“Catherine is a brilliant and compassionate professional-she has an amazing ability to create positive outcomes during negotiations and allows everyone involved feel successful.”
Catherine Dodd PhD, RN, FAAN
San Francisco Bay Area
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My career has been devoted to ensuring equal access to quality person centered care. I…
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Families Advocating for Chemical & Toxic Safety
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University of California, San Francisco
Activities and Societies: Health Policy Fellow in Phil Lee Institute for Health Policy Bay Area End of Life Task Force Association of California Nurse Leaders Scholarship Women Health Care Executives Scholarship
Dissertation research on hospices in California.
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Activities and Societies: Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Chosen as one of 100 outstanding School of Nursing Alumni for the 100th anniversary of the School, Chosen as one of 150 outstanding Alumni from all health profession schools for UCSF's 150th anniversary. Selected as Health Policy Fellow for Phil Lee Institute for Health Policy.
Master's focus: Community Health, Maternal Child Health & Policy.
PhD Dissertation: Hospice in CA Quality Cost Access -
Activities and Societies: Sigma Theta Tau
Studied Maternal Child Health Service Administration and Health Policy. Internship with SF Supervisor Nancy Walker. Assisted in drafting language that created the San Francisco Health Commission, was treasurer of campaign.
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Activities and Societies: Traveled to UK to study British Health Care System Chair of Class
Volunteer Experience
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Host/facilitator Living with Cancer Circle & Support for Health Professionals
Healing Circles Global
- Present 6 years 11 months
Health
I cohost regular healing circles for people living with cancer (whether current or in remission). Modeled after The Circle Way (Baldwin & Linea), and taken from our ancient ancestral customs of gathering around the fire and sharing stories of fear, joy, sadness. In circle all participants are equal and we treat one another with kindness and respect, we honor each other's unique ways to healing and do not presume to advise or fix or try to save one another, all stories shared in circle are kept…
I cohost regular healing circles for people living with cancer (whether current or in remission). Modeled after The Circle Way (Baldwin & Linea), and taken from our ancient ancestral customs of gathering around the fire and sharing stories of fear, joy, sadness. In circle all participants are equal and we treat one another with kindness and respect, we honor each other's unique ways to healing and do not presume to advise or fix or try to save one another, all stories shared in circle are kept confidential, we trust that each of us has the guidance we need within us and we rely on the power of silence to access it. The circle is a safe space to share what is on your heart and experience being listened to.
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Member, Board of Directors
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- Present 18 years 9 months
Currently serving as Board Member and former Chair for this national advocacy and education organization focused on protecting, preserving and enhancing Social Security and Medicare.
NCPSSM is the most effective policy and lobbying organization working to protect and enhance the Social Security and Medicare. Staff at NCSPSSM are some of the best and most respected on Capitol Hill. NCPSSM believes Medicare must be preserved as a public system. Protecting Social Security in these times…Currently serving as Board Member and former Chair for this national advocacy and education organization focused on protecting, preserving and enhancing Social Security and Medicare.
NCPSSM is the most effective policy and lobbying organization working to protect and enhance the Social Security and Medicare. Staff at NCSPSSM are some of the best and most respected on Capitol Hill. NCPSSM believes Medicare must be preserved as a public system. Protecting Social Security in these times of uncertainty is essential. Without Social Security, more than 50% of women over 65 would live below the Federal Poverty Level. Membership in NCPSSM costs only $12/year. -
Member Board Of Directors
Commonweal
- Present 9 years 9 months
Commonweal works in three core fields—health and healing, art and education, and environment and justice. Within those fields, Commonweal incubates and supports a dozen different programs including programs in cancer, health professional education, environmental health, adult learning, yoga, healing nutrition, permaculture gardening, and juvenile justice.
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Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
GLIDE (San Francisco, CA)
- 20 years
Serving the most vulnerable Glide changes lives. A social service faith based foundation located in San Francisco's Tenderloin, Glide works to break the cycle of poverty and practices unconditional love. Assisted in establishment of Federally Qualified "look alike" nurse run health center.
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Commissioner
San Francisco Health Commission
- 1 year
Appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Responsible for policy governance of the largest county agency with multi billion dollar budget. Served on SF General Hospital and Laguna Honda Hospital conference committees.
Represented Commission on SF Health Authority overseeing MediCal managed care in the County.
