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UC Davis Health System

Advisers and Friends of UC Davis Health System

UC Davis Health System has achieved tremendous success through strong partnerships with local, regional and national leaders who consult regularly with school and medical center deans and directors to promote creativity and foster excellence in patient care, research, education and public service. These advisory bodies include:

Board of Visitors

The Board of Visitors are a group of eminent leaders in medicine, government, business, communications, industry, education and public policy whose combined experience and expertise provide a valuable and independent perspective on School of Medicine initiatives and strategies. They support the school in realizing its vision to be among the top tier of academic health systems in the country and a fully engaged partner with the diverse community it serves. They help identify opportunities for distinction and assist in developing strategies to implement them. They advise UC Davis leadership and serve as advocates and ambassadors locally and nationally.

Members include:

Lawrence K. Altman, M.D.
Kosta Arger, M.D.
Joseph Barish
Daniel Brunner, Esq.
Donald W. Carlin, Esq.
Darrell Corti
Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
Stephen Dilly, M.D., Ph.D.
Gregory Favre
Vic Fazio
Barbara Grant, Ph.D.
Kenneth Hillan, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.
Vera Kallmeyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Meredith Khachigian
L. Gene Lemon, Esq.
Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D.
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D
George Scangos, Ph.D.
Edward J. Stemmler, M.D.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
Edward F. Truschke
Frank Washington, Esq.
Michael W. Weiner, M.D.
Stephen H. Weiss
Leslie Wilson, Ph.D.
Franklin K. Yee, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Emeritus members include:

Robert H. Brook, M.D., ScD., F.A.C.P.
Catherine A. Crockett
William J. Darby, M.D., Ph.D.
Dale M. Hanson
Susan Hellman, M.D., M.P.H.
Lester S. Heringer, Sr.
Susan A. Mathews
Robert G. Mondavi
Shirley Murphy, M.D.
Edward E. Penhoet, Ph.D.
Ann M. Veneman, Esq.
Hibbard E. Williams, M.D.

Community Advisory Board

An essential partner in achieving the university's mission, the Community Advisory Board (CAB) advocates new programs and initiatives benefiting patients and families in the community. The 28 volunteer members (list of current members) are routinely solicited for their views and opinions, and often influence decisions impacting the broader community. Members are drawn from throught the region to reflect the needs and concerns of various ethnic, economic and cultural groups. The CAB has worked diligently to promote the university's role as a leader in the region for medical education, provision of charity and uncompensated care, health disparities research, and in finding collaborative solutions to community-wide challenges.

Leadership Council

The UC Davis Leadership Council is a volunteer group of community advocates who are committed to building awareness of and support for UC Davis Health System throughout the Sacramento region and beyond. Members act as ambassadors to the community and as architects of private philanthropic support. In 2004, the council established the Annual Giving Associates program to encourage support for key health system initiatives within the leadership council membership. The associates program includes council members who have donated $1,000 or more. In its first year, the Annual Giving Associates exceeded its first-year goal of $100,000.

Members of the 2006-2007 Executive Committee include:

Kathryn Rees, Chair
Joan Stone, Chair Elect
Rick Fowler, Past Chair
Claudia Bays
Nancy Brodovsky
Viva Ettin, M.D.
John Hamlyn
Art Hawkins
Kay Lehr
Julie Pendergast
Sandy Smoley
Jim Streng
Nancy Tate
Joe Tupin, M.D.