health agencies, healthcare systems and providers, and policymakers to strengthen health interventions and create equitable access to nutrition, maternal and infant care, disease prevention and treatment, housing, early literacy resources and more.

Heluna Health Partners with Award-Winning Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz on Vital Health Messages

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“Joining forces with Heluna Health, we can affect many more people than we can reach separately,” says Alcaraz, “bringing positive cultural knowledge and helpful health information that improves health outcomes for communities is a mission that we share.”

Lalo Alcaraz

Award-Winning Cartoonist

Senior Leadership

Heluna Health’s Board of Directors and Executive Management Team are dedicated to the success of Heluna Health, and to the partners, programs, and people we serve.

Board of Directors, Officers

Santosh Vetticaden, MD, PhD, MBA

Chair

Biotech Entrepreneur/ Co-founder, Visgenx Inc.

Carladenise Edwards, PhD

Vice Chair

Consultant, Healthcare

Robert R. Jenks, MBA

Treasurer

Managing Director, Redbrook Partners LLC

Nicole J. Macarchuk, JD

Director

Partner, Dechert, LLP

Directors

Nwando Anyaoku, MD, MPH, MBA

Director

Chief Health Equity Officer, Swedish Health Services

Alexander Baker, MBA

Board Chair

Consultant

Jennifer Covich Bordenick, MHRD

Director

Chief Executive Officer, Executives for Health Innovation

Consultant, Healthcare

Director

Founder, Camino Advisors

Celina Gorre

Director

CEO, WomenHeart

Tamara Joseph, JD

Director

Consultant, Healthcare

Alessandro Lazzarini

Director

Investment Analyst, Capital Group

Hope Tarirai Mago, MBA

Director

Partner, HCAP Partners

Bonnie Midura, MPH

Director

Senior Program Manager, The California Endowment

Jean C. O’Connor, JD, MPH, DrPH, FACHE

Director

Managing Principal, Health Management Associates

Virginia Pryor, MSW

Director

President and Founder, VP Consulting Collective

Sarah Rich, MBA

Director

Consultant, Healthcare Finance

Vivian Vasallo, MA, MSc

Director

Health and Philanthropic Executive

Executive Management Team

Blayne Cutler, MD, PhD

President and Chief Executive Officer

Peter Dale, CPCM, MA

Chief Program Officer

Jordan Gadd, MA

Chief of Staff

Jo Kay Ghosh, PhD

Director of Research and Evaluation

Brian Gieseler, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Power Robison, MBA

Chief Advancement Officer

Kiran Saluja, MPH, RDN

Executive Director, PHFE WIC Program

Tim Seifert, JD

Chief Human Resources Officer

Meet Our Team

Heluna Health is proud of our dedicated employees, who are inspired to improve the lives of members of the communities we serve. We welcome and celebrate their diverse backgrounds and their rich life and professional experiences, which inform their exceptional work.

Partners and Direct Service Programs

We provide support, resources, and expertise for many dedicated programs and organizations—all working toward a shared mission—to improve the lives of others.
  • ALL
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH
  • COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
  • TOBACCO CESSATION
  • FAMILY HEALTH AND SUPPORT
  • PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
  • MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
  • FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
  • YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

CDPH Microbial Disease Laboratory

Providing reference, diagnostic and applied research activities for the detection, epidemiologic investigation, control and prevention of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases in humans, food, water, and other environmental sources.

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CDPH Vector Borne Disease Section

Protecting the health and well-being of Californians from diseases transmitted to people from insects and other animals.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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Testing Microbial Disease Laboratory

Providing reference, diagnostic and applied research activities for the detection, epidemiologic investigation, control and prevention of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases in humans, food, water, and other environmental sources.

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CDPH Vector Borne Disease Section

Protecting the health and well-being of Californians from diseases transmitted to people from insects and other animals.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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Test Disease Laboratory

Providing reference, diagnostic and applied research activities for the detection, epidemiologic investigation, control and prevention of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases in humans, food, water, and other environmental sources.

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CDPH Vector Borne Disease Section

Protecting the health and well-being of Californians from diseases transmitted to people from insects and other animals.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory

Providing laboratory support, technical assistance, and research required for the diagnosis, investigation, and control of viral diseases and for the development and maintenance of high quality local viral laboratory services in California.

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Donors and Funders

Heluna Health thanks the many generous individuals, including our board members and other philanthropic leaders, and the corporations, foundations, and government agencies that recognize the value of our work and provide the resources for our success.