Who We Are Leadership
Who We Are Leadership
我們是誰 領袖
The Palliative Care Work Group is led by a part-time Executive Director and a volunteer Steering Committee comprised of San Francisco community organization leaders, medical professionals and a representative from the Department of Disability and Aging Services. The Steering Committee aims to include members of the communities that represent San Francisco.
The Palliative Care Work Group is led by a part-time Executive Director and a volunteer Steering Committee comprised of San Francisco community organization leaders, medical professionals and a representative from the Department of Disability and Aging Services. The Steering Committee aims to include members of the communities that represent San Francisco.
安寧療護工作小組由兼職執行長和志工指導委員會領導,該委員會由舊金山社區組織領導人、醫療專業人員以及殘疾和老齡化服務部的代表組成。 指導委員會的目標是吸收代表舊金山的社區成員。
Kelly Dearman Co-Chair, Steering Committee Member
Kelly Dearman is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) and has more than 15 years experience developing policies and services to help ensure San Franciscans thrive as they age. Before joining DAS, Kelly was Executive Director of the San Francisco In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, which helps older adults and people with disabilities live independently and participate in their communities. She is also the former President of the San Francisco Human Services Commission. Kelly currently serves on the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, is an alternate board member of USAging (formerly N4A) and is a member of the San Francisco Long Term Care Coordinating Council.
Kelly has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from UC Hastings Law, and an MA in Political Science from Rutgers University. For ten years, she ran a small law practice specializing in elder issues and probate law. Previously, Kelly and her sister operated a real estate company founded by their grandmother more than 50 years ago.
Kelly Dearman is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) and has more than 15 years experience developing policies and services to help ensure San Franciscans thrive as they age. Before joining DAS, Kelly was Executive Director of the San Francisco In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, which helps older adults and people with disabilities live independently and participate in their communities. She is also the former President of the San Francisco Human Services Commission. Kelly currently serves on the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, is an alternate board member of USAging (formerly N4A) and is a member of the San Francisco Long Term Care Coordinating Council.
Kelly has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from UC Hastings Law, and an MA in Political Science from Rutgers University. For ten years, she ran a small law practice specializing in elder issues and probate law. Previously, Kelly and her sister operated a real estate company founded by their grandmother more than 50 years ago.
Kelly在伯克萊加大取得學士學位,並在加大希斯丁(Hastings)法學院取得法學博士學位,以及在Rutgers大學取得政治學碩士學位。她曾經經營一間小型的律師事務所,專門處理與長者和假釋有關的法律事務。Kelly也曾經和她的妹妹一起經營由她們曾祖母在50年前創立的物業公司。
Anni Chung Co-Chair, Steering Committee Member
Anni Chung oversees and manages a Bay Area community-based organization, Self-Help for the Elderly that provides a comprehensive range of health, housing, educational, social and recreational services to over 40,000 seniors a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Self-Help's Mission is to promote independence, well-being, and dignity for Older Adults through culturally aligned services and programs. Self-Help serves mostly immigrant, low-income, Limited English Proficient Asian and Chinese seniors.
Anni currently serves on the Steering Committee of API Council. She also serves as the Elder Abuse Chair of the Family Violence Council in San Francisco. In October 2020, she was appointed by Governor Newsom to serve on the California Commission on Aging.
Anni is the Producer of a Public Affairs show called \"Chinese Journal\" for KTSF-TV 26.
Anni Chung oversees and manages a Bay Area community-based organization, Self-Help for the Elderly that provides a comprehensive range of health, housing, educational, social and recreational services to over 40,000 seniors a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Self-Help's Mission is to promote independence, well-being, and dignity for Older Adults through culturally aligned services and programs. Self-Help serves mostly immigrant, low-income, Limited English Proficient Asian and Chinese seniors.
Anni currently serves on the Steering Committee of API Council. She also serves as the Elder Abuse Chair of the Family Violence Council in San Francisco. In October 2020, she was appointed by Governor Newsom to serve on the California Commission on Aging.
Anni is the Producer of a Public Affairs show called \"Chinese Journal\" for KTSF-TV 26.
鍾月娟 監督和管理灣區知名的社區機構——安老自助處,每年為4萬多名三藩市灣區的長者,在健康、房屋、教育、社交和休閑方面提供廣範的服務。
安老的宗旨是透過文化適配的服務和計劃來促進長者獨立、更好生活和更有尊嚴。安老服務的對象主要是移民、低收入和英語程度有限的亞裔和華人長者。
鍾月娟現時在亞太裔議會常務委員會擔任委員,同時在三藩市的家暴議會擔任預防長者家暴的主席。在2020年10月,她獲得加州州長紐森任命為加州長者委員會的委員。
鍾月娟還是KTSF 26號台公益節目\"華人叢刊\"的監製。
Jeff Newman, MD, MPH Steering Committee Member (former Co-Chair)
Dr. Jeff Newman is a Professor at the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. He is certified by the American Boards of Preventive & Internal Medicine. His long-term research interests are the prevention and control of chronic disease, the use of information systems to improve quality of care, and collaboration with community organizations for public health.
