Board of Directors

Robert Phillips, Community Catalyst Board Chair, is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of West Oakland Health, a federally qualified health center founded in 1967 to improve the health and…

Joia is the founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative and a thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities, speaker, trainer, advocate, policy expert,…

Vanessa is the Vice President of Government and Political Affairs at GIFFORDS, an organization with a mission to end gun violence. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President of…

Anton is the Chief Executive Officer of 937 Strategy Group, LLC, a minority-owned management consulting and professional services firm based in the United States. Prior to 937 Strategy Group, Anton…

Yvonne is the Chief Strategy Officer for NARAL Pro-Choice America. Prior to NARAL, Yvonne worked as the managing director for Latino Victory Project, a progressive organization working to build Latino…

Known for her compassion, dedication to making a difference and commitment to operational excellence, Lina Hourani-Harajli joined ACCESS, the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the nation, in 2000. She…

Tshombe is the Chief Administrative Officer for Voting Rights Lab, an organization dedicated to fighting voter suppression and transforming our country’s voting systems. Tshombe has more than 20 years of…

Oliver has nearly two decades of legislative and policy experience, including a decade of experience on Capitol Hill, serving for eight years as a senior adviser to Senator Debbie Stabenow…

Kiran is the Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN). CPEHN is a statewide multicultural health advocacy organization, focused on eliminating persistent health inequities and addressing structural racism…

Mark Schlesinger is professor of Health Policy and a fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University and past editor of the Journal of Health Policy,…

Kate is founder of Community Catalyst. Prior to founding Community Catalyst, Villers in 1982 co-founded the Villers Foundation and, in 1989, its successor organization, Families USA. She played significant board…