The Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation Staff

Sallie Yoshida joined the Samuels Center in 2006 as an Associate and became Executive Director in August 2012.  As Executive Director, she provides overall strategic, operational, and financial …

Bryden Johnston joined the Samuels Center in 2015 as an Associate and is involved in all aspects of project management including evaluation design, tool design, data collection, analysis, reporting, …

Jeremiah R. Garza rejoined the Samuels Center as an Associate in 2015 after completing his doctoral studies in public health. As an Associate, Jeremiah develops evaluation plans and tools, conducts …

Heidi Skolnik joined the Samuels Center in 2014 as a Research Analyst. She leads the analytical aspects of various Samuels Center projects, and is involved in planning and implementing evaluations …

Christine joined the Samuels Center in 2015 as an Associate and is involved in data collection, tool design, analysis, reporting, key informant interviews and many other activities to support various …

Rob Nicholson, who has previous experience working for non-profits and for profit companies, initially retired but realized the retirement life wasn’t for him, joined the Samuels Center in 2013 as a …

Diego Gamboa joined the Samuels Center in June 2016 as Program Associate. In this role, he provides overall support for the Center’s community-based research and evaluation work, maintains the …

Keiko Kanayama joined the Samuels Center as an Office Administrator in 2015. In her role, she keeps our office running smoothly with high integrity and sense of purpose. She applies her expertise in …