Our Mission

Executive Director

Legislative Consultant

Michael Paget
Nephrology Consultants
1904 Naomi Place
Prescott, AZ 86303-5061
Tel: (928) 717-1156 Fax: (928) 441-3857
E-mail: mail@californiadialysis.org
 

Michael Arnold
M. J. Arnold and Associates
1127 Eleventh Street, Suite 820
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 446-2646 Fax: (916) 446-6095
E-mail: marnold@mjarnold.com
 

Officers

President
(The President over sees all committee activities)
Karen Dyer, MS (2012)
Corporate Compliance Office & Risk Manager,
Innovative Dialysis Systems
4333 Park Terrace Drive, Suite 140
Westlake Village, CA 91316
Phone: (818) 865-8396 Fax: (818) 865-8496
E-mail: see printable version

President-Elect
(Medi-Cal Committee Chair, Program Committee)
Thomas Paukert, M.D. (2011)
Medical Director
Napa Valley Community Dialysis.
1100 Trancas Street, Suite 267
Napa, CA, 94558
Phone: (707) 224-6533 Fax: (707) 224-6535
Email: see printable version
 

Secretary
(Program Committee Chair, Regulatory and Membership Committees)
Mary Brattich, R.N. (2010)
Area Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
7907 Ostrow Street, Suite A
San Diego, CA 92111-3604
Phone: (858) 571-0425 Fax: (858) 571-7907
E-mail: see printable version

Treasurer
(Finance & Nominations Committee Chair, Medicare Committee)
Carol DiRaimondo, M.D. (2012)
Medical Director
Diablo Nephrology Medical Group
112 La Casa Via, Suite 210
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (925) 944-0351 Fax: (925) 944-1957
E-mail: see printable version

Immediate Past President
(Program Committee Co-Chair & Regulatory Committee)
Peter Crooks, M.D. (2011)
Physician Director, Renal Program
Kaiser Permanente
75 N. Fairoaks Avenue, 1st Floor SE
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: (626) 381-2000 Fax: (626) 381-2050
E-mail: see printable version

Board of Directors

(Bylaws Committee Chair, Program & Medicare Committees)
James M. Barker, M.A. (2010)
Administrative Director
University of California - San Diego (Nephrology)
200 W. Arbor Drive ~ Suite L-027 Mailcode # 8781
San Diego, CA 92103-8781
Phone: (619) 543-2115 Fax: (619) 542-7368
E-mail: see printable version

(Grassroots Committee Chair, Federal Issues & PAC Committees)
Mark Chow, MS (2011)
Director of Government Affairs/Compliance Officer
Satellite Healthcare
401 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: (650) 404-3689 Fax: (650) 625-6089
E-mail: see printable version

(Nominations Committee)
John R. De Palma, MD (2010)
Chief Executive Officer
Hemodialysis, Inc.
710 W. Wilson Avenue
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: (818) 500-8736 Fax: (818) 500-7214
E-mail: see printable version

(Finance & Grassroots Committee Co-Chair, Program Committee)
Sean Graham (2010)
V.P. Westside Division
DaVita, Inc.
225 Germann Road, Suite 150
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Phone: (480) 722-9834 Fax: (866) 591-4124
E-mail: see printable version

(PAC Committee Chair, Program & Grassroots Committees)
Lori Hartwell (2011)
President & Founder
Renal Support Network
1311 N. Maryland Avenue
Glendale, CA 91207
Phone: (818) 284-6763 Fax: (818) 244-9540
E-mail: see printable version 

(Program, Regulatory & PAC Committees)
Nancy Ann James (2010)
Regional Director
DaVita, Inc.
1350 Old Batshore Hwy., Suite 777
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (661) 252-6921 Fax: (566) 709-1223
Email: see printable version
 

(Medi-Cal & Program Committees)
Linda Lynch, RN (2011)
Administrator
Dialysis Clinics, Inc.
180 Northpoint Drive
Redding, CA 96003
Phone: (530) 246-1140 Fax: (530) 246-1128
E-mail: see printable version

(Regulatory & Regulations Committees)
Raffi Minasian, MD (2012)
Medical Director
Glendale Kidney Center
1427 S. Glendale Avenue, #101
Glendale, CA 91205
Phone: (818) 662-0222 Fax: (818) 552-2167
E-mail: see printable version

(As Executive Director over sees all committee activities)
Michael Paget (2010)
President
Nephrology Consultants
1904 Naomi Place
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: (928) 554-6915 Fax: (928) 441-3857
E-mail: see printable version 

(Medicare Committee Chair, Membership Committee)
Misha Palecek (2010)
Divisional Vice President
DaVita, Inc.
1981 N. Broadway, Suite 351
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 938-7290 Fax: (925) 938-8763
E-mail: see printable version

(Membership Committee Chair, Program, Federal Issues & Regulatory Committees)
Debra Punch (2010)
Chief Executive Officer
Alliance Management
135 North Ash Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 857-2888 Fax: (805) 643-4326
E-mail: see printable version

(Communications Committee)
Pamela Saffire (2011)
Area Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
7277 Hayvenhurst Ave., A-1
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 376-4033 Fax: (818) 908-1567
E-mail: see printable version

(Communications Committee Chair)
Bryan Wong, MD (2010)
Medical Director
East Bay Nephrology Medical Group
2095 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone: (510) 841-4525 Fax: (510) 625-8310
E-mail: see printable version