The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) coordinates local coalitions across the state, working to ensure access to high-quality, compassionate care for all Californians. Our local coalitions have established POLST in their communities and continue to provide POLST education to healthcare professionals across the continuum of care, including how to use POLST properly and how to facilitate meaningful POLST conversations with patients and families. These coalitions also educate consumers about POLST and advance care planning, and serve as contacts in their community when any issues related to POLST arise.
If you are interested in building a local coalition, please contact CCCC.
This project has been made possible by funding from the California Health Care Foundation.
Statewide Coalitions
P.O. Box 276, Cupertino, CA 95015
caccc-usa.org
Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN, Founder and Board Chair
(916) 835-4007
sandystokes@caccc-usa.org
Local Coalitions
Alameda-Contra Costa POLST Coalition
6230 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 654-5383
Joseph Greaves, Administrator
jgreaves@accma.org
Mary Lee Gates, NP, MS, Director of Education and Outreach
mlgatesnp@live.com
David English, MD, Coalition Chair and Physician Champion
denglish@alamedahealthsystem.org
Antelope Valley Care Transitions Collaborative
ProCare Hospice
42442 10th Street West Suite E, Lancaster, CA 93534
Brandi Wheeler, Director of Marketing
(661) 951-1146
bwheeler@procarenet.com
Lindsay Holland, Clinical Project Manager
Health Services Advisory Group
(818) 265-4671
lholland@hsag.com
Greater Bakersfield Better Care Coalition
Christopher Meyers, PhD, Director
Kegley Institute of Ethics
California State University, Bakersfield
(661) 654-3149
cmeyers@csub.edu
Central Coast Coalition for Compassionate Care
Kris Kington-Barker, Executive Director
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
(805) 544-2266
(805) 471-1233 mobile
kriskington@hospiceslo.org
California Central Valley Coalition for Compassionate Care
valleycoalition.org
facebook.com/CCVCCC.Fresno
Jennifer Wojtas, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing
The Windham Senior Living
(559) 765-9699
Jenwojtas@comcast.net
Paradise POLST Project
Toby Brandtman, RN, Nurse Coordinator
Feather River Hospital, Paradise
(530) 514-5089 mobile
paradisepolst@gmail.com
Humboldt POLST Coalition
Karen Ayers, NP
Hospice of Humboldt
(707) 445-8443
ayers.karenj@gmail.com
Karen Roemke
Acting Director of Social Services, Hospice of Humboldt
kroemke@hospiceofhumboldt.org
West Los Angeles POLST Coalition
Paul Schneider, MD, FACP
Southern California Bioethics Committee Consortium
(310) 268‐3016
Paul.Schneider@va.gov
Marin County POLST Coalition
Teresa Tooker, Provider Relations Liaison
Hospice by the Bay, Larkspur
(415) 927-2273 or
(415) 526-5672 direct
ttooker@hospicebythebay.org
Mendocino POLST Coalition
Mark Apfel, MD
Anderson Valley Health Center
(707) 895‐3477
mapfel@avhc.org
Honoring Choices Napa Valley
Suzanne Shiff, Program Director
(707) 738-7958
suzanne.shiff@hcnv.org
Hospice Giving Foundation
Nikki Rossi
(831) 333-9023
nrossi@hospicegiving.org
Orange County POLST Coalition
Patty Barnett Mouton
Alzheimer’s Orange County
(714) 349-5517 mobile
(949) 955-9000 office
patty.mouton@alzoc.org
Dr. Vincent Nguyen
Hoag Hospital
(949) 764-8585
Vincent.Nguyen@Hoag.org
San Gabriel Valley End-of-Life Care Coalition
Marcia Penido, LCSW, MPH
Huntington Hospital
(626) 397-3329
marcia.penido@huntingtonhospital.com
Patty Watson-Swan, RN
Huntington Senior Network
(626) 397-3813
patty.watson-swan@huntingtonhospital.com
Wendy Kohlhase, PhD
Huntington Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Verdugo Hills Hospital
(626) 823-1103
wkohlhaseconsulting@gmail.com
Inland Empire Palliative Care Coalition
Dr. Tarek Mahdi, Advisory Group Chair
(951) 233-7839
drtmahdi@famdoc.org
Dolores Green, Executive Director
Riverside County Medical Assn.