Jeff previously served as Medical Director at the Centers for Disease Control, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for California, and the Sutter Health Institute for Research & Education. He was twice elected to the Board of the San Francisco Medical Society.
Jeff currently focuses on brain health, advance care planning, and palliative care - especially collaboration with primary care & geriatrics. He is Co-Chair of the San Francisco Palliative Care Work Group.
Dr. Jeff Newman is a Professor at the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. He is certified by the American Boards of Preventive & Internal Medicine. His long-term research interests are the prevention and control of chronic disease, the use of information systems to improve quality of care, and collaboration with community organizations for public health.
Jeff previously served as Medical Director at the Centers for Disease Control, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for California, and the Sutter Health Institute for Research & Education. He was twice elected to the Board of the San Francisco Medical Society.
Jeff currently focuses on brain health, advance care planning, and palliative care - especially collaboration with primary care & geriatrics. He is Co-Chair of the San Francisco Palliative Care Work Group.
Jeff Newman醫生是三藩市加大健康和老年機構的教授。他獲得美國預防醫學和内科委員會的認證,長期致力於研究預防和控制慢性疾病,利用資訊系統改善護理質量,以及與社區機構合作推動公共衛生。
Jeff之前曾在疾病控制中心,加州聯邦醫藥保險質量改善機構以及Sutter醫療集團研究和教育機構擔任醫療主任。他曾經兩次獲選出任三藩市醫學會的董事會成員。
Jeff現時專注於腦部健康、事前照護指示、以及緩和療護——特別是與家庭醫生和老年病學專科醫生合作。他是三藩市緩和療護工作小組的共同主席。
Sarah Nouri, MD, MPH Steering Committee Member
Dr. Sarah Nouri is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at UCSF. She specializes in caring for people with serious illness in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Nouri's research is focused on achieving equity in access to high quality palliative care among racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse populations.
Her current scholarly work includes community-engaged research in advance care planning among Black, Chinese, and Latinx communities in San Francisco, and mixed methods research to better understand use of and outcomes associated with digital health in palliative care. She is committed to mentoring learners and increasing workforce diversity in palliative care.
Dr. Sarah Nouri is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at UCSF. She specializes in caring for people with serious illness in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Nouri's research is focused on achieving equity in access to high quality palliative care among racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse populations.
Her current scholarly work includes community-engaged research in advance care planning among Black, Chinese, and Latinx communities in San Francisco, and mixed methods research to better understand use of and outcomes associated with digital health in palliative care. She is committed to mentoring learners and increasing workforce diversity in palliative care.
她專門療護患有嚴重疾病的住院和門診病人。Nouri醫生專門研究不同族裔、種族和社會階層人士如何可以公平獲取高質量的緩和療護。
她現時的學術研究工作主要包括在三藩市的非裔、華人、和拉美裔社區參與事前照護指示,以及混合不同方法來研究數碼健康應用於緩和療護的情況和效果。她還致力於教導學習者以及促進緩和療護行業工作場所的多樣性。
Bridget Sumser, MSW Steering Committee Member
Bridget Sumser is a social worker with the Palliative Care Program for adults. She focuses on the whole person and the family, addressing each patient's social and emotional well-being through counseling, care planning and assistance with navigating the health care system.
Bridget's research and academic work centers on palliative care education. This includes implementing courses and strategies that bring together members of various professions as well as studying how different specialists can best integrate palliative care principles and techniques into their practices. She also investigates how social workers learn palliative care practices.
Bridget earned her master's degree at the New York University Silver School of Social Work, where she also completed a Zelda Foster fellowship in palliative and end-of-life care. She then completed a palliative care social work fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bridget is a member of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, which in 2015 honored her at its annual assembly as an emerging leader in the field.
Bridget Sumser is a social worker with the Palliative Care Program for adults. She focuses on the whole person and the family, addressing each patient's social and emotional well-being through counseling, care planning and assistance with navigating the health care system.
Bridget's research and academic work centers on palliative care education. This includes implementing courses and strategies that bring together members of various professions as well as studying how different specialists can best integrate palliative care principles and techniques into their practices. She also investigates how social workers learn palliative care practices.
