MeasuredImpact
28+
Years of Compassionate Service
2.8M+
Lives Served
100+
Community Care Hub Partners Across California
50%
Reduction in Hospital Readmissions Care Transitions Program
24%
Fewer ER Visits with 30 Days, HomeMeds AI Enhanced Platform
40%
Outreach & Engagement Rate
Designing the Systems That Power Community-Based Care
For more than 28 years, Partners in Care Foundation has been a systems leader in community-based care, designing, leading, and scaling models of care that meet people where health is shaped every day.
Based in California’s San Fernando Valley and serving communities statewide, Partners is a nonprofit organization that unites healthcare and community-based services to help individuals access the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Through innovative programs and a No Wrong Door approach to care, we connect older adults and individuals across Medicare, Medi-Cal, and dual-eligible populations through reimbursable care pathways to the services and supports they need to live safely, heal fully, and thrive.
Our work spans care management, care transitions, medication safety, workforce development, and community-based service delivery. What distinguishes Partners is our ability to design and operationalize the systems that make community-based care work at scale.
As pioneers of the Community Care Hub model, Partners created a statewide framework that unites healthcare organizations, government agencies, and community-based organizations to deliver coordinated, whole-person care. What began as a California innovation is now being adopted across the country, helping shape how healthcare and community-based services work together to improve outcomes.
Today, Partners continues to advance the field through innovation and leadership at both the state and national levels, helping strengthen the systems that connect healthcare and community-based services.
Quality & Accountability
Partners offers an NCQA accredited scalable and community-rooted model that advances outcomes for California’s most medically and socially complex individuals. Leveraging our Community Care Hub, ECM, CICM, and LTSS integration expertise, we support health plans in delivering whole-person care that improves STARs, strengthens HEDIS performance, and enhances the lived experience of members throughout the state.
Leadership at Partners
Leadership at Partners is grounded in a shared commitment to our mission. Across the organization, that commitment informs sound judgment, disciplined decision-making, and responsibility for work that carries real consequence.
We lead by working in partnership. Our teams collaborate closely with partners to co-design solutions, remain engaged through execution, and adapt as needs evolve. This approach reflects a deep understanding of the lived realities people face and the systems that shape access to care.
At Partners, leadership is collective, consistent, and trusted. It is defined by follow-through, accountability, and the ability to deliver outcomes that endure and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we are privileged to serve.
Executive Team
W. June Simmons
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dan Swayze
Chief Operating Officer
Alexis Cisneros
Chief Financial Officer
Anwar Zoueihid
Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Briana Hathaway
Vice President, Human Resources
Ester Sefilyan
Vice President, Care Management
Christy Lau
Vice President, Community Integration
Karen Schneider
Vice President, Development
Marti Ferrara
Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Communications
Irma Shirvanian
Senior Director, Information Technology
Thought Leadership & Industry Engagement
Partners advances community-based care in partnership with stakeholders by helping shape the policies, frameworks, and infrastructure that enable systems to work better together. Through national leadership, statewide collaboration, and regional convening, Partners contributes practice-informed insight that helps guide the design, strengthening, and scaling of community-based care models.
Partnership to Align Community Care
June Simmons, President and CEO of Partners in Care Foundation, serves as Co-Chair of the Partnership to Align Community Care, a national learning and action network focused on strengthening alignment between healthcare and community-based organizations.
Los Angeles Regional Coordinating Council on Aging & Disability
The Los Angeles Regional Coordinating Council on Aging & Disability is a regional convening focused on fostering a more coordinated, equitable, and effective system that enhances quality of life, particularly for older adults and individuals living with disabilities. The Council brings together public and private partners across healthcare, public health, and social care to align resources and strengthen coordination across systems.
Partners co-leads the Council’s convening, supporting collaboration among stakeholders to advance California’s “No Wrong Door” access systems and strengthen coordination with local and state public health departments.
View the full roster of partners and workgroups driving collaboration, preparedness, and systems alignment countywide.
Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium
GSWEC is a statewide collaborative focused on strengthening education and workforce preparation for social workers serving older adults and individuals with complex needs. GSWEC brings together academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and community-based providers to support effective, community-centered care.
Partners is actively engaged in GSWEC’s work, contributing practice-informed perspective grounded in real-world service delivery.
California Health Innovation Center℠
The California Health Innovation Center℠ (CHIC℠) is an innovation and partnership platform of Partners in Care Foundation. CHIC℠ supports the development, testing, and implementation of health improvement programs and services that advance community-based care and promote better health outcomes.
Through CHIC℠, Partners builds and manages strategic partnerships, including collaborations with for-profit organizations, to design and scale evidence-informed health promotion and chronic disease self-management initiatives. These programs are actively used across Partners’ Community Wellness efforts and are focused on helping individuals build the knowledge and skills needed to manage health risks and ongoing conditions.
CHIC℠ is also home to the California Health Promotion Initiative, which brings together local and statewide partners to expand access to education-based programs that improve quality of life and support long-term health and well-being for Californians.
