Lansing Latino Health Alliance (LLHA):  A Tribute and Appreciation to our Board of Directors:

Thanks to our founder and first Chair, Dr. Israel Cuellar, the Lansing Latino Health Alliance (LLHA) was established in May 2003 through a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Voices Grant with overall goals to improve access to health services and mobilize the community to improve access.  Dr. Cuellar, renowned Chicano research psychologist, directed the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University 2001-2003, and he was director of one of the nation’s first culturally responsive treatment units for Hispanics at the San Antonio State Hospital 1977-1984.  His accomplishments include the development of  acculturation scales for assessing multicultural integration, which have been used as scale models  in Australia, Israel, Germany and Spain, and the   co-edited Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health. His research added to the understanding of how ethnic identity and acculturation relate to mental health and to the numerous ways culture and language influence diagnosis and treatment.

Since 2003 many community members have accepted the invitation to actively participate as Board members and on behalf of our non-profit organization, we thank you for your service as a board member. Your participation and contribution have been invaluable, especially as we continue to shape the operations and future of LLHA in improving the health status of Latinos in the greater Lansing area. It was an honor to have you serve on our board, and we hope that this was a rewarding experience for you. Thanks to:

LLHA Founding members: Connie Alfaro, Jose Carrera, John Roy Castillo, Juanita Castillo, Rachel Copeland,Israel Cuellar, Connie Currier, Olga Dazzo, Linda Delgado-Kipp, Ari Flores, Irene Gonzalez, Margarita Gonzalez, Ramiro Gonzalez,Rosina Hassoun, Marta Hernandez, Olga Hernandez-Patino, Linda Hunt, Monica Kwansnik, George P. Mansour, Rafael Marinez, Isabel Montemayor, Rosalinda Montemayor, Kay Porter, Saturino Rodriguez, Margie Rodriguez-LeSage, Ligia Romero, Letisia C. Ruffin, Juaquin Sanchez, Carmen Soto, Aaron Whiteford, Joy Whitten, Diana Ybarra, Angela Zamora, & Maria Zava