About Us
Our Team
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Aaron Alberter, MS
Continuous Improvement Administrator
Coach and engage staff in improvement methodologies to own and improve their processes and workflows for the betterment of the team and the Vayu Members’ we serve. Passionate about the intersection of patient experience and employee engagement. Enjoys time with family, and any time spent outdoors or with our animals.
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Melody Champagne. RDN, CDCES
Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator
Firm supporter of food as medicine with 18+ years of clinical nutrition. Grateful for the opportunity to serve the community. Flexible and creative, enthusiastic educator. Dedicated foster animal “Pawrent”. May all beings be safe.
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Yula Chang, LCSW, M.Ed.
Behavioral Health Clinician
Dedicated and passionate about helping others reach their full potential. Skilled at providing trauma informed care, and problem solving comes naturally. Enjoys nature, cooking, yoga, and traveling.
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Kim Crain, MS, SHRM-CP
People and Culture Generalist
Problem-solver who loves organizational development and exceeding expectations of HR. Focuses on coaching, learning, and leadership. Enjoys the outdoors and taking her dog on beach walks.
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Melinda Gong, RDN, CDCES
Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Care Service Specialist
Deeply patient-focused and supportive. Creative with patient care, finding new ways to help people truly achieve their goals. Perfect vacation is backpacking into the wilderness to unplug.
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Carlos Godinez
Community Health Worker
Passionate about serving the local community through resource connection and advocacy. Dedicated to supporting members and decreasing health and wellness disparities. Loves basketball, mma, music and unplugging with friends.
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Joyce Lee, MPH, RDN, CDCES
Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator
Dedicated to advancing holistic and preventative care among underserved communities. Skilled at integrating technology into diabetes care management. Loves hiking and board games.
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Sievna Limpangug
Community Health Worker
Cheerful advocate offering peer support and positivity. Caregiver for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Enjoys hula, hiking, and going on art- and music-filled adventures.
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Yoseline Lopez-Mejia
Community Health Worker Care Service Specialist
Dedicated to serving the community, and grateful to be able to bridge the gap between healthcare systems and local communities. Spends a lot of time outdoors; hiking and growing vegetables.
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Jerrica Penton
Community Health Worker
Empathetic and empowering listener and guide. Focused on helping people improve their health and well-being. Highly active person who enjoys fitness, reading, and all things creative.
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Jen Quiring, MBA
Head of Clinical Operations
Infrastructure expert with 23 years of experience at Mayo Clinic including 10 years working with community health workers at scale. Spends free time outdoors, hiking, and trying new foods.
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Avni Shah, MD
Founder & President
Pediatric Endocrinologist, former diabetes director at Stanford Children’s. Started Vayu after two decades of clinical leadership to address disparities in care for vulnerable populations. Does daily morning meditation.
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Virginia Valdez, MA, LMFT
Behavioral Health Care Service Specialist
Focused on improving the well-being of people typically without access to proper care. Passionate about helping families thrive and mentoring others counselors. Avid international traveler.
Advisors and Board Members
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Veenu Aulakh, MSPH
Board Member, Secretary & Treasurer
Highly experienced advocate for adoption and advancement of innovative, tech-enabled solutions to promote more equitable and higher quality care for Medicaid enrollees, particularly to address health-related social needs.
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John Bertko, FSA, MAAA
Advisor
Senior actuarial consultant with extensive background in public and private insurance programs including Covered California, CMS, and Humana. Has significant experience in risk adjustment, insurance oversight, and public policy.
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Alan Glaseroff, MD
Advisor
Family practitioner. Designed and led Stanford Coordinated Care and Humboldt Diabetes Project, achieving significant improvement in outcomes, patient experience, patient activation, utilization, and costs. Has lived with T1D since 1983.
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David Kil, MS, MBA
Advisor
Data scientist designing and deploying SaaS analytics applications in healthcare and education with focus on predictive and causal machine learning to create real-world evidence and contribute to improved patient care.
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Rajiv Mahadevan, MBA
Advisor
Healthcare entrepreneur with corporate strategy, finance, business development, operations experience in pharma, life science and medical device industries. Founded Applied Immunology, acquired by Precision Medicine.
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Sheetal Shah, PhD
Advisor
Licensed clinical psychologist with speciality in multicultural psychology and social justice. Provides mental health services, consultation, and team trainings. Aims to be culturally responsive in services where people feel “seen”.
Our Core Values
Acting with passion and creativity.
Leading with integrity, positivity, diversity, courage, and truth.
Committing to be better and celebrate each movement forward.
Building trustworthy and honest relationships that first seek to understand.
Embracing the human struggle and demonstrating respect for differences.
Land Acknowledgment
As a mostly remote team, we live and work throughout California. Vayu Health respectfully and humbly acknowledge that we operate on the unceded land of Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge the painful history and forced removal from territories across the United States and pay our respect to the diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land.
This Native Land Digital Map provides a detailed look at traditional territories and ancestral homelands. We encourage you to explore the history of the land on which you live and work and to learn more about the Indigenous peoples from this land.