Unpacking Equity Through a Language Justice Lens
Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie is a 1.5-generation refugee from Laos. Her work is centered on advocating for communities impacted by inequitable systems and structures of oppression. She served as a commissioner on the Oregon Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, a council member on the Governors Behavioral Health Advisory Council, and currently serves on the Governor’s Racial Justice Council. Toc was appointed Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement by former Oregon Governor, Kate Brown. Toc holds a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology/Sociology from Eastern Oregon University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Anna Lynch is the Director of Medicare Network Performance at CareOregon. She leads the execution of Medicare network strategy. Anna has been with CareOregon since 2014 and prior to that, worked as Operations Director for The Wallace Medical Concern where she led the transition from a small volunteer-based clinic into a Federally Qualified Health Center. She has twenty years of experience in healthcare with a background in health promotion and health education, organizational development, and customer engagement. She holds a Master of Public Health from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Mount Holyoke College.