Avram Kaplan, MPH has taught at FSPH since 2008. Previously, he was Director of the San Francisco General Trauma Center and CEO at some of the largest medical groups in Southern California. He was the key medical group administrator in creating the St. Jude Heritage Medical Group and Foundation and became their first CEO. Mr. Kaplan was the UCLA Hospital Administration resident; where he developed one of the first urgent care centers on the West coast.

Valerie has a BS in Nutritional Science from Cal State University Los Angeles and recently received her Master’s in Public Health, with a concentration in Community Health Sciences, from UCLA. She has been working with the VTA as a since June 2020 as a Skills Lab facilitator and a Public Health Specialist and Mental Health and Wellness Liaison. Valerie works directly with both the Community of Practice and VTA+ Communications Teams and also produces a monthly Coffee Chat Podcast for the VTA+ Newsletter.

Parneet Ghuman, MPH, is the data access center coordinator for the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Ghuman is responsible for administering access to survey data from CHIS, organizing Data Disclosure Review Committee meetings, and providing technical assistance to CHIS users.

Joelle Wolstein, PhD, MPP, MA is a research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Lecturer in the Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management. Her research has focused broadly on social and environmental determinants of health, including how these factors relate to obesity, health behaviors, and chronic conditions.

Alison K. Herrmann, PhD is Associate Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity (Equity Center) and Research Scientist at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is also Co-Director of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) in the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Jenna Mendoza is the Student Affairs Officer for the UCLA Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA). As Student Affairs Officer, Jenna works with the MHA students to assist them with program inquiries throughout their time as MHA students. Jenna earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University and her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. She began working with the UCLA MHA program in 2021 and is committed to the MHA program and its students’ success.

Leah Vriesman is Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Vriesman is also the Associate Dean of Academic & Faculty Affairs at UCLA Extension.

She teaches Healthcare Strategy for the Executive Master of Public Health and in the Master of Healthcare Administration programs.

Kyle Sullivan is Director of the Executive Programs in Health Policy & Management, in UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health.