AAP-CA3 Central Administration
Who is AAP-CA3?
The local chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is dedicated to achieving physical, mental health, and social well-being for every child. In addition to pediatric members, the chapter has a dedicated team of public health and early childhood professionals who work to support local maternal, infant, and early childhood programs.
Why HFA?
The team at Central Administration is equipped with certified Health Families America (HFA) Peer Reviewers, enabling them to offer continuous model fidelity support. Furthermore, multiple team members are certified trainers for HFA National Core training and Baby TALK Curriculum training. The team also collaborates with endorsed local reflective facilitators to guarantee that sites receive ongoing reflection facilitation.
Who is the Central Administration Team?
The AAP-CA3 Central Administration team provides ongoing support for local San Diego HFA sites in the following areas:
Certified HFA National Core and Baby TALK curriculum trainers to prepare staff to begin serving families
Experienced evaluators to monitor implementation and outcomes for HFA data benchmarks
Certified HFA Peer Reviewers to support sites with monitoring progress on adhering to HFA’s Best Practice Standards
Partnership with sites in developing policies and procedures to guide staff in implementing the model to meet our local community's needs
Ongoing partnership with sites to maintain a lens of continuous quality improvement – highlighting successes and working together on opportunities for improvement
Collaboration with site leadership to oversee HFA implementation within their current organization and stucture
Team Member Corner
We have two team member areas to select from below:
HFSDC
Help Desk
Central Admin is Here to Support You!
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Luis Lechuga
Contact Luis if you have questions about Policy & Procedures, HFA Best Practice Standard requirements, Operations and Supervisors Workgroup agenda topics, and HFAST.
Phone:619-281-2284
Email:llechuga@aapca3.org
TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SENIOR MANAGER
Miriah de Matos
Contact Miriah if you have questions about HFA Foundations for Family Support training, the Core Training Workbook, or if you’d like more information on training and staff professional development resources.
Phone:619-281-2296
Email:mdematos@aapca3.org
SENIOR DATA SPECIALIST
Julie Herbst
Contact Julie if you have questions about CMEDS data entry and reports, tool administration and timepoints, or the CalWORKs Data Dictionary.
Phone:619-398-3587
Email:jherbst@aapca3.org
SENIOR PROJECT SPECIALIST
Abby Belleza-Teply
Contact Abby if you have questions about First 5 of California’s Home Visitation Coordination efforts in San Diego County.
SENIOR PROJECT SPECIALIST
Allyson Cruz-Edquid
Contact Allyson if you have questions about Cal-Learn Workgroup Logistics, the Learning Management System (LMS), marketing materials feedback and orders, and website updates.
Phone:619-281-2294
Email:acruz@aapca3.org
Quality Assurance & Contract Specialist
Megan Gietzen
Contact Megan if you have questions about HFA Best Practice Standard worksheets, worksheet and data submission schedules for HFA, and HFA Site Profile Reports.
Email:mgietzen@aapca3.org
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Shelby Smith
Contact Shelby if you have questions about the Annual Training Calendar, training cohorts, training logistics, assignments, and for Zoom support.
Email:ssmith@aapca3.org