Starting in 2000, geriatrics began to receive significant institutional attention. First came the passage of Assembly Bill 1820 Medical Training Act, by Rodrick Wright. AB 1820 required geriatric content in the UC Schools of Medicine (SOM's) and geriatric Continuing Medical Education (CME) for MD's in Family and Community Medicine (FCM) and Internal Medicine (IM). A legislative proposal to fund endowed chairs in Aging at each health science campus was also initiated.  Key activists' members of the current External Advisory Committee (EAC) were instrumental in securing this funding and has been in existence for 20 years. Since the 1980s, the EAC has run non-stop supporting the Center in reviewing research and clinical activities under Mary Haan and Geriatrics. In the 1990s thru present, the EAC was increasing involved with public education, events, and interest in both professional and academic geriatric education.

Rosanne Bernady
Older Adult Services City of Sacramento

Bert Bettis
Sacramento County Senior & Adult Services

Lucille Blass
Older Women's League

Richard Brunader, M.D.
Family and Community Medicine, UCDMC

Lisa Cirill
City of Sacramento Older Adult Services

Janet Claypoole
Del Oro Resource Center

Candace Collins
Mercy Healthcare

Lora Connolly
Director, California Department of Aging

Carole Cory
Department of Aging, State of California

Diane Croon-White
Public Affairs Dept, Kaiser Permanente

Celia Esquivel
Associate State Director, AARP

Elly Fairclough
Field Representative, California State Assembly 8th District

Robin Fine
Senior Care Services, Kaiser Permanente

Barbara Gillogly
Department of Geriatrics, American River College

Barbara Grigg, RN, MSN
Yolo County Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services

Ruth Kletzing
Older Women's League

Joan Lee
Gray Panthers/Older Women's League/CA Congress of Seniors

Maxine Milner Krugman
Coalition/Parkinson's Assoc.

Walter Morgan, M.D.
Family and Community Medicine, UCDMC

Carol Motylewski-Link
CA Dept of Health Services

Bill Powers California Congress of Seniors

Cheryl Osborne, Ph.D.
Department of Gerontology, CSUS

Kelly Patterson
District Representative, Senator Deborah V. Ortiz

Cheryl Phillips
Clinical Resource Director Transitional and Long-Term Care Services, Sutter Health

Betty Perry
Older Women's League

Ted Ruhig
Capitol News Service

Nancy Schier Anzelmo
Alzheimer's Housing Specialists, LLC

Buck Shaw
Home Instead Senior Care

Rita Singer Brandeis
A4AA Advisory Council

Lynette Tidwell
Eskaton

Laurie Vasquez, RN, MSN
Department of Health Services

Louis Vismara
Policy Consultant, Senator Don Perata

Cordelia Wade
Sac County Adult & Aging

Hariette Work
AARP

Janice Wright
Preventative Health Care for Aging, Department of Health Services