Executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. Al joined LCHC from the California Catholic Conference, where he assisted Catholic Charities and directed the Division of Hispanic Affairs as their senior lobbyist and coordinator of Hispanic ministry in the Far West region covering California, Nevada, Guam and Hawaii. He is responsible for the administrative and fiscal management of LCHC, as well as providing the leadership and vision for the organization along with its board of directors. Mr. Hernandez has an extensive public policy background in health care, housing, immigrant rights and the budgetary process. He represented the California Primary Care Association, the state association of community clinics and health centers, as the Assistant Director of Government Programs; served as legislative aide for the Hon. Martha Escutia, State Assemblywoman for the 50th District, and as consultant in the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee; and also worked for Consumers Union, not-for-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, in their San Francisco office as the national Fellow for Economic Justice. In his twenties, Mr. Hernandez earned an officer’s commission in the U.S. Army and was stationed primarily in Texas and under NATO command in Europe. He holds a graduate degree in Urban Planning from UC Berkeley and a Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. He has two daughters and lives in Sacramento.
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Director of Regional Networks Marcia Dávalos served as Southern California Field Organizer for a statewide ballot initiative under the leadership and training of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Fred Ross Jr. While doing this, she received training and support from the Victory Fund Leadership Institute and Emily’s List. She also served as Deputy Campaign Manager and Campaign Treasurer for State and local campaigns. Ms. Dávalos completed her B.S. at the California State University, Northridge where she studied Business Administration and Management Information Systems.
Statewide Policy Analyst Chad Silva has a background in organized labor and personal experience with the role of Latino’s in the healthcare industry. As a union shop steward for a bay area labor union he assisted in helping the union management reflect the rank and file membership by promoting the election of its first Latino president. The oldest child of a Puerto Rican health professional, he has seen firsthand the importance of having adequate representation of Latino’s in the health industry. He has a Bachelor of Arts in History from UC Santa Cruz and earned his Juris Doctorate from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. |
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Al Hernández-Santana, JD, MCP 
Marcia Dávalos
Chad M. Silva, JD