San Francisco, CA—The San Francisco Hep B Free
Governance Council today announced the appointment of Arcadi Kolchak,
MPH as Executive Director of San Francisco Hep B Free, a
first-of-its-kind collaboration between City government, healthcare
organizations, community groups, and the business community to make San
Francisco the first city in the nation to be hepatitis B free and serve
as a model for national and global efforts to eliminate hepatitis B and
preventable liver cancer.
Arcadi Kolchak previously served as Campaign Director for Hepatitis B
Free Santa Clara County. Kolchak replaces Genevieve V. Jopanda who will
join the staff of Member-elect of the California Board of Equalization,
District 2 and former California State Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
Fiona Ma, who also serves as Honorary Chairperson of San Francisco Hep B
Free.
“Arcadi’s experience and education will build on the last seven years
since we set the goal of making San Francisco the first city in the
United States to be hepatitis B free, and I’m excited to work with him
on this important cause in our community, engage more participants in
this community coalition and provide a model for other communities
around the country to eliminate hepatitis B and liver cancer,” said Dr.
Stuart Fong, M.D., Chair of San Francisco Hep B Free and Chinese
Hospital Community Health Outreach. “On behalf of the entire Governance
Council, I would like to thank Genevieve for her dedication and
leadership, and I know she will continue to work with us in a different
capacity to make sure San Franciscans get screened, vaccinated and
treated if necessary.”
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