Our National Community Advisory Board (NCAB) represents the voices of the communities Kaiser Permanente serves. The NCAB provides a diversity of input on a wide range of issues related to the KP Research Bank’s role in public health. Members of our advisory board also sit on the Access Review Committee (ARC), which reviews research applications.
Members from all eight Kaiser Permanente regions are represented, as are the voices of advocacy, environmental and community-based health groups, community leaders, social safety-net providers, labor and public health organizations, academic institutions, and others.
If you are interested in learning more about our NCAB and/or potentially becoming a member, please contact us.
Will Cates, MBA (he/him)
Denver-based transgender community leader; healthcare equity strategist and consultant (KP Colorado)
Ranita Harris
Sacramento-based community wellness advocate; Black health equity strategist. Global Affairs and Policy Lead at BUMF Technologies. Owner of Fun Friends Entertainment, a Black woman–owned minority business. Serves on the Sierra Health Foundation Community Responsive Wellness Program Advisory Board and the Golden 1 Credit Union Community Advisory Board.
Sara Hendricks
Biotech/Pharma Process Engineer (retired); former President of the Mountain States Chapter of the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA); Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center (RMMSC) Fundraiser, MS Warrior 40+ years
Annie Iriye, MD, MPH
KPWA Ob-Gyn (retired); KPWA Olympia Medical Center Director (retired); South Puget Sound Community College Foundation Board; local Medical Reserve and Free Clinic volunteer (KP Washington)
Stephen Rivera, MBA
Assistant Manager, Ambulatory Care: Neurology/EEG/Sleep, LAMC Latinx@KP Business Resource Group: Strategic Partnership Ambassador – Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR); National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE); NALHE SCAL Chapter Board Member – Chair of ERG Partnerships (KP Southern California)
Mercilla Ryan-Harris, MPH
Co-Founder and Director of Operations, BLKHLTH; health equity advocate (KP Georgia)
Monique Tinsley, MHA
KPSC Department Administrator, Employee Health Services (EHS), Memberships: American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Black@KP Business Resource Group, and Women Empowered@KP Business Resource Group (KP Southern California)
Winnie Wong, MA
Sr. Strategic Account Manager, SEIU 775 Benefits Group; Member, KP Washington Consumer Advisory Committee; Past Board Member, APACEvotes; KPRB Access Review Committee Community Reviewer (KP Washington)
