Robert M. Gould, MD, Board President

• Pathologist, Kaiser Hospital, San Jose, 1981-2012 (retired)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine, 2012–present
• Board Member, PSR National, 1993–present
• President, National PSR, 2003 and 2014
• Member, Board of Directors, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 2012–2014, 2017–present
• Co-Vice President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 2018–present
• Chairperson, Peace Caucus in affiliation with the American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Member, Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA), and House of Delegates, California Medical Association (CMA)

Tova Fuller, MD, PhD, Board Vice President, Chair of Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee

• Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 2018-present
• National Board Member and Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons Co-Chair, 2020–present
• Deputy International Council, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, 2021–present
• Nuclear Task Force Member, Washington State Physicians for Social Responsibility,  2016-2018
• Member, American Psychiatric Association, 2018-present
• Member, Northern California Psychiatric Association, 2018–present
• Member, American Public Health Association, 2019–present
• Member, Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2020-present

I most value PSR’s emphasis, education, and advocacy on the two greatest existential crises we face today: climate change and nuclear proliferation.

Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD, MPH, Secretary

• Senior Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Occupational Medicine Department, San Francisco, 2013-current
• Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2006-current
• Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) 2006-2013

I most value PSR’s emphasis, education, and advocacy on the two greatest existential crises we face today: climate change and nuclear proliferation.

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Michael D. Geschwind, MD, PhD, Treasurer

• • Professor of Neurology and holds the Michael J. Homer Chair in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Memory and Aging Center (MAC)
  • Board Member, SF Bay PSR, 2001-present
  • Board Member, New York City PSR, 1992–1996
  • Deputy Representative to the United Nations, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 1992–1995

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Bret Andrews, DO

• Neurologist, Kaiser Permanente Oakland, 2001 – present (partially retired)
• Former Associate Chief of Neurology, Kaiser Permanente Oakland 2021 – 2023
• Faculty Affiliate with University of California, San Francisco; Kaiser Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship, 2013 -2022
• Co-founder of NICHe, Neurologists Interested in Climate and Health
• Advocate for climate health policies and speaker to physicians, policy leaders and community members on climate health

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Bonnie Hamilton, MD

• Pediatrician, 1991-Present
• Climate Reality Bay Area Leadership Team (2022-present)
• Climate Reality Project Leadership Corp (2017-present)
• Sierra Club Solano Group Executive Committee (2021-present)
• Sustainable Solano Board of Directors (2020-present)
• Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health Steering Committee (2022-present)
• California Medical Association Delegate (2020-present and 1997-2016) and District 10 Delegation Chair (2022-present)
• California Medical Association Council on Legislation (2022-present and 2003-2011)
• Napa Solano Medical Society Board of Directors (2020-present)

Rohini Haar, MD, MPH

• Adjunct Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2020–present
• Research Fellow, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley, 2014–present
• Pool Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 2014–present
• Medical Advisor, Physicians for Human Rights, 2014–present

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Janice L. Kirsch, MD, MPH

• Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
• Public Health Investigator with the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, 1999–2004
• Former President New York City Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Speakers Bureau Coordinator, 350 Bay Area, 2017–present
• Public Health Consultant, No Coal in Oakland, 2016–2017
• Presenter and Mentor, Climate Reality Project, 2015–present

Michael J. Martin, MD, MPH, MBA

• Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
• Member, Board of Directors, National PSR, 2019–present
• President, PSR National, January 2022–present
• Co-chair, National PSR Environment & Health Committee, 2018–present
• Treasurer, PSR National, 2019–2020
• Chair, PSR National Finance Committee, 2019–2020
• Chair, PSR National Fundraising & Development Committee, 2019–2021
• Founder & President of Physicians Against Red Meat (PhARM), 2017–present

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Tom Newman, MD, MPH

• Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine
• Chief of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, UCSF, 1997–2016
• Member, PSR National Board of Directors, 2005–2014
• Founder, UCSF Academic Senate Sustainability Committee
• Member, UCSF Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability
• Founding Chair and Member SF Bay PSR Environmental Health Committee
• Member, Green Team, Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo

SF Bay PSR provides scientific and emotional support for my activism around climate change and nuclear weapons while always providing me encouragement and inspiration to do more.

Jeffrey Ritterman, MD

• Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Richmond, 1981–2010 (retired)
• Richmond (California) Human Rights Commission, 2022–present
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District Community Advisor Council, 2022–present
• Associate Professor, Touro University Joint MPH/PA Program, 2013–2016
• Physician, Adult Primary Care, Lifelong San Pablo, 2016–2019
• Member, Board of Supervisors, Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board to the Contra Costa, 1990–2010
• Co-founder, The Committee for Health Rights in Central America, The Salvadoran Medical Relief Fund, and the Southern Africa Medical Aid Fund
• City Council of Richmond, 2008-2012, proposed first municipal soda tax in the United States

We must solve the worrisome problems of climate change, extreme wealth and income inequality, environmental devastation, gun violence, epidemics in obesity and diabetes, and the threat of nuclear annihilation.  It’s an honor and a duty to be a part of the solution.  I have been a PSR member since 1980.  Join us, we welcome you and we very much need your help.

Mary L. Williams, MD

• Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 1980–2006 (retired)
• Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 2006–present
• Member, Environmental Committee, Physicians for Social Responsibility Bay Chapter, 2017–present
• Co-chair American Academy of Dermatology, Expert Resource Group on Climate Change and Environmental Issues, 2017–2022
• Representative of the American Academy of Dermatology to the Medical Societies Consortium on Climate and Health, 2018–2020

I believe that we have a unique opportunity as health professionals to use our expertise and leverage our voices in advocating for actions and policies that will both limit future greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the harms to human health and the environment caused by global warming.

