Employees

Carolyn Briere is an accomplished professional with over 35 years of success in the healthcare field. Her last 27 years were spent in managerial roles at Kaiser Permanente where she focused on [...]

At Stanford Healthcare, Jakaria serves as a Principal Improvement Consultant. Her book of business includes supporting teams with improvement efforts in both the inpatient and ambulatory [...]

Will Dow is a health economics professor in the division of Health Policy & Management at the University of California–Berkeley School of Public Health as well as in the Department of [...]

Jen Gray is the Director of Home Preservation at Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley. Her team administers low-income, local, state, and federal government-funded owner-occupied [...]

Cindy Vanderlinde-Kopper is the Vice President for Strategic Business Development at Kaiser Permanente. Her team is responsible for inorganic growth and strategic partnerships across the [...]

Mike Ball has a distinguished and honored career as a United States Air Force Reservist earning the rank of Colonel prior to his retirement after 32 years of service (12 active). During his time [...]

Emily is an estate planning and collaborative family law attorney and mediator. She helps keep families out of court by helping them resolve disputes in a respectful and non-adversarial fashion. [...]

John Houdashell is a multi-generational Bay Area native who comes to Empowered Aging with more than 7 years of public service work throughout the Bay Area in direct service to its residents. In [...]

Mykel Horton is an Oakland native with over 6 years of experience in client-facing roles helping a wide range of individuals across the Bay Area. He has a passion for assisting those who have [...]

Mary Jane joins Empowered Aging as an Ombudsman Support Specialist, bringing a deep commitment to disability justice, creative problem-solving, and support for the underdog. With over 20 years in [...]