President
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Immediate Past President
Shanna Livermore
Shanna Livermore, MPH, MCHES graduated from Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in Health Science and obtained a Certificate of Advanced Evaluation Studies and a Master’s in Public Health, with an emphasis in Health Promotion, Education and Evaluation, from Claremont Graduate University (CGU). She is pursuing a doctorate in public health at CGU with an emphasis in global health.
Delegate Trustee
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Social Media Chair
Gaby Gregg
Gaby Gregg, MPH, CHES®, NBC-HWC is currently the Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Program Manager at Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAP OC), where she has had experience leading and overseeing the work of up to 14 staff. She has over 17 years of experience working at CAP OC in various roles. Before becoming a Program Manager, she coordinated the Rethink Your Drink Campaign, a part of the California Department of Public Health’s Nutrition Education & Obesity Prevention Branch, and served as Regional Manager for the Network for a Healthy California–Children’s Power Play! Campaign. In these roles, Gaby promoted the consumption of water and awareness of sugar-sweetened beverages and promoted increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased levels of physical activity among 9- to 11 year-old children in Orange County. Since 2003, she has worked in the community within a variety of fields, including law enforcement, crime prevention, community outreach, and nutrition, health, and wellness. For over five years, Gaby also served as a volunteer tutor and mentor for at-risk youth.
She received her Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design with an emphasis in Entertainment Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), a Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Health Education and a certificate in Nutrition from TUI University, holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of New England, is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®), and a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). In 2014, Gaby was highlighted as one of National SOPHE’s 30 Under 30 during National Health Education Week for making strides in the health education field. She believes social media plays an important role in the dissemination of health messages, reaching people where they eat, learn, live, play, shop, and work!
Newsletter Chair
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Treasurer
Laura Keene
As treasurer, Laura Keene manages SoCal SOPHE’s finances.
Laura Keene is owner and principal of Keene Insights where she provides evaluation training and support to nonprofits, foundations, and other community-based organizations. She helps her clients harness the power of data and have a greater impact on the communities they serve. Laura almost 20 years of experience designing and implementing high-quality evaluations and building organizational capacity around evaluation. She’s worked in a variety of contexts including public health, healthcare, social services and education in local, national and international settings. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from UC Berkeley and a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) from Columbia University.
Advocacy Chair
Valaya Johnson
Valaya Johnson, MPH, CHES is a Health Educator at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs (DHSP). She has also served as the Director of Health & Wellness for a nonprofit organization that promotes mindfulness, yoga, and wellness in youth residing in South Central Los Angeles. Valaya previously worked in the California Department of Public Health’s Nutrition Education & Obesity Prevention Branch, where she provided healthy cooking workshops and taught health and nutrition courses to middle school students, teachers, and parents. Her experience in healthcare spans across all ages and includes working with infants, developing adapted physical education programs for children with disabilities, monitoring the physical rehabilitation of adults, and facilitating LSVT BIG classes for geriatric patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Valaya holds a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Southern California, in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science and a minor in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and an active member of the American Public Health Association, Black Ladies in Public Health, and the Society for Health Communication.
Valaya’s current interests include women’s health, fitness, health policy, eliminating health disparities in underserved communities, and promoting healthy lifestyles domestically and abroad.
Secretary
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Continuing Education Chair
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Membership Chair
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Website Chair
Eric Shanazari
Eric Shanazari is an MPH graduate student at California State University, Northridge with a concentration in applied epidemiology. Since entering the public health field, he has been excited to learn all he can about how to collect, interpret, and present data that may be used to improve peoples’ lives. He is currently working as a research assistant for the SHARE project, a longitudinal study looking into teens’ habits, feelings, cultural identity, coping, and personal strengths. He also works as an instructional student assistant on campus.