consumer advisory panel
SFCCC’s Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) serves as a committee of its Board of Directors. CAP is comprised of active patients of SFCCC member health centers and provides ongoing feedback on clinic services from the patient perspective.
CJ Peoples
Having moved to San Francisco from Buffalo, New York, CJ Peoples has lived in the city since the mid-1970's. Of his professional experiences, CJ says his favorites were working in the hotel and restaurant industries in various capacities. He considers himself to be a real movie and music "freak" and particularly enjoys the horror genre. He says, “the grosser and scarier, the better!”. CJ openly identifies a gay man of color and is a long-term HIV+ survivor of more than 25 years. The spark for his interest in health issues came after his seroconversion. And, as he got older, he began being more proactive about his own health. He is also concerned with social issues and participates when he can in advocacy efforts and demonstrations. What motivates him is knowing that he’s making a positive impact on other peoples’ lives as well as his own. He’s been receiving his medical care for the past 4 years at Curry Senior Services and expresses his sincere gratitude for their love and support!
Collin Pedersen
Collin Pedersen is a nature lover and multi-medium artist committed to sustainability and community in all his endeavors, including gardening, painting, animation and performance. Growing up in the Puget Sound area of Washington, he studied media arts and animation at the Art Institute of Seattle. Collin’s life and relationships have been deeply affected by drug abuse and overdose. After the death of a close friend, Collin became a homeless traveler and hitchhiked to the Bay Area, where he began selling his sketches and watercolors on the street to make a living. Soon after, he became a regular art contractor with Larkin Street Youth Services (LSYS). Collin maintains a focus on wellness and arts expression as a means of harm prevention and essential health. Beyond health, he appreciates art for its ability to engage a conversation and welcome others into our own perspective. He hopes to activate and engage a greater awareness for arts in local communities. His work can be found on Instagram @saponchotrees.
A 4th generation San Franciscan, Mr. Bossier was 8 years old when his grandfather gave him a Polaroid camera and told him to shoot pictures of his friends during a cocktail party. Holding the camera, and fascinated by the instant photos he took, Mr. Bossier realized he’d found his passion. He later moved to Castro Street and worked as a photographer and graphic artist. A poster that he designed celebrating The White Horse Bar’s 50th anniversary is in The Oakland Museum. Meeting Andy Warhol was the catalyst to take his work to a new level, exhibiting his hand-painted photographs in several art shows. Music was always an influence and Mr. Bossier spent many years working in the nightclub scene as founder of “The Holy Cow” and at “The Paradise Lounge” dance club. Mr. Bossier continues to document the ever-changing San Francisco scene with his photography. Working with Supervisor Peskin got him involved in tenants’ rights in his community. He says his health is his main priority and he’s grateful to have his care needs met at HealthRight 360.
Gina Quidilig
Gina Quidilig moved from the Philippines in 1992 to San Francisco, where she graduated from high school and completed training as a medical assistant. Due to trauma in her life, Ms. Quidilig developed an addiction with which she struggled for many years, living in shelters and on the streets. When she first encountered the SOS team, Ms. Quidilig wasn’t comfortable with the healthcare system and feared being deported, so she refused care. But she says the SOS staff never gave up on her, continuing to reach out weekly with warm clothes and eventually she accepted a COVID vaccine. When SOS confirmed her pregnancy, Ms. Quidilig says SOS provided her with pre-natal vitamins, hygiene supplies, and listened to her baby’s heartbeat. She says SOS also tried to get her into a shelter and comprehensive pre-natal care, which she initially resisted but later agreed. Ms. Quidilig recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy, moved into housing, and completed a job training program. She’s currently working to regain custody of her 15-year old son and is glad to be serving on the CAP and volunteering in her community.
John Baretta
Mr. John Baretta, a native Californian, graduated from Cal State University Chico in 1974 with a BA in Fine Arts. He went on to achieve a high school teaching credential after student teaching in Dublin, Ireland. This experience was unique and enabled him to secure a position in the Fine Arts Department at Redwood High School in Visalia, California. After two years, Mr. Baretta left teaching to pursue a second career in hair styling, which landed him in San Francisco on Labor Day 1979. Over the years Mr. Baretta has traveled frequently, fueled by his fondness for exotic flavors and cultural enrichment. Retired since 2016, Mr. Baretta stays active as a member of the Board of Directors of his clinic, Equity Health, and as “dad” to his dog, Rubia.
Kerrington Osborne
Mr. Osborne is a native Californian born in Sacramento to parents he describes as “refugees from Jim Crow”. As the son of a DOD civil servant, he lived in Tehran, Iran as a youngster and spent his adolescence in West Germany, graduating from Kaiserslautern American High School. After a seven year stint amongst the Ivy Towers of New England, he returned to his native Nor Cal roots and settled in San Francisco. Mr. Osborne worked for many years as an HIV healthcare advocate before relocating to So Cal to meet the educational needs of his son. After a decade’s absence and an equally long struggle with depression, he has returned to his beloved Nor Cal and is currently returning to the workforce. Mr. Osborne credits his vastly improved health status to the amazing services- both physical and mental- that he has received at the Mission Neighborhood Resource Center.