Our Staff

Juan Carlos Belliard has taught in the areas of culture and health; traditional, complementary and alternative medicine; ethnographic research methods; health disparities; and migrant health. His research interest focuses on medical pluralism. He is currently Director of the Institute for Community Partnerships and a co-investigator at Loma Linda University’s Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine. As an educator, Dr. Belliard applies service-learning methods to his teaching in local and international communities, and is dedicated to various efforts that strengthen community-university relationships. His passion is for minority health, education, and health equity.

Jasmine Hutchinson is Loma Linda University Health’s Director of Community Benefit and the Associate Director for the Institute for Community Partnerships. In her current role, she collaborates with partners and staff to design and implement strategies and initiatives that improve the lives of vulnerable populations in the Inland Empire. She has over 15 years of global and US public health leadership experience and a passion for health equity. Before LLUH, Jasmine led Essential Access Health's Learning Exchange during rapid growth, managed the Washington State Public Health Association, and worked at Population Services International to ensure health access globally. Jasmine holds a Master of Science degree in Public Health, with a concentration in Health Policy and Management, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Nery Pereira is our Administrative Assistant with extensive experience and administrative skills. She has worked for Loma Linda University Health system since 1995 and joined the ICP Department in November 2011. Her administrative career started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she worked as an Executive Assistant for two directors of Golden Cross Assistencia International De Saude Ltda., one of the largest health insurance corporations in South America. Nery's bi-cultural background and trilingual skills come in handy as our institute works with surrounding communities. Nery enjoys reading, singing, walking, and the company of her husband, and her two adult daughters.

Cristie Granillo (MEd, University of Nevada, MS Azusa Pacific University) is the Community Health Worker Integration Manager at Loma Linda for the Institute for Community Partnerships. Through her leadership roles, Cristie has gained valuable experience managing programs to advocate for the creation of high quality educational pathways for students, wellness and safety for the community. From 2016 - 2018, Cristie served as Health Educator, Program Manager at Fresno Barrios Unidos. Through her experiences she has demonstrated her commitment to addressing social justice issues impacting youth and inequities in underserved communities. She currently manages the community health community workers for Chaffey Joint Unified High School District, San Bernardino City Unified School District, and Loma Loma Linda’s Community Health Workers supporting the NICU and Diabetes patients.

Crissy Irani (MBBS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, MPH, Loma Linda University) is ICP’s hospital-based Community Health Worker (CHW) Integration Manager. Previously, while working as a research fellow at Cleveland Clinic’s Outcomes Research department, and research assistant at the Adventist Health Study - 2, Crissy focused on topics such as pre/post procedure anxiety, vegetarian diets & cognitive function/inflammatory markers in older adults. As a research analyst with ICP, she then combined her background in global health & community medicine, public health, and project management to develop and organize grants, budgets & contracts (pre-award), while also supporting many internal & interdepartmental collaborations. During the early COVID-19 pandemic period, she supported the hospital CHW team growth and integration into multiple units across LLUH (https://icp.llu.edu/our-work/chw-integration). Crissy now works directly with a large team of experienced and talented CHWs on streamlining hospital system integration, community engagement and health metrics to provide outcomes for multiple programs.

Mark Camarena is passionate about service. This passion has led him to volunteering on several mission projects including one year in Ecuador focused on starting a Christian Bilingual School, earning a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of Southern California (USC), working for a diverse set of nonprofit organizations, and using all of these unique experiences to care for our community. He currently supports ICP’s mission with financial leadership, regulatory reporting, and community investments. In addition to Mark’s service lifestyle, he enjoys traveling, sports, and spending time with his family; which includes his wife Elyssa and toddler Micah.

Jenny Beth serves as our Community Benefit Coordinator, offering vital support to various teams within our office through communication, task management, and other collaborations. With a BA in Sociology from Wheaton College (IL) and a certificate in Human Needs and Global Resources, she brings a unique perspective honed through her experiences in non-profits both domestically and internationally. Outside of work, Jenny Beth enjoys being with her husband, whether they're running, hiking, or climbing together. She also enjoys podcasts, books, traveling, and spending quality time with friends.

Sharlene serves as an Evaluator with ICP. She completed her undergraduate (2007) and Master's degree (2009) at the University of Southern California, both focused on Public Health and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She continued her education to earn her Doctorate in Public Health at Loma Linda University (2012.) Her professional background includes working in maternal and child health, home visiting, trauma-informed care, healing-centered engagement and mental health. Sharlene has a strong background in program planning, data analysis and evaluation, technical assistance, continuous quality improvement and training, and public speaking. Additionally, she has experience focused on healthy food access and the built environment issues in Los Angeles County, creating healthy communities, youth empowerment and advocacy, corner store conversions, program planning and evaluation and teaching. Her volunteer experience includes working in Tanzania, Brazil, and Armenia, addressing prevention, health education, and maternal and child health issues. During her spare time, she enjoys camping, fishing, surfing and trying new restaurants.