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Board Member
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP)
- 7 years
Health
Formerly known as the Breast Cancer Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is a national advocacy and educational organization that raises awareness about the links between the environment and cancer. In doing so BCF advocates for chemical policy that protects us from known and unknown carcinogens. BCF publishes "State of the Evidence" an annotated bibliography of international scientific research on cancer and the environment. At the national level BCF successfully lobbied for passage of…
Formerly known as the Breast Cancer Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is a national advocacy and educational organization that raises awareness about the links between the environment and cancer. In doing so BCF advocates for chemical policy that protects us from known and unknown carcinogens. BCF publishes "State of the Evidence" an annotated bibliography of international scientific research on cancer and the environment. At the national level BCF successfully lobbied for passage of legislation removing pthalates from Children's toys. BCF coordinates the "safe cosmetics campaign" which urges us to make smart choices when purchasing the personal care products we apply to our bodies. BCF has enlisted hundreds of cosmetic companies in removing harmful and untested chemicals from their products. Check out BCPP.org
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Board Member
Zen Hospice Project
- 6 years 2 months
Health
ZHP provides compassionate contemplative care to people who are at then end of life and to their family and friends. ZHP has volunteers on the hospice unit at Laguna Honda Rehab facility and has a board and care facility where people can live in a loving supportive environment until they die.
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Co-Chair,Health Careers Task Force
JVS - San Francisco
- 8 years 3 months
Education
Linking employers, educational institutions with employment placement in health careers.
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Member, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Advisory Board Member
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER AT MOUNT ZION
- 7 years 6 months
Health
Participated in strategic planning to improve services and access to National Cancer Institute’s regional center.
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Member
SF Bay Area End of Life Network 2004-2008.
- 4 years 5 months
Health
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Volunteer
Leadership Council Healing Circles for Nursing and Health Professionals
- Present 6 years 2 months
Health
Participating in efforts to bring healing peer support to nurses and nursing faculty throughout the US. Part of Healing Circles Global and modeled after Christina Baldwin and Anne Linea's the Circle Way, we heal best in community. Join us.
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Core Team
Nurses for America
- Present 5 years 6 months
Politics
What began as Nurses for Biden/Harris expanded into Nurses for America works to identify and involve nurses in campaigns of candidates who share Democratic values: equal access to quality health care for all residents - including mental health care, reproductive rights, gender affirming care, protecting the environment, humans and creatures from toxin that poison the air, water, food, land, protecting Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security as wpell as programs for the marginalized populations…
What began as Nurses for Biden/Harris expanded into Nurses for America works to identify and involve nurses in campaigns of candidates who share Democratic values: equal access to quality health care for all residents - including mental health care, reproductive rights, gender affirming care, protecting the environment, humans and creatures from toxin that poison the air, water, food, land, protecting Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security as wpell as programs for the marginalized populations, voting rights, gun control, funds for nursing education, public broadcasting and more. We support federal candidates as well as State Governors, Sec of State, Attorney Generals and State Supreme court candidates.
Publications
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Health Policy: Crisis and Reform 6th (Ed.), Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Co-editor.
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Quality, Cost and Access in California Hospices 2000-2005 presentation of dissertation findings.
Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting
compared quality, cost and access to hospice care in CA over 5 year period
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Play to Win: Know the Rules. In Harrington C., and Estes C.L. (Eds.), Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System. (5th Ed).
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Harnessing the Power of the Media to Influence Health Policy and Politics. In Mason, D., Leavitt, J. and Chaffee (Eds.), Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (5th Ed.).
W.B. Saunders
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Poisons in your Purse presentation on toxic exposures caused by cosmetic products.
International Council of Nursing Taipei, Taiwan
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Germans. In Lipson, J.G, and Dibble, S.L. (Eds.), Culture and Clinical Care
UCSF Nursing Press
Honors & Awards
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1st ever: The HealthImpact Daisy Nurse Leader Award for Advancing Compassion Through Policy
The Daisy Foundayion
The 2023 Recipients of the HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Policy
HealthImpact and The DAISY Foundation™ have announced the recipients of their DAISY Nurse Leader Awards in Policy. This award honors nurses whose work in policy advances compassionate care that improves care through advancing policy. -
Inspiring Leadership Award
San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking
"ENDING MODERN DAY SLAVERY:" San Francisco Leaders Launch Human Trafficking Awareness Month & Honors Modern Day Abolitionists.
As Co-Chair, Catherine Dodd, SFCAHT convened the first conference on human trafficking in 2009, in partnership with the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, and the Jewish Coalition Against Human Trafficking. -
Outstanding Alumni Award UCSF one of 150 for the 150th anniversary
UCSF
Selected as one of UCSF 150 outstanding alumni in celebration of UCSF's 150th anniversary
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SF COSW Women's Human Rights Award
SF Commission on the Status of Women
Honored by Commission on Status of Women for advancing human rights.
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Service Award
Curry Senior Center
Recognized for service to elderly and work to protect Social Security and Medicare.
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UCSF School of Nursing 100 member Hall of Fame
UCSF School of Nursing
One of 100 UCSF graduates to be honored during the School of Nursing Centennial.
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Woman of the Year
Emerge California
Recognized for mentoring women candidates for elected and appointed office.
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Leadership Award
Democratic Women's Forum
Languages
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English
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Spanish
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Organizations
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Nurses for Biden
Core Group Member
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Oncology Nursing Society
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American Academy of Nursing
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American Nurses Association
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Pacific Business Group on Health
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Adaptive Business Leaders of CA, Health Executive Section
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Sigma Theta Tau
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