I manage the production team in our efforts to provide daily production services to the VTA+ and CoP program team. Additionally, I provide training and guidance to staff and teams, on best practices for an accessible and engaging virtual meeting. Finally, I am a founding member of the Accessibility Working Group, whose goal is to help integrate universal learning design principles into the planning and creation process for all VTA+ programming.
Debbie Bain Brickley, DrPH, MPH, is Director of Learning for UCSF’s Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action (UPIEA) and has more than 20 years of experience in global health training and education. She has a background in epidemiology and biostatistics, primarily focused on global HIV prevention research and training. In 2020, Debbie began designing, creating and implementing courses in COVID-19 case investigation, contact tracing and outbreak management.
Laura Buback is a technical advisor who has been supporting SFDPH for the COVID-19 response since March 2020. She has supported Case Investigation/Contact Tracing/Outbreak Management work through leading Standard Operating Procedures, Trainings, and piloting new workflows. In August 2020, she also began supporting the University of Guam and Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services to strengthen their COVID-19 response.
Jess Celentano provides programmatic direction and leadership to the UCSF Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Inclusion (UPIEA) team. In close collaboration with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Jess and a small group of colleagues built San Francisco’s contact-tracing platform from the ground up, and then translated lessons learned and best practices into state and nation-wide trainings for COVID-19 contact tracers and case investigators.
Luis Gutierrez-Mock, MPH, MA, joins the UPIEA team with 20 years of experience working in transgender HIV prevention through direct service, advocacy, research, and capacity building roles. He recently directed TRIUMPH/Triunfo, a community-led transgender PrEP demonstration project at the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF. Luis holds an MA in Sexuality Studies, a second MA in Ethnic Studies, and an MPH with an emphasis in community health education. He is currently a doctoral student in medical sociology at UCSF.
Ramanjot Kaur is a Pandemic Response Specialist. In this role, she supports contact tracing and case investigation and serves as a member of the implementation research team. Ramanjot recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a Master's of Public Health in Global Environmental Health. In the past, she has had the opportunity to work with underserved communities in a variety of settings, including with social services at urban hospitals and with water & sanitation projects in India and Costa Rica.
I’ve worked in higher education since 2002, providing technical support to faculty and staff. Prior to coming to UCSF, I worked for Austin Community College as an Educational Technology Specialist. In that role I helped with technical issues in the classroom and with the learning management system. I was born in San Marcos, TX and attended Texas State University where I received my Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology. I’m currently pursuing my Master of Education in Educational Technology from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Elizabeth Rojo is a Program Manager for the Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action (UPIEA) working on COVID-19 related efforts. In particular, she works with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and several Community Based Organizations on the creation of a Cultural Humility Module for Case Investigators/Contact Tracers as well as the expansion of Communities of Practice across the State. Prior to COVID-19, she worked in global health and research areas that include: HIV, Emergency Medicine, Global Health Education, and Minority Aging.
