HealthImpact Board Chair
Clinical Director, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis

Dr. Bakerjian is a Nurse Practitioner with a background in gerontology, patient safety and quality improvement, and has been a strong supporter of the California Action Coalition. She has held multiple academic positions and was Vice Chair for FNP/PA Studies and Senior Director for FNP/PA Clinical Education & Practice, as well as many clinical positions. Dr. Bakerjian is a national speaker on long-term care, quality and safety, and interprofessional education and practice. She holds an MSN and PhD from the University of California, San Francisco.

HealthImpact Board President
Chief Executive Officer, HealthImpact

Dr. Chan succeeded Judee Berg as President & CEO of HealthImpact on January 22, 2019. Previously, Chan was on staff with Stanford Health Care, where he served as Director for the Center for Education and Professional Development and Director of Advanced Practice. He earned his PhD and MS in Nursing and completed Post-Masters work as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a Fellow at the National Institutes of Health’s Summer Genetics Program, and completed the American College of Health Executives Senior Executive Program in Healthcare Administration.

HealthImpact Board Treasurer
Chief Nurse Executive, UCLA Health

Dr. Grimley is a senior leader at UCLA Health and the School of Nursing and is responsible for nursing practice and care delivery across UCLA Health’s four hospitals and ambulatory care network. With UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital, and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital designated as Magnet hospitals, she works with nursing leadership to maintain the highest level of nursing excellence as a standard throughout UCLA Health.

HealthImpact Board Secretary
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, Cedars-Sinai

Dr. Marshall is a nationally recognized leader in nursing-leader proficiency and is responsible for nursing practice, education, and administration throughout the Cedars-Sinai system. He currently serves in the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Magnet® Recognition Program, and also served on the board of directors of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

In addition to bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing, Dr. Marshall earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. He also holds a law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston.

Chief Clinical Officer, UC San Diego Health

In her role as CCO for UC San Diego, Ms. Baggett provides leadership and direction for the nursing staff and is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling all functions of nursing, care coordination, volunteer services, pharmacy, facilities, and support services, as well as overseeing emergency medicine. A graduate of the Johnson & Johnson-Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives, Ms. Baggett earned her master of science degree from Adelphi University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Molloy College, both in New York state.

Chief Executive Officer, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists

In her role as CEO for California Society of Health System Pharmacists, Dr. De Martini provides leadership and advocacy for pharmacy professionals to optimize medication therapy for Californian citizens. She is a Fellow of the California Health Care Foundation Leadership in Health Care program. Dr. De Martini earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Pacific and is board certified in geriatrics.

Chief Nurse Officer, Sutter Health

As Sutter Health’s first Chief Nurse Officer, Dr. Kiger is accountable for executive nursing leadership, clinical nursing practice, education, and nursing research for the entire system.  Dr.Kiger holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Texas Tech University School of Nursing, a Doctorate of Science in Public Health, Health Systems Management, from Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, an MBA from Averett University, Danville Virginia and a Master of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.  Her undergraduate BSN is from West Virginia University School of Nursing.  Dr. Kiger serves as a Board Regent for Samuel Merritt University, on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), and as Board member for MedicAlert Foundation, Turlock, CA.

Chief Executive Officer, National Healthcare & Housing Advisors, LLC

Paul Leon is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of National Healthcare & Housing Advisors, LLC (NHHA) and co-Founder and Board Member of The Leon Institute. Throughout his career, Paul has led teams to create sustainable, systemic change to address the myriad issues facing vulnerable populations with the hope of one day ending the homelessness crisis. Paul is revered as one of the early pioneers of Street Medicine and recuperative care in Orange County and Los Angeles. Paul’s decades of experience have culminated in his current endeavor with NHHA. NHHA was founded in 2021 to offer innovative solutions that address the needs of vulnerable populations through proprietary integrated systems of care, pilot program implementation, and advisory services.

Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center

Biography coming soon.

Executive Director, Economic and Workforce Development, Butte College

Linda is the Executive Director, Economic and Workforce Development at Butte College and the Senior Advisor for HealthWorkforce Development with Upskill California/Corporate College.  She has served as the statewide director of the Health Workforce Initiative (HWI) — one of the ten sectors of the Workforce and Economic Development program, California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO).  In this role, she coordinated the work of the ten HWI Regional Directors and served as the lead nursing and allied health subject matter expert for the CCCCO. Previous to this position, Linda was the regional director for the HWI in the North and Far North Regions.  She served in these roles for over 25 years.