Government and Community Relations
2025-2026 Community Advisory Board
Leadership
- Yasaman Kavousi – Chair
- Paul Curtis – Vice Chair
- Lynette Hall – Secretary
Members
- Dawn Angelo
- Josephine Appiah
- Marlon Hill
- Marla Clayton Johnson
- Moses Kelbatyrov
- Kristie Kiefer
- Frank Louie
- Rachel Manke
- Barbara Marquez
- Myvy Ngo
- Petra Vega
- Jackie Yoon
Community Relations Resources
Community Advisory Board
Information about the 2025-2026 Community Advisory Board.
Community Advisory Board Overview
Learn about who the board is, what they do, and how they serve the needs and concerns of various groups within the Sacramento area.
Our Path Forward
UC Davis Health’s Clinical Strategic PlanAwards and Recognitions
Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.
Best Nursing SchoolsMaster’s degree
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing #40 (tie) in the nation.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
World-class cancer care
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
A leader in health care equality
For the 13th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.