Task Force Member Roster

Task Force Member Bios

Supplier Diversity Advocate/Expert

• Tommy Smith, Manager, Economic Impact, Impact Spending  - Kaiser Permanente

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Advocate/Representative

• Jose Plascencia, Business Owner/Principal - Jose Plascencia Allstate Agency 
• Cecil Plummer, Co-Founder - AI Ally Works
• Vacancy

Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Advocate/Representative

• Kelly Huang, Board Service Coach, CoachKellyHuang.com
• Vikita Poindexter (Task Force Chair), President - Poindexter Consulting Group

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) or Veteran Owned Business (VOB) Advocate/Representative

• Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner, Chief Executive Officer - Veterans in Business Network (VIB)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Business Enterprise (LGBTBE) Advocate/Representative

• Mark Morales, Senior Vice President, Community Lending & 504 Specialist - AmPac Business Capital
• Marquita Thomas, Founder & President - California LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce

Governing Board Diversity Advocate/Expert

• Linda Akutagawa, President & CEO - Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.
• Vacancy

Insurance Industry Representative 

• Fabiola Cobarrubias, M.D. (Task Force Vice Chair), Founder, President, & Chief Executive Officer - Pacific Inpatient Medical Group and Director, Board of Directors - ProAssurance
• Pradip Khemani, Vice President, Business Solutions & Strategic Alliances - Blue Shield of California

Persons with Disabilities Business Enterprise (PDBE) Representative/Advocate

• Alycia Anderson, Founder - The Alycia Anderson Company