AAP-CA2 Board of Directors 2024-2026

Chapter Executive Officers

Melissa Ruiz
MD, MPH, FAAP
President

Mitchell Goldstein
MD, FAAP
Vice President/President Elect

Kimberly Petko
MD, MPH, FAAP
Secretary

Ilan Shapiro
MD, MBA, FAAP, FACHE
Treasurer

Grant Christman
MD, MACM, FAAP
Immediate Past President

Members - At - Large

Area Representatives

Kern County

Lulua Mandviwala, MD, FAAP
Lulua Mandviwala, MD, FAAP

Riverside County

Tim Watson, MD, FAAP
Tim Watson, MD, FAAP

San Bernardino County

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Akhil Sharma, MD, FAAP

San Luis Obispo County

René Bravo, MD, FAAP
René Bravo, MD, FAAP

Santa Barbara County

Santacrose 2021
Brian Santacrose, MD, FAAP

Ventura County

Saul 2021
Ken Saul, MD, FAAP

Policy and Advocacy

Kimberly Petko, MD, MPH, FAAP
Advocacy Chair, Advocacy Committee

Staff

Tomas Torices (CA2)

Tomas Torices, MD
Executive Director
chapter2@aapca2.org

Delesa Barnes
Program Coordinator
Reach Out and Read Inland Empire
dbarnes@aapca2.org 

William Barboza
Administrative Assistant
wbarboza@aapca2.org