A diverse group of community residents, healthcare providers, social service partners, faith and public health leaders, and USC faculty and staff has joined the inaugural advisory board of the USC Pharmacy and Wellness Center.
The group will help expand the impact of the USC Pharmacy and Wellness Center and ensure it remains responsive to local needs and priorities.
“We are thrilled to welcome these exceptional leaders,” says Steven Chen, associate dean for clinical affairs and the William H. Heeres and Josephine H. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy. “Their diverse perspectives will be invaluable as we scale our programs and deepen our roots in the community.”
The USC Pharmacy and Wellness Center, which opened in spring 2026, was established to serve as a community-rooted health and wellness hub that improves access to care and advances health equity in South Los Angeles.
The inaugural advisory board members include:
- Joyce Day, community resident
- Dianne Kwock Jung, PharmD and Ron Jung, PharmD, alumni and supporters
- Tyrone Nance, community leader, It’s Bigger Than Us
- Tunya Wall, director of patient services, T.H.E. Clinic
- Dania Ruiz, community health worker, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
- Nicole Wolfe, PhD, co-director, community engagement, Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Ruth Supranovich, associate dean, community and clinical programs, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
- Arturo Pena, manager, Community Resource Center
- Kathye Jenkins, PhD, faith leader
- Petra Niles, community leader, Alzheimer’s L.A.
- Gayle Butler, PharmD, director of pharmacy services, USC Pharmacy and Wellness Center
- Tony Kuo, MD, and Noel Barragan, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Stephen Wesson, managing director of community partnerships, USC
- Alex Kang, PharmD, chief pharmacy executive, L.A. Care Health Plan
- Garrett Ow, PharmD, clinical staff pharmacist, USC
- Arleen Brown, MD, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA
- Amy Towfighi, MD, director of neurological services, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services