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At the local level, the Association met with In August 2019, Assemblymember Chad
8 Board of Supervisors and / or their staff in Mayes joined Dr. Deanna Stover on a tour
San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. of Desert AIDS project for National Health
Center Week with Desert AIDS Project CEO
David Brinkman and Director of Legal and
Legislative Affairs, Carl Baker. The tour in-
cluded a sneak peek at the expansion De-
sert AIDS Project had under construction.
The expansion opened in fall of 2019.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

& RECOGNITION

In March 2019, the Association’s CEO and
Director of Policy, along with representa-
tives from member organizations, met with
Congressman Pete Aguilar in the Capitol.

(Left) David Brinkman, CEO of Desert AIDS project, Assemblymember Chad Mayes, Dr. Deanna Stover,
Community Health Association Inland Southern Region and Carl Baker, Director of Legal and Legislative
Affairs Desert AIDS Project on August 8th, 2019.
In December 2019, Dr. Deanna Stover was
recognized by Assemblymember Eloise
Gomez Reyes as an Honoree during her
Veteran of the Year Awards. She was rec-
ognized during a luncheon on December
(Top) Omar Moreno, Central City Community Health Center, Sendy Sanchez, Director of Policy at 3rd, 2019.
Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Dr. Deanna
Stover, CEO of Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, Denise Gitsam, Borrego
Health, and Jose Barajas, Central City Community Health Center on March 27th, 2019.
In May 2019, Borrego Health hosted a
groundbreaking ceremony for their new-
est and largest flagship site. Riverside
County Supervisor Manny Perez and the
Mayor of Coachella Valley, Steven Her-
nandez attended the ceremony and cele-
brated the momentous occasion.

(Top) Dr. Deanna Stover, CEO of Community Health Association Inland Southern Region and Assembly-
member Eloise Gomez Reyes on December 3rd, 2019.

(Left) Sendy Sanchez, Director of Policy at Community Health Association Inland Southern Region,
Supervisor Manny Perez, Dr. Deanna Stover, CEO of Community Health Association Inland Southern
Region, and Steven Hernandez, Mayor of Coachella on May 29th, 2019.
Community Focused Membership Driven

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