ABOUT US
HealthForce Partners: Who We Are
The healthcare sector in the Northern San Joaquin Valley needs qualified workers. Community residents want to pursue healthcare careers. To achieve these ends, healthcare employers, educators, workforce developers, and community leaders have come together to launch an innovative partnership: HealthForce Partners Northern San Joaquin Valley.
San Joaquin County
Our Region: Northern San Joaquin Valley
Stanislaus County
Merced County
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HealthForce Partners' Mission
Industry-Led
We involve employers as leaders to design solutions that address their workforce needs while expanding opportunities for community residents.
Data-Driven
We use labor market data, enriched by employers and other stakeholder perspectives, to ensure that its efforts are truly aligned with industry needs.
Partnership-Based
Our partner-based approach helps coordinate a strategy that leverages resources of multiple partners to grow the local healthcare workforce.
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OUR STAFF
OUR STAFF
OUR BOARD
OUR BOARD
OUR PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
Industry-Led
We involve employers as leaders to design solutions that address their workforce needs while expanding opportunities for community residents.
Data-Driven
We use labor market data, enriched by employers and other stakeholder perspectives, to ensure that its efforts are truly aligned with industry needs.
Partnership-Based
Our partner-based approach helps coordinate a strategy that leverages resources of multiple partners to grow the local healthcare workforce.
OUR STAFF
OUR STAFF
OUR BOARD
OUR BOARD
OUR PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
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Donald Wiley
PRESIDENT/CHAIR
Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health -
St. Joseph's Medical Center
David Culberson
VICE PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Officer
San Joaquin
General Hospital
Corwin Harper
FORMER CHAIR (Rtd.)
Senior Vice President/
Area Manager
Kaiser Permanente
Modesto
Christine Noguera
CEO, Community Medical Centers
Nadeja Steager
Director, Community Health Leadership Council
Brian Jensen
Vice President, Hospital Council of Northern & Central California
Sanjay Marwaha, MD
Physician-in-Chief, The Permanente Medical Group
Greg Diederich
Director, San Joaquin Health Care Services
David Thompson
CEO, Sutter Health – Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Corey Wright
Administrator, Vienna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
David Evans, PhD
Dean of Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus
Maria Pallavicini, PhD
Provost, University of the Pacific
Troy Brown, Ed.D.
Superintendent, San Joaquin County Office of Education
Julie Jansen
Delta Sierra Adult Education Alliance
John Solis, Rtd.
Director, San Joaquin County WorkNet
Betty Wilson
Executive Director, Business Council of San Joaquin County
Lisa Richmond
Executive Director, San Joaquin Medical Society
Evert Hendrix
Chief People Officer, Health Plan of San Joaquin
HealthForce Partners brings together organizations from education, workforce development, and the community to align their efforts with one goal: to provide healthcare employers qualified workers while expanding career options for people who want to work in healthcare. Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and funders for supporting our work!
Paul Lanning, Ed.D., CFRE
Executive Director
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Paul Lanning, Ed.D CFRE
Executive Director
Dr. Lanning possesses an accomplished track record of transformational leadership, consultation, and growth of nonprofit organizations. With entrepreneurial experience, numerous industry awards for marketing, communications, and fundraising excellence, and more than $200 million raised for charitable causes, Lanning brings a breadth and depth of experience to his work that is an asset to the Central Valley.
His background includes two decades of leadership roles that span local, regional, and statewide levels in roles such as President/CEO of the Foundation for California Community Colleges, Vice President for University Advancement at San Jose State University, and Assistant Vice President of Development at University of the Pacific, and he has served as a consultant to numerous other nonprofit organizations throughout the state. Dr. Lanning has also taught graduate courses in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, marketing, program review and grant writing at the University of the Pacific.
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Lanning earned a B.A. in political science from UC San Diego; M.S. in sport management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and Ed.D. in education administration and leadership from the University of the Pacific. He has also earned the CFRE designation and has served on numerous community and nonprofit boards, including those for the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco 49ers Academy. Dr. Lanning and his wife Jane reside in downtown Lodi.
Paul Lanning, Ed.D, CFRE
Executive Director
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Jose Serrano
Program Director
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Jose Serrano
Program Manager
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Jose Serrano
Program Manager
Jose R. Serrano was born and raised in Stockton, California. Jose is a Franklin High School, Delta College, and a Sacramento State University graduate. After graduating from Sacramento State, he decided to come back to his hometown and dedicate his career to serving his community.
Jose is extremely excited to be at HealthForce Partners as the Program Manager to contribute meaningfully to our community health efforts. As a proud Stocktonian, Jose is grateful to be working in this community and being part of an organization that is committed to making a difference. As a member of the team, Jose looks forward to building meaningful relationships with local organizations and community leaders and making an effort to ensure our community is thriving.
A native of the Central Valley, Jose earned his A.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from San Joaquin Delta College and B.A. in Sociology from California State University, Sacramento. Jose and his family reside in Stockton.