Sandra Williams is the Emergency Manager for Alameda County Medical Center. She is responsible for the emergency management program for a public health care system. She has 13 years of disaster preparedness experience. Ms. Williams is actively involved in emergency management community through local and state activities. Ms. Williams is an advocate and leader representing the health care component at multidisciplinary and community planning events. Ms. Williams has hosted and participated in congressional homeland security workshops and contributed to a variety of local, state and governmental planning, training, and exercises. Ms. Williams was the health care organizer for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Disaster Resistant California (DRC) conference for several years.

She co-chairs the Alameda County Hospital Emergency and Safety Managers Council where the focus is on identifying best practices and standardized protocols for health care facilities. She also is the liaison for emergency management community planning with Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facilities in the county. Ms. Williams is a candidate for her Bachelor’s of Science degree from California State University Long Beach.

Dr. Davis is board certified in Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, California. He completed The California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy Fellowship and received his Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, where he analyzed policies regarding emergency response planning, implementation, evaluation and modification at the county level in California.

Dr. Davis’ other areas of interest include ways to improve the use of television news, newspapers, and education-entertainment to promote health and health policy changes.