Bridget earned her master's degree at the New York University Silver School of Social Work, where she also completed a Zelda Foster fellowship in palliative and end-of-life care. She then completed a palliative care social work fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bridget is a member of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, which in 2015 honored her at its annual assembly as an emerging leader in the field.
Bridget Sumser是成人緩和療護計劃的社工,她的專長在於個人整體和家庭、透過輔導强調每個病人的社會和情感安康、事前照護指示以及協助瞭解醫療護理系統。
Bridget的研究和學術工作以緩和療護教育爲主。包括開設課程和執行策略來整合不同專業的人士,以及不同的專科醫生如何更好地將緩和療護的宗旨和技巧融入到其治療當中。她還調查社工如何學習緩和療護的操作。
Bridget在紐約大學社工銀色學院獲得碩士學位,並完成了Zelda Foster緩和療護和臨終的研究。她稍後在Beth Israel Deaconess醫學中心完成了緩和療護社工研究。Bridget是臨終關懷和緩和療護社工網絡的成員,該網絡在2015年年會特別嘉獎Bridget在該領域的出色領導工作。
Loren Pogir Executive Director
Loren Pogir brings 25 years of experience in strategy, finance, and operations across healthcare, financial services, and philanthropy to her role as the Executive Director of the Palliative Care Work Group.
In addition to her role as Executive Director, Loren is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Transforming Care Partners, a consulting firm focused on improving the experience of aging, serious illness, and end-of-life care. Her firm collaborates with leading and growing organizations, providing expert guidance on strategy development, implementation, and evaluation/learning.
Prior to founding Transforming Care Partners, Loren was the Managing Director at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation where she directed a $40M annual grantmaking program in Health Care. She also served as Chief Operating Officer of the BlackRock Investment Institute at BlackRock and was Director of Strategy at BlackRock. Loren started her career at Ernst & Young, where she was part of their Health Care Strategy Group.
Loren Pogir holds a BBA and a MPA from The University of Texas at Austin. She is an advisor to the Serious Illness and End-of-life Funders Group, which is a part of Grantmakers in Aging. Prior to taking on the role of Executive Director of the Palliative Care Work Group, Loren was an advisor and member of the Steering Committee.
Loren Pogir brings 25 years of experience in strategy, finance, and operations across healthcare, financial services, and philanthropy to her role as the Executive Director of the Palliative Care Work Group.
In addition to her role as Executive Director, Loren is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Transforming Care Partners, a consulting firm focused on improving the experience of aging, serious illness, and end-of-life care. Her firm collaborates with leading and growing organizations, providing expert guidance on strategy development, implementation, and evaluation/learning.
Prior to founding Transforming Care Partners, Loren was the Managing Director at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation where she directed a $40M annual grantmaking program in Health Care. She also served as Chief Operating Officer of the BlackRock Investment Institute at BlackRock and was Director of Strategy at BlackRock. Loren started her career at Ernst & Young, where she was part of their Health Care Strategy Group.
Loren Pogir holds a BBA and a MPA from The University of Texas at Austin. She is an advisor to the Serious Illness and End-of-life Funders Group, which is a part of Grantmakers in Aging. Prior to taking on the role of Executive Director of the Palliative Care Work Group, Loren was an advisor and member of the Steering Committee.
Loren Pogir 擔任安寧療護工作小組執行董事,在醫療保健、金融服務和慈善事業領域擁有 25 年的策略、財務和營運經驗。
除了擔任執行董事之外,Loren 還是 Transforming Care Partners 的創辦人和執行合夥人,該公司是一家專注於改善老化、嚴重疾病和臨終關懷體驗的顧問公司。 她的公司與領先和成長中的組織合作,為策略制定、實施和評估/學習提供專家指導。
在創立 Transforming Care Partners 之前,Loren 曾擔任戈登和貝蒂摩爾基金會 (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) 的董事總經理,負責領導一項每年 4,000 萬美元的醫療保健撥款計畫。 她也曾擔任貝萊德貝萊德投資研究所首席營運長以及貝萊德策略總監。 洛倫 (Loren) 的職業生涯始於安永會計師事務所 (Ernst & Young),她是該公司醫療保健策略小組的一員。
Loren Pogir 擁有德州大學奧斯汀分校的 BBA 和 MPA 學位。 她是嚴重疾病和臨終資助者小組的顧問,該小組是老化資助者的一部分。 在擔任安寧療護工作小組執行董事之前,Loren 是指導委員會的顧問和成員。
Former Steering Committee Members
- Redwing Kessar
- Shireen McSpadden
- Loren Pogir
- Christine Ritchie
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While our work is centered in San Francisco, we invite members from the greater Bay Area.
Your participation is welcome and appreciated!