(951) 686-3342
dgreen@rcmanet.org
Alternate Contact to Dolores –
Bianca Scarborough
(951) 686-3342
bscarborough@rcmanet.org
Greater Sacramento Coalition for Compassionate Care
Christine Evans, RN, MSN
Dignity Health
chris.evans@dignityhealth.org
Susan Taylor, RN
Susan.Taylor2@DignityHealth.org
Cindy Carroll, RN
ParishRN@stjohnslc.org
San Diego POLST Coalition
San Diego Coalition for Compassionate Care
General email
contact@sandiegocccare.org
Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD
karlsteinberg@mail.com
Sharon B. Hamill, Ph. D.
Faculty Director, Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM
(760) 750-8029
shamill@csusm.edu
SPA 2 POLST Coalition
Joni Novosel, Executive Director
Valley Care Community Consortium
(818) 947-4040
jnovosel@dhs.lacounty.gov
San Francisco Community-based Palliative Care Initiative
Steve Heilig
San Francisco Medical Society
(415) 561‐0850 ext. 270
heilig@sfms.org
Jeff Newman
Jeff.Newman@UCSF.edu
Nate Hinerman
nphinerman@usfca.edu
San Luis Obispo County Compassionate Care and POLST Coalition
Kris Kington-Barker
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
(805) 544-2266
kriskington@hospiceslo.org
Coalition for Compassionate Care of San Mateo County
Francine Serafin-Dickson, MBA, RN, Chair
Executive Director
Hospital Consortium of San Mateo County
(650) 573-3957
fsdickson@hospitalconsort.org
Santa Barbara POLST Coalition
Susan Plummer
Alliance for Living and Dying Well
(805) 845-5314
info@allianceforlivinganddyingwell.org
Jeanne M. West
(805) 845-3747
(805) 886-4234 mobile
jw@jeannewest.com
Rebecca Simonitsch, MS, MAEd, CT, CCLS
Advance Care Planning Coordinator
Cottage Health, Santa Barbara
(805) 448-0399
RSimonit@sbch.org
Santa Cruz County Make Your Wishes Known Initiative
Shirley Sapena, MSW
Transitional Care Liaison
(831) 430‐3050
ssapena@hospicesantacruz.org
Journey Project Coalition
Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Director
Community Network Journey Project, Santa Rosa
(707) 539-2364
network@pacific.net
CaringCommunity.org
My Care, My Plan – Speak Up Sonoma County
Advance Care Planning Community Initiative
Dorothy Foster, MFT, Co-Chair
Psychotherapist in Private Practice
(707) 793-2152
dfoster@sonic.net
Taylor McCandless, MSW, Co-Chair
Medical Social Worker, Healing and Home, Sonoma Valley Hospital
(707) 935-5135
tmccandless@svh.com
Jenay Cottrell, Program Planning & Evaluation Analyst
Sonoma County Human Services Department
Adult & Aging Services Division
(707) 565-5738
jcottrell@schsd.org
3725 Westwind Blvd., Ste. 101
P.O. Box 40-59
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-4059
(707) 565-5950
MyCareMyPlanSonoma.org
Alliance for Compassionate Care
Sheila Singh Dobbins, MSN RN FNP
(209) 342-4001
dobbins1@sutterhealth.org
Ventura County Coalition for Compassionate Care
Teri Helton, RN, PHN, MSN, FCN / Primary Contact
Community Outreach Liaison, Livingston Memorial VNA, Ventura
(805) 612-7741
thelton@lmvna.org
Fr. Calin Tamiian M.A., B.C.C. / Secondary Contact
Manager Spiritual Care, St. John’s Hospitals, A Dignity Health Member
Regional Medical Center, Oxnard
Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo
(805) 988-2892
Calin.Tamiian@dignityhealth.org
Yolo POLST Coalition
Joanne Hatchett, MSN, FNP
Woodland Health Care
(530) 662-3961
joanne.hatchett@dignityhealth.org
Jeffrey Yee, MD
Woodland Medical Group
(530) 668-2650
jeff.yee@dignityhealth.org
