1990s

Sandra Witt: Health equity advocate committed to advancing a California where everyone has the opportunities they need to be healthy

Sandra Witt DrPH ’98, MPH ’91 is the program director of Healthy Communities (Northern Region) at the California Endowment, where…

Willi McFarland: Architect of HIV/AIDS interventions and prevention policies in San Francisco

Willi McFarland MD, PhD ’95 is an HIV/AIDS specialist who serves as professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the UCSF School…

Anthony Iton: Builder of partnerships to create healthy low-income communities in California

"Relentlessly seek and speak truth, challenge orthodoxies, listen to your gut, be suspicious of experts, self-proclaimed or otherwise."   Anthony…

Bonnie Duran: Health advocate who combines cultured-centered and evidence-based interventions to create innovative treatments for indigenous communities

Bonnie Duran DrPH '97, MPH '89 is a professor in the Schools of Social Work and Public Health at the…

Rajiv Bhatia: Health systems innovator who pioneered the use of open data to transform public policy

Rajiv Bhatia MD, MPH '96 is a physician and internationally recognized health systems innovator. From 1998 through 2013, he led…

Patricia B. Crawford: Scholar and marshaler of resources to confront America’s childhood obesity epidemic

Patricia B. Crawford DrPH '94, MPH '72 is the senior director of research at the Nutrition Policy Institute and an adjunct…

Moses R. Kamya: Champion of social justice and fighter of infectious diseases in Uganda

"To me, a career in public health is a career in social justice: 'a rising tide lifts all boats.'" Moses…

Michael C. Lu: Former director of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Michael C. Lu MD, MS, MPH ’92 is professor and senior associate dean for academic, student & faculty affairs at the…

Michael N. Bates: Environmental health investigator dedicated to protecting our local and global environments, including workplaces, from toxic exposures

Michael N. Bates PhD '91, MPH '89 is an environmental and occupational epidemiologist who serves as an adjunct professor at the…

Margaret Lapiz: Executive, health innovator, and founder of organizations supporting California’s Latino/a and farm-working communities

Margaret Lapiz MBA, MPH ’93 is the immediate past vice president for strategy and integration for The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser…