Iliana is the Principal Consultant with Community Institute for Change LLC. She works with various public and private sector clients on health equity, policy, program and planning initiatives. She serves on several local and state-level committees, including being the Co-Chair of the Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee with the California Department of Public Health, Co-Chair for the County of Orange Behavioral Health Equity Committee, and serves on the CalOptima Health Member Advisory Committee representing Behavioral Health. She has been an Equity Advisor for Public Health Advocates and a Health Equity Consultant with Mind OC. She is also currently the Director of the OC Network of Care with Orange County United Way powered by the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative. She is a catalyst for systems change and has worked on community change initiatives for almost 30 years. Her passion is helping people have a voice in the systems and institutions that impact their lives. She recently organized the Healthcare Everywhere: The Rise of Community Health Workers conference with Coast Community College District and worked with CalOptima Health to launch the CHW Academy for Supervising Providers.
