Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Our latest #MentalHealthTalentPipeline Spotlight: Leslie Guerrero Mendoza This month we meet Leslie, who is attending USF Santa Rosa’s graduate program in counseling psychology with support from a Mental Health Talent Pipeline scholarship. We think she says it best in her own words: “I feel this is a good path to be on. I was helped, and I believe I can help other people who need it. As a bilingual Latina, I want to give back to my community by providing therapeutic services, including to those who may not know how to fully express themselves in English.” Read more about Leslie's journey, and how she hopes to help and inspire others here: https://loom.ly/qlKsYQk (link also in bio!) #communitypartners #localaction #healthjustice

This Thursday we will gather to celebrate our 2024 #WetzelAward honorees, Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare and Spirit of Wetzel Award recipient Jade Weymouth MA OD , Executive Director of la familia sana. Today we want to continue to thank our indispensable Wetzel Awards sponsors, and spotlight our COMMUNITY HEALTH SUSTAINER SPONSOR, Cloverdale Ace Hardware. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to Healthcare Foundation! For more information about the Wetzel Awards and to join the waitlist for tickets to the event: https://loom.ly/1pIiC9k #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Ahead of gathering to celebrate our 2024 #WetzelAward honorees, Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare and Spirit of Wetzel Award recipient Jade Weymouth MA OD, Executive Director of la familia sana, we are spotlighting our indispensable Wetzel Awards sponsors, including COMMUNITY HEALTH SUSTAINER SPONSOR, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Olivia Foppiano Thank you Olivia, for your continued support and commitment to Healthcare Foundation! For more information about the Wetzel Awards and to join the waitlist for tickets to the event: https://loom.ly/1pIiC9k #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

🗓️ Mark your calendars! 🍳 On the Margins Team breakfast in Petaluma on Monday, November 4th, 8:30 - 10:00 AM. Fuel up for the week with good food and great company! ☕️🥐 #TeamBreakfast #Petaluma #MondayMotivation ------ ¡Apunten la fecha! 🗓️🍳 Desayuno de equipo en Petaluma el lunes 4 de noviembre, de 8:30 a 10:00 a. m. ¡Empiecen la semana con energía con buena comida y buena compañía! ☕️🥐 #DesayunoDeEquipo #Petaluma #MotivaciónDeLunes

Sharing a #TBT to earlier this month when we were delighted to gather with the Healthcare Foundation Board and members of our extended community for a Retreat and Strategic Planning Session. Thank You to our Board Members for their powerful contributions to our work: Wanda Tapia-Thomsen, Chair Mona Hanes, Vice Chair Darnell Bowen, Treasurer Ann Elston, Secretary Montserrat Archila Khoury Daisy Cardenas, M.A. Courtney Cochran Kathi Safford Gary Barth Kaleigh Bulloch Whitehall Paul Greenall Marc Kahn Ingrid Maltrud Anne Morrison Rousseau Danielle Restieaux *We were sorry to miss: Gary, Paul, Courtney, and Danielle A special Welcome and Thank You to our incoming (January 2025) Board Members: Rosa González Pamela Torresday Zenia Lemos Horning Rachel Glitz (not in attendance) We also want to share our appreciation for the community members who made time to join and collaborate with us: Dra Daniela Dominguez, On the Margins Amy Holter, Community Foundation Sonoma County Stephanie Martinez, Peter E. Haas Jr Family Fund with the Marin Community Foundation Vicky Farrow, Amista Vineyards Andrea Garfia, Kaiser Permanente Debbie Howell, Alexander Valley Healthcare Zeke Guzman, Latinos Unidos del Condado de Sonoma Chase Overholt, Positive Images Amber Figueroa Stephanie Manieri, M.S., Latino Service Providers Sonoma County Sakanashi Tammy, Santa Rosa Junior College Ed Shefield, Sutter Health - Bay Area Manny Lopez Ortiz, Santa Rosa Junior College HOPE Program And last but not least, a very special thank you to our talented meeting facilitator, Karin Demarest, who guided and inspired us, and Sonoma Clean Power for generously sharing their space with us. #communitysupport #localaction #healthjustice

2024 WETZEL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD: DEBORAH HOWELL For her extraordinary leadership and her tireless contributions, private and professional, toward northern Sonoma County’s system of care, the Healthcare Foundation is delighted to recognize Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare with 2024’s Wetzel Community Leadership Award. You can read more about Debbie’s healthcare career and the future of AVH in our latest newsletter: https://loom.ly/_qeydfg #WetzelAwards #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

On November 7th we will gather to celebrate our 2024 #WetzelAward honorees, Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare and Spirit of Wetzel Award recipient Jade Weymouth MA OD, Executive Director of la familia sana. In advance of the event we want to thank our indispensable #WetzelAwards sponsors, and today spotlight our COMMUNITY HEALTH SUSTAINER SPONSOR, Eddinger Enterprises, Inc. Thank you, Jerry and Mary Lou Eddinger, our 2008 Wetzel Community Leadership honorees, for your continued support and commitment to Healthcare Foundation. For more information about the Wetzel Awards and to join the waitlist for tickets to the event: https://loom.ly/1pIiC9k. #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Our latest newsletter is out today and this month’s theme is ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL LEADERSHIP. It opens with a message from our Board Chair, Wanda Tapia-Thomsen who shares an uplifting update about our annual Board Retreat and our four categories of work. This month you can also read about: * The latest #MentalHealthTalentPipeline Spotlight: Leslie Guerrero Mendoza * Our Executive Director Amy Ramirez shares thoughts on The SCAN Foundation ECO Group Summit * A profile of this year's Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient, Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare Visit our site to check out all of these great stories! https://loom.ly/4_7bEQg #communitypartners #localaction #healthjustice

The annual #WetzelAwards are coming up on November 7th, and we want to share our gratitude with our sponsors. You make it possible for us to celebrate our honorees, Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare, and Spirit of Wetzel Award recipient Jade Weymouth MA OD, Executive Director of la familia sana, and we are so grateful for your indispensable support! THANK YOU 2024 COMMUNITY HEALTH BUILDER SPONSOR @alexandervalleyvineyards and COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORTER SPONSORS @costeauxfrenchbakery and the Law Offices of James E. DeMartini. For more information about the Wetzel Awards and to join the waitlist for tickets to the event: https://lnkd.in/gnN868BQ #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Thank you to the Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation for continuing to support nonprofit organizations serving the mental health of underserved communities in need, with a focus on youth, women, communities of color and the LGTBQ+ community. We are honored to be included in the group of 2024 grantees for our #MentalHealthTalentPipeline, and congratulate our hard-working co-honoree organizations: * Awaken Pittsburgh * Entwine Community * Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) * Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services * Kids Count in Alachua County * Red Hook Initiative * Rocky Mountain Equality * The Rowan Center: A Sexual Assault Resource Agency * You Gotta Believe The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation’s mission is to make mental health a priority in every community, especially those where support is most needed. For more information about their work and this grant you can visit: https://lnkd.in/gqqZKZgw Many thanks to our #MHTP partners including USF School of Education. Please share and help us spread the good news! #localaction #globalimpact #mentalhealthphilanthropy