Patrice Sutton, MPH, Chair of Environmental Health Committee

• More than 30 years of experience in occupational and environmental health research, industrial hygiene, public health practice, policy development, and community-based advocacy, in academic, governmental, and non-governmental organizations.
• Scientific Collaborator, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 2019–present
• Research Scientist, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF, 2007–2019
• Chair, SF Bay PSR Environmental Health Committee, 2020–present
• Co-Program Planner, Peace Caucus in affiliation with the American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Member, APHA Occupational Health Section
• Member, APHA Environmental Health Section
• Research Scientist Public Health Institute, 1993–2006
• Industrial Hygienist/Research Scientist California Department of Health Services, 1987-1993

Crystal Loucel, RN, MS, MPH, SF Bay PSR Nurse Fellow through the Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment

• Current Fellowships with SF Bay PSR through the Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment and Emerging Diversity Leaders through AcademyHealth
• UCSF Clinical Research Nurse for a study of co-transplantation of parathyroid and islet cells for insulin independence of patients with Type 1 diabetes
• Bilingual and bicultural Public Health Nurse for the Latinx community within the San Francisco Bay Area
• Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist and a Health & Wellness Nurse Coach since 2019
• Master of Science from University of California, San Francisco’s School of Nursing in 2014
• Master in Public Health from Loma Linda University in 2009
• Serves on the National Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
• Her passions include diabetes, health equity, Latinx health, mental health, and climate change.

Miguel Mercado (he), SF Bay PSR Environmental Health Intern

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health with minors in Global Poverty & Practice, and Public Policy from UC Berkeley, 2024
• Miguel’s experiences as an Anti-Trafficking Caseworker Intern and Voter Engagement Representative further underscore his commitment to social causes, advocating for the well-being of survivors and promoting civic engagement.
• Miguel’s interest in combating commercial air pollution is driven by a passion for environmental advocacy and a personal connection, as it hits close to home, motivating him to actively contribute to addressing this crucial issue.
• Learning goals for internship: “Deepen my understanding of policy development related to environmental issues and actively contribute to ongoing research.”

Navreet Kaur Purewal (she), SF Bay PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Intern

• Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology with Immunology and Molecular Medicine Emphasis and a minor in Human Rights from UC Berkeley, 2024
• Her interests include health education, social policy, international health, community service, and human rights.
• As a student researcher at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center, Navreet has experience conducting and educating on how to conduct open-source investigations to seek legal accountability for environmental crimes.
• Learning goals for internship: She looks forward to learning about how nuclear weapons policy is shaped and to raising awareness about the risks of nuclear energy. Navreet is also interested in exploring how health professionals can advocate for social justice and bring about change in legislative landscapes.

Kelly Lin (she), SF Bay PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Intern

Marj Plumb (she/they), DrPH, Executive Director

• A non-profit consultant and trainer who focuses on public policy advocacy, and organizational and leadership development
• Founder of Plumbline Coaching and Consulting since 1998
• In 2020, served as interim Executive Director of the national advocacy organization Breast Cancer Action and worked with the Black Futures Lab to create a new US-wide public policy training program for black advocates
• For 16 years, served as Founder and Director of the Women’s Foundation of California’s Women’s Policy Institute
• Created and ran the UCSF Reach the Decision Makers, which trained over 100 scientists, community members, clinicians and public health professionals over six years to effectively promote science and health-based policies at the USEPA
• Previously served as Administrator of the San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1999-2018

Bailey Ward (she), MPH, Environmental Justice Public Policy Associate

• Master’s in Public Health from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (2023) and a bachelor’s in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA (2021)
• Veggie Rx Project Manager at Urban Tilth. This program provides patients with food-related diseases in Richmond, CA, and surrounding areas with regular prescriptions of local and sustainably grown produce.
• She has contributed to the UC Berkeley AIM Study, the National Center for Healthy Housing and Children’s Environmental Health Network, and the California Breast Cancer Research Program working to address critical health and environmental issues, advocating for sustainable and equitable solutions.
• Her interests include environmental and climate justice, health disparities, racial equity, and improving Black health outcomes.

Giselle Bergmeier (she), MPA, Membership Associate

• Associate, Plumbline Coaching and Consulting, 2021-present
• Mobilization Director for the Nebraska State Democratic Party during the 2020 election cycle
• Political Organizer during the 2018 and 2020 elections for a progressive congressional candidate
• Graduate Assistant for the Midland’s Sexual Health Research Collaborative at the University of Nebraska, Omaha
• Master’s in Public Administration with a focus on Public Policy and a bachelor’s in Political Science with minors in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Julie Lindow (she), MA, Director of Communications and Health Professional Engagement

• Owner, Lindow Editorial Services, 2019–present
• Associate Writer and Editor, Gestalt Graphics, 2019-present
• Manager and Editor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 2005-2019
• Master’s in English Literature with an emphasis in Cultural and Feminist Theory, San Francisco State University
• Certificate in Professional Editing, University of California, Berkeley Extension
• More than 15 years of experience writing and editing in the following topic areas: environment, medicine, history, education, fundraising

I am honored to help SF Bay PSR amplify health professionals’ voices, take concrete actions to shape policy, address environmental degradation, racial and economic injustice, nuclear weapons proliferation, and to educate the public and next generation of activists.