LACMA Alliance

The LACMA Alliance is the volunteer arm of the Los Angeles County Medical Association consisting of physicians, medical students, residents, spouses, and friends of medicine.  Members of the Alliance work together to promote quality healthcare in Los Angeles County through education, community service programs and legislative advocacy.

The following are just a few of the many projects in which members are involved:

• Encouraging legislation that meets both the concerns of the medical profession and the needs of the community.
• Participating in immunization projects, educating the public to understand “Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare,” and actively promoting and educating the community about programs that deal with violence in the family such as elder, child, and spousal abuse.
• Raising funds to support nursing and other healthcare related careers.
• Providing food, clothing, and support for women, children, and the homeless in shelters throughout the county.
• Participating in a car seat distribution program and providing education for new parents on car safety.
• Helping members become better acquainted and sharing similar interests.

Some of the organizations supported by LACMA Alliance include:

• Not Even for a Minute
• When Not to Keep a Secret Essay
• Meals on Wheels
• Stuart House Santa Monica
• Good Shepherd Center for Women and Children
• Su Casa
• Wellness Community Foothills Young & Health Pasadena
• YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter-Glendale
• New Horizons-Glendale
• Bullies and Targets Program

 

If you are interested in membership with the LACMA Alliance, please complete the membership application and mail it with your payment to:

Los Angeles County Medical Association
Attn: Joy Simmons
Manager, Governance and Leadership
707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 3800
Los Angeles, CA 90017

For further information about the LACMA Alliance, please contact Joy Simmons at (213) 226-0306.

Members of the Alliance Executive Board 2009-2010

Governing Council

• Bonnie Borenstein
• Dottie Boyd
• Gloria Crum
• Anda Galffy
• Marilyn Gunnell
• Ruth Hillecke
• Barbara Horowitz
• Marilyn Kezirian
• Ting Kurihara
• Carolyn Plested
• Halaine Rose
• Stacy Sproull
• Georgia Wu

District 2 President

• Halaine Rose

District 4 President, Newsletter Editor

• Georgia Wu

District 10 Co-Presidents

• Gloria Crum
• Ruth Hillecke

Program Chairs

• Karen O’Connell
• Stacy Sproull

Co-Membership Chairs

• Elizabeth (Ting) Kurihara
  Stacy Sproull

Legislation

• Karen O’Connell

Treasurer

• Dorothy Boyd

CALPAC/LACPAC

• Bonnie Borenstein
• Carolyn Plested