Meet Our Leadership Team
Trusted Relationships, Trusted Resources
Cynthia Carter Perrilliat
Executive Director
Valerie Steinmetz
Director of Program Development
Newton Pullian Jr.
ECM Manager
Administration Team
Christina Lane
Program Administrator
Rebekah Widmer
Program Coordinator
Regional Leadership Team
Dr. Clyde Oden Jr.
Regional Director
Bay Area Counties
Trevino Cochran
Regional Director
Los Angeles County
Mary Spencer-Dockery
Care Team Supervisor
Bay Area Counties
Ricardo Padilla
Care Team Supervisor
San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Academic Partners
Janice Bell
Evaluation Team Lead
Jill G. Joseph
Training and Advisor
“Our desire to help reach communities of color, which are often overlooked by traditional institutional approaches, led us to ACCA. Through these grants, we know we are working with a strong partner in filling crucial gaps that have contributed to historical disparities.”
— Julie Boudreau, MPH
Executive Director
John and Wauna Harman Foundation
Advisors
+ Pastor Advisory Board
Alameda County
Pastor Horacio “Ray” Jones
Family Bible Fellowship
Pastor Brondon Reems
Center of Hope Community Church
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline A. Thompson
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Bishop Gregory B. Payton
Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Bishop Jerry W. Macklin
Glad Tidings COGIC
Pastor J. Alfred Smith, Jr. (Emeritus)
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Contra Costa County
Rev. Ray Montgomery
2nd Baptist Church of Martinez
Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Henry L. Perkins
First Baptist Church Pittsburg
Rev. Marcus Van Hook
Parchester First Baptist Church
Pastor Henry Washington
Garden of Peace Ministries
+ Physician and Healthcare System Advisors
Jill G. Joseph, MD, PhD
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Melissa Stern, MBA
Kaiser Permanente
Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH
Highland Hospital
Kevin Nguyen, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Anthony Back, MD
VitalTalk; University of Washington Center for
Excellence in Palliative Care
+ Other Long-time Advisors
Alvin McLean, Jr., Ph.D.
CHC Services
J. Alfred Smith, Sr., DMin
Allen Temple Baptist Church