
WIC Leadership Academy
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.
We are back with another WIC Leadership Academy Cohort for 2022-2023! After enduring an unprecedented year of challenges and immediate urgent needs, we are pleased to share a revised program of leadership development, with the conscious inclusion of equity, with a commitment to anti-racist awareness, culture, and practices. CWA will be working again with management consultant and author Rita Sever; we are thrilled to add trainer Melissa Franklin, a management and communications consultant with specific focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rita and Melissa have planned and will implement this year-long training, personal growth and skills development process.
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Rita Sever, MA SupervisionMatters.com |
Melissa Franklin, EdD GrowthMindSetComms.com |

Welcome 2022-2023 WIC Leadership Academy
2022 Leadership List | ||
First | Last | Agency |
Katherynne Marjorie-Anne | Aggabao | Orange County Public Health – Health Care Agency |
Alejandra | Arellano | Lundquist WIC Program |
Julius | Caesar D. Terencio | SLAHP WIC |
Sharon | Cai | PHFE WIC |
Patricia | Calvillo | Fresno EOC WIC |
Karen | Delacruz Sebastian | PHFE WIC |
Sarah | Downard | Inyo County HHS—Public Health & Prevention |
Wen Ting (Wendy) | Fung | PHFE WIC |
Naira | Gavurmadzhyan | PHFE WIC |
Reyna | Gonzalez | PHFE WIC |
Maciel | Gonzalez | City of Long Beach WIC Program |
Tanya | Green | Lundquist Institute / SLAHP WIC Program |
Paul R. | Knipp | SDSURF WIC Program |
Katerra | Leak | Lundquist Institute/South Los Angeles Health Projects |
Rosario | Lopez | American Red Cross WIC |
Lilia A. | Martinez | Lundquist WIC Program/South Los Angeles Health Projects |
Byanka | Melgar | Northeast Valley Health Corporation |
Rubi | Mendez | Gardner Family Health |
Megan | Mitchell | Butte County Public Health WIC |
Alissa | Oulman-Kirkpatrick | Del Norte County WIC |
Gaby | Perlman | Butte County WIC |
Krystal | Richards | Community Medical Centers WIC |
Jenna | Rohling | PHFE WIC |
Gregorio | San Pablo | PHFE WIC |
Erin | Sevilla | The Lundquist Institute, SLAHP WIC |
Mandy | Shaver | City of Long Beach WIC Program |
Catherine | Yepez | PHFE WIC |
Questions?
Contact Lena Workman (lworkman@calwic.org)