Partners’ governance reflects the scale, complexity, and responsibility of the systems we help lead.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Partners is composed of distinguished leaders who bring experience, insight, and a deep commitment to our mission. Serving as stewards of the organization, the Board provides governance, fiduciary oversight, and strategic guidance to ensure Partners leads with integrity, accountability, and long-term vision.
Officers
W. June Simmons
President & Chief Executive Officer
Partners in Care Foundation
Manoj K. Mathew, MD, SFHM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MDX Hawaii
Shawn Sheffield
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Keck Medicine of USC
James B. Edwards
VICE CHAIR
Co-Founder, President & Operating Partner ALT + J Holdings
Edward Kim
TREASURER
Principal, Grok Advisors
Amir Desai
PRESIDENT & CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
HiLabs
Jennifer L. Kozakowski
PAST BOARD CHAIR
Health Care Executive
Members
Cathi Cunningham
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Seth Ellis
Executive Consultant
MemorialCare Health System
Marta Fernandez, JD
Partner
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler, and Mitchell LLP
Amanda J. Flaum
Vice President Community & Social Health Programs
Kaiser Permanente
Willy Gloria
Executive Director
Meals on Wheels California (MOWCA)
Poonam Gorakshakar, MD, FSHM
Regional Medical Director
Blue Shield of California
Jennifer Heenan
Partner
Spencer Stuart
Gordon M. Johnson
President
Key Group
Robert W. Lundy, JD
Partner
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman PC
Jill Martin
Executive Vice President
Cedars Sinai Medical Network
Adriana Mendoza
Associate Director Advocacy & Community Engagement
AARP California
Rekha Murthy, MD
Healthcare Advocacy
Stephen T. O’Dell
President
Badass Productions CO, LLC
Jack Schlosser
Founder & Principal
Desert Vista Advisors
Alexander Strachan, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer Northeast
Cinqcare
Gerald Sullivan
Chairman
G. J. Sullivan Co., Reinsurance
Dale Surowitz
Chief Executive Officer & President
Los Angeles Jewish Health (formerly Los Angeles Jewish Home)
Board of Councilors
The Board of Councilors of Partners is a highly distinguished body of leaders who serve as trusted advisors in support of the organization’s mission. Through their counsel, Councilors help inform Partners’ work and contribute to the thoughtful advancement of community-based care.
Co-Chairs
Lloyd Bookman, JD
Founding Partner
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC
Robert Lundy, Jr., JD
Founding Partner
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC
Members
Barry Arbuckle, PhD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MemorialCare
Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
MLK Community Healthcare & MLK Community Hospital
Kathleen Brown, JD
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Carmela Coyle
President & Chief Executive Officer
California Hospital Association
Donald Crane, JD
Healthcare Advocacy
Lloyd H. Dean
Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health
Cástulo de la Rocha
President & Chief Executive Officer
AltaMed Health Services Corporation
Diana Dooley
Retired
David Feinberg, MD
CHAIRMAN
Oracle Health
George Halvorson
Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Institute for InterGroup Understanding
Rod Hochman, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Providence St. Joseph Health
Thomas Jackiewicz, MPH
President
University of Chicago Medical Center
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan
Howard A. Kahn
President
Good Hope Medical Foundation California
Francine Kaufman, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Senseonics
Hyong (Ken) Kim, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Giatros Health
Robert Margolis, MD
FORMER MANAGING PARTNER (RETIRED), Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Healthcare Partners
J. Mario Molina, MD
Board Chair & Co-Founder
United States of Care
Richard Norling
Senior Fellow
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Thomas M. Priselac
President & Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System
Robert K. Ross, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
The California Endowment
Martha Santana-Chin
Chief Executive Officer
L.A. Care Health Plan
Leonard D. Schaeffer
Founding Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
WellPoint (now Elevance Health)
Arthur M. Southam, MD, MBA, MPH
Board of Directors
Easterseals Southern California
Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA
President,
UCLA Health
Chief Executive Officer,
UCLA Hospital System
Associate Vice Chancellor,
UCLA Health Sciences
Gustavo Valdespino
President & Chief Executive Officer
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Steve Valentine
President,
Valentine Health Advisors
Partners,
Guidehouse Consulting
Chris Van Gorder, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer
Scripps Health
Paul S. Viviano
President & Chief Executive Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
James R. West
System President & Chief Executive Officer
PIH Health
In Memoriam
C. Duane Dauner
Special Adviser, President/Chief Executive Officer
California Hospital Association
Leeba Lessin
President Emeritus
CareMore
James E. Ludlam, JD
Of Counsel
Musick, Peeler & Garrett
Yoshi Honkawa
Consultant
Cedars-Sinai
Allen Mathies, MD
Chief Executive Officer & President Emeritus
Huntington Hospital
Paul Torrens, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Robert Tranquada, MD
Professor Emeritus
University of Southern California