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Stephanie Sonnenshine joined the Alliance in 1999 and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer. In this role, she reports directly to the Governing Board and provides strategic vision and leadership for the health plan; ensures access, quality, efficiency and innovation; is responsible for governmental and community relations; and supervises the Executive Team.

From 1999 to 2004, Stephanie held positions in the Provider Services Department. She practiced family law litigation in Santa Clara County from 2005 to 2009, and returned to the Alliance in July 2009, serving as the Provider Services Director, Compliance Director and then Chief Operating Officer. Stephanie has an understanding of the Alliance from both a strategic and tactical perspective, providing strength in leadership that has contributed to her success.

Stephanie holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from University of California at Santa Barbara.

Lisa Ba joined the Alliance in October 2017 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Lisa oversees the financial viability of the organization and monitors fiduciary strategies related to fiscal forecasting, management, growth and development of Alliance operations.

Lisa has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 200 company with $18B in revenue and 4.7M members. She served as CFO for the Molina Direct Care Delivery line of business, where she oversaw accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, revenue cycle management, provider network development, claims and contract negotiations for 27 Medical Groups across seven states.

Prior to Molina, Lisa worked at AltaMed, a $600M managed care organization with more than 220,000 members, where she was the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives through budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, contract negotiation and physician compensation modeling.

Lisa holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles and she is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California.

Dr. Dale Bishop joined the Alliance as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in July 2013, having previously served as CMO at the Health Plan of San Joaquin and in leadership roles, including: Director of the San Joaquin Family Medicine Residency Program, Medical Director of San Joaquin General Hospital, San Joaquin Medical Society President and Assistant Health Officer at San Joaquin County Public Health Services. In addition to his physician leadership experience, Dr. Bishop provided direct patient care to the underserved population in the Central Valley for 25 years.

Dr. Bishop's experience with Medi-Cal provider incentive programs, Utilization Management, Quality Assurance and Care Management reflects his advocacy for the Patient-Centered Medical Home model of primary care. In his role as CMO, Dr. Bishop is responsible for: assuring the availability and quality of health care services for the health plan's members through leadership of the Health Services Department; medical management policies and data; and communicating key data and findings to the health plan, governing board and the Alliance’s provider network.

Dr. Bishop received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology from the University of Southern California.

Scott Fortner joined the Alliance in February 2001. In his current role as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Scott oversees Human Resources, Employee Training & Development, Administrative Services, Facilities and Communications.

Prior to joining the Alliance, Scott was a professional Human Resources consultant and advisor for several pre-IPO start-up/dot-com firms in Silicon Valley. His career in HR began in the U.S. Marine Corps, and as a Marine he served in operations Desert Shield and Storm during the first Gulf War in 1991.

Scott graduated Magna Cum Laude from National University with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Human Resources Development. He is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR, SHRM-CP) and Facilities Management (FMP) and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Jenifer Mandella joined the Alliance in 2010 and currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, she oversees the Alliance’s Compliance Program, ensures that the health plan operates in alignment with state and federal requirements, and provides executive leadership of the Alliance’s Legal Services activities. Jenifer first joined the Alliance as a Compliance Specialist and has served in progressive roles as Compliance Manager, Compliance Director and Compliance Officer.

In her 12 years at the Alliance, Jenifer developed the Alliance’s Compliance Program and has overseen the Alliance’s legal affairs function. Jenifer comes with early professional experience as a Harm Reduction Outreach Worker for the Santa Cruz AIDS Project and as a Foundation Executive, managing the day-to-day operations of five philanthropic foundations. Jenifer has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Cecil Newton joined the Alliance in March 2022 as Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, Cecil oversees the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division.

Cecil has more than 20 years of IT experience in health care and information security. Prior to joining the Alliance, he held the position of Director of Systems Development & Infrastructure at San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), as well as Information Security Officer. Prior to his work with SFHP, Cecil served as a consulting Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Security Officer with Montclair Technology and Vice President of Technology Services with Charles Schwab.

Cecil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from City College of New York’s School of Engineering at CUNY. Cecil is credentialed as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) from CISO Institute, UC Berkeley and as a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, a global association for IT governance professionals.

Van Wong joined the Alliance in November 2019, first serving as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and then becoming Chief Operating Officer (COO) in December 2021.

Throughout her career, Van has provided guidance and leadership to numerous health organizations in process improvement, business application development and systems implementation. Prior to joining the Alliance, Van served as the Director of Business Systems Integration at San Francisco Health Plan for more than nine years. Additionally, Van held management roles at Dignity Health and L.A. Care Health Plan.

Van received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California. She holds a designation of Certified Healthcare Insurance Executive (CHIE) as recognized by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Van is a board member of the HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG), which provides a platform for promoting health care innovation among a nation-wide network of select health care executives and thought leaders.