The Role of Taskforces
•Task Forces typically address time sensitive policy issues.
•May make informal recommendations to the Legislative & Regulatory Committee as needed.
•Task Forces meet as determined by the Chair and staff; sometimes monthly or quarterly depending on the groups’ needs.
•If a Taskforce no longer warrants focused management, it will discontinue or convert to another membership engagement space.
Please CLICK HERE for the online form to make changes to the groups you participate in. Changes can be made any time during the year.
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CLINICAL (reports to Legislative/Regulatory Committee)
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2026 CO-CHAIRS: Erika Roshanravan, MD FAAFP, Medical Director at Davis Community Clinic, Communicare+OLE; and Stephanie Kleinheinz, CEO at School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
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CPCA Staff Lead: Brie Colangelo, Assistant Director of Workforce
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CPCA Admin. Support: Charlotte Labbe, Sr. Administrative Coordinator
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TYPICAL MEETING FREQUENCY/DURATION: Convenes quarterly for 2 hours (CTF and Peer Networks) with additional 1-hour policy meetings around legislative season (w/ ad hoc PN and policy meetings, as needed)
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DESCRIPTION:
- Share strategies, protocols, and promising practices across important clinically relevant areas, like clinical decision making, clinical operations, public health response, integrated care, quality outcomes, evolving statewide initiatives, and delivery reform.
- Advise on clinical matters in policy and program work important to health centers and CPCA.
- Develop clinical leadership through shared peer-to-peer learning and networking.
- Serve as liaisons to the California Medical Association (CMA) community clinic practice forum.
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LICENSING/OSHPD 3 (reports to Legislative/Regulatory Committee)
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2026 CHAIR: Theresa (Missy) Nitescu, MS, RDN, CHSP, Chief Operations Officer, Northeast Valley Health Corp.
2026 CO-CHAIR: TBD
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CPCA Staff Lead: Mahnoor Khan, Legal Counsel
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CPCA Admin. Support: Cristina Romero, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Legal
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TYPICAL MEETING FREQUENCY/DURATION: Convenes virtually each quarter for 1-hour
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DESCRIPTION:
- Identify health center challenges related to licensure and Office of Statewide Health planning & Development (OSHPD)building standards, including the application process and requirements, and solutions to mitigate such challenges.
- Mitigation efforts may include seeking clarification and/or negotiating with the Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) and the Dept. of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) challenging existing requirements through the state’s regulation process, and when necessary, supporting legislation to change the law.
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