HOP Staff

Cindy joined Health Outreach Partners as Executive Director in November 2019, bringing over 30 years of health center and non-profit leadership experience. Prior to joining the HOP team, Cindy worked for Planned Parenthood Northern California, most recently as Senior Regional Director for Contra Costa and San Francisco health centers. Cindy is a recent graduate of the Clinic Leadership Institute, a joint venture of the Healthforce Center at the University of California at San Francisco and the Blue Shield Foundation of California. Cindy is a native to the Bay Area, originally from San Francisco. Cindy has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz in Biology. She started her health center career volunteering for the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, which fueled her dedication to health equity and assuring access to health care for all. Cindy’s other passions, are her two boys Justin and William, listening to live music, and the San Francisco Giants baseball club.

Christina joined Health Outreach Partners in the Fall of 2014 with over 15 years of administrative experience. Christina earned her BA in Liberal Studies from California State University, Sacramento with an emphasis in early child development. In 2012, Christina relocated to the Bay Area to pursue her desire to do service and give back to her community. Christina worked for a local non-profit in Berkeley helping to empower local Bay Area residents through education and outreach in energy conservation; as well as, aiding and training local disadvantaged youth through developing green job skills. Before joining Health Outreach Partners, Christina volunteered at Berkeley Acupuncture Project educating clients on acupuncture and orienting clients to the community acupuncture model. In her free time, Christina enjoys riding her bike, practicing yoga, cooking, and spending as much time as possible soaking up the joys of parenthood with her family and pets.

Liam Spurgeon is the Senior Project Manager of Communications and Engagement at Health Outreach Partners (HOP), having joined HOP in 2013. In addition to providing training and technical assistance to community health centers and other community-based organizations, Liam’s current role includes overseeing HOP’s communications efforts and maintaining its website, among other technology duties. Prior to this position, Liam worked at the Health Initiative of the Americas, an office of the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. There, he worked on several programs focused on access to care for Latino migrants with an emphasis on issues from both sides of the border. After graduating from UCLA with an undergraduate degree in Psychology, he taught English in Malaga, Spain for two years, combining his passions for the Spanish language and working with youth. In his free time, Liam plays in a volleyball league, collects old soul and R&B records, and avidly follows his beloved Warriors, 49ers, and SF Giants.