People
Core Staff
- Arianne Teherani, PhD, Founding Co-Director
- Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH, Founding Co-Director
- Jennifer Monroe Zakaras, MPH, Associate Director of Strategy and Communications
- Annie Rosenthal, MSW, Project Manager
- Saman Darian, BS, Intern
Postdoctoral Fellows:
- Rebecca Sugrue, PhD, UCSF
- Sophia Arabadjis, PhD, UCSB
- Caitlin Jones, PhD, UCSD
- Pearl Ante-Testard, PhD, UCSD
Pillar Chairs
- Orlando Harris, PhD, FNP, MPH, Education Co-Chair
- Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD, MPH, Education Co-Chair
- Seema Gandhi, MD, Health Systems Co-Chair
- Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, Policy Co-Chair
- Emily Arnold, PhD, Policy Co-Chair
- Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD, Research Co-Chair
- David Eisenman, MD, MSHS, Research Co-Chair
- Neeta Thakur, MD, Research Co-Chair
UC Campus Leads
- UC Berkeley: David Ackerly, PhD, Meghana Gadgil, MD, MPH, FACP, Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
- UC Davis: Clare Cannon, PhD and Kathryn Conlon, PhD, MPH
- UC Irvine: Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD
- UC Los Angeles: David Eisenman, MD, MSHS
- UC Merced: Susana Ramirez, PhD, MPH
- UC Riverside: Jade Sasser, PhD
- UC San Diego: Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD
- UC Santa Barbara: Chris Funk, PhD
- UC Santa Cruz: Raquel Chamorro-Garcia, PhD, Audrie Lin, PhD
- UCSF Fresno: Rais Vorha, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Initiative Leads
- Manijeh Berenji, MD, Academic and Community Partnerships Lead
- Claire Brindis, DrPH, Strategic Advisor
- Elissa Epel, PhD, Director for the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council
- Jyoti Mishra, PhD, Associate Director for the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council
- Hilary Ong, MD, FAAP, UCSF Climate Hub Co-Lead
- Heather Whelan, MD, Education Ambassador Lead & UCSF Climate Hub Co-Lead
