District 5 Commissioners
Mitzy De La Peña Medina, Chair
Mitzy De La Peña Medina was appointed to the Alameda County Public Health Commission by Supervisor Carson in 2022. With over a decade of experience in national government relations and public policy, both in the public and private sectors, Mitzy comes to the commission with expertise in communication strategies to drive civic engagement, campaign work, and political organizing. Mitzy has held leadership positions in the life science industry for the past two years. Currently, Mitzy is a Director of Local Government for a global biotech company, where she leads external engagements with elected officials and philanthropy efforts in support of community-based organizations to strengthen the student-to-STEM workforce pipeline, predominately in underserved communities. An Alameda County native, Mitzy is the eldest of five children and the daughter of Mexican Immigrants who have shaped her passion for health equity and social justice reforms. Mitzy received her Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University in Political Science with a concentration in law.
Deborah Levine
Deborah Levine, BS, MA, is a Senior Program Officer, Gender Equity, at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, working in the Data for Health Initiative. Prior to this, she founded and directed a non-profit organization called YTH (youth+tech+health) which worked on integrating technology into programs focused on youth health and wellness. She has won numerous awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, a White House Office of Violence Against Women award, and 40 over 40 Women to Watch. She serves on the Cornell Alumni Board of the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, Empower Work, and was a former Health Commissioner for the California State PTA. Her career began as a health educator as the creator of Alice! an enduring health resource at Columbia University, recognized for its long-lasting impact on student well-being and health education.
Sally Miskelly
Vice-Chair
Sally Miskelly has been working in healthcare transformation and reproductive health services for 10+ years. She is currently the Director of Perinatal Services and Transformation at Alameda Health System and has worked for organizations such as SFDPH, ZSFG, Planned Parenthood, UCSF and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Sally is passionate about creating and leveraging patient centered approaches such as community-led codesign, person centered design thinking, whole person health & life course care with a focus on racism-based disparities as well as disparities in the MediCal and uninsured communities. Though originally from Alabama she has lived in Oakland for over a decade. In her free time, she likes to attempt to convince her teenager to leave the house to visit national parks, attending to her cats, aquascaping and trying to keep houseplants alive.
