Meet Our Leadership Team
Trusted Relationships, Trusted Resources
ACCA Care Team
Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat
Co-Founder and CEO
Rev. Dr. Jesse Land
Care Navigator
Yvette Jones
Care Navigator
Trevino Cohran
Vice President of Care Operations
Sequoia Lennier
Care Navigator
Mary Spencer
Care Team Supervisor
Ricardo Padilla
Care Team Supervisor
Exella Rivas
Care Navigator
Melika Mobini
Care Navigator
Tom Purcell
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Valerie Steinmetz
Director of Program Development
Vicky Valentine
Family Nurse Practitioner
Cecelia Carter
Administrative Coordinator
ACCA Board of Directors
Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA
Co-Founder CEO
Roger King
Board Member - Chair
Dr. Jill G. Joseph
Training and Advisor
Dr. Alvin McLean
Board Member
Rev. Horacio Jones
Board Member
Matthew Marsom
Board Member
ACCA Pastor Advisors
Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA
Co-Founder CEO
Bishop Gregory Payton
Greater Saint John Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson
Allen Temple Baptist Church
Bishop Brondon Reems
Center of Hope
Rev. Horacio Jones
Family Bible Fellowship
ACCA Academic Advisors
Dr. Janice Bell
Evaluation Team Lead
Dr. Valerie Steinmetz
Program Director
Dr. Alvin McLean
Board Member
Dr. 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