California has many new local agency directors, young professionals and state staff. Opportunities to develop and sharpen leadership skills are vital to their current positions as well as career success and advancement. With the many upcoming changes and new challenges in WIC and public health, professionals in leadership positions need a toolbox of skills for effective communications and decision making.

Update! We are not quite finished revising the curriculum for the upcoming Leadership Academy, but wanted to provide you all an update on our progress! We are excited to add Melissa Franklin, with Rita Sever, to address and incorporate racial equity and social justice issues into our 12 month training. We expect to have information and revised application out by the beginning of February, and hope to begin the new class in the spring. If you applied for the 2020 Leadership Academy, you do not need to apply again.

Thank you for your patience and happy holidays! Looking forward to 2021…

Congratulations to the 2020 Leadership Academy Cohort!

Grace Adame-Galindo, The Lundquist Institute WIC Program

Jaclyn Arnold, PHFE WIC

Carolina Ayonon, San Ysidro Health WIC

Jorge Bazan, PHFE WIC

Tina Benitez, Native American Health Center WIC

Christina Clayson, Community Action Partnership of Kern WIC

Jasmine Croom, City of Long Beach WIC

Angel Flores, Sonoma County Indian Health Project WIC

Allison Gabucan, PHFE WIC

Aurora Garcia-Lares, Community Action Partnership of Kern WIC

Sheila Ho, PHFE WIC

Suzanne Malone, City and County of San Francisco WIC

Tanya Mansourian, PHFE WIC

Tanya Mayton, Riverside County WIC

Amber PcPherson, Butte County Public Health WIC

Olivia Millan, Community Medican Centers WIC

Clemencia Paniagua, Mendocino County WIC

Serey Phan, PHFE WIC

Christina Ruvalcaba, Riverside County WIC

Vanessa Sandoval, PHFE WIC

Kelly Schossow, Orange County Health Care WIC

Mandy Shaver, City of Long Beach WIC

Ronietra Stewart, PHFE WIC

Lisa Suon, United Health Centers of San Joaquin WIC

Lindsay Taylor, PHFE WIC