Our Team

Jocelyn Freeman, MD

Founder and CEO

Dr. Freeman was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and attended medical school at the University of Southern California. She trained in Emergency Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Program in New York, serving as chief resident during her final year. She is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician who, after completing her residency, obtained a Masters in Science in Epidemiology from Cornell University. Dr. Freeman is currently an attending physician at Alameda County Medical Center- Highland Hospital in Oakland, California.  

Dr. Freeman has over 20 years of experience in health workforce development. As a past medical director with Alameda County Health, she wrote the grant and led the implementation of EMS Corps, an EMT training program, the Alameda County Health Pathway Partnership (a regional HUB for health pathway programs) and founded Mentoring in Medicine & Science. She has sat on multiple commissions across the state as well as nationally to inform successful workforce pathways. 

Denae Reed, PA-C

Grant Coordinator

Denae Reed has been a Physician Assistant for over 18 years with a focus on Emergency Medicine and Forensic Examinations for sexual assault victims. For the past 15 years, she has worked at Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Her other areas of clinical practice have included women’s health, adolescent and geriatric care in the Bay Area. Mrs Reed graduated from the 32 PA Class at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, in Los Angeles after receiving her B.S. in Health Science with a minor in human biology from CSU Hayward.

Marco Parra, MPH

Community Health Worker Apprenticeship Manager

Marco Parra was raised in Watsonville, California by teenage parents that sacrificed a lot to provide him with better opportunities. Sports have always been a central part of his life, especially rugby, which he played through college. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Monterey Bay and a master’s in public health from Cal State Los Angeles. After working in private healthcare and feeling unfulfilled, he discovered his true passion in community health while serving at-risk youth and individuals with substance use disorders in Los Angeles. Outside of work he enjoys reading, and training in Muay Thai. 
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