About

Collective Impact Backbone

Transforming Lived Experience Into California's Healthcare Workforce

California community clinics and behavioral health agencies face an unprecedented shortage of qualified frontline care workers. Traditional staffing pipelines often recruit candidates without deep cultural affinity or retention stability in vulnerable communities.

HUMANDREAM Workforce Alliance operates as the 501(c)(3) collective impact backbone uniting academic institutions, billing entities, technology providers, and placement sites to train, credential, and retain high-empathy healthcare talent.

Wellness-to-Workforce Model

Integrated stabilization and ongoing peer support ensuring high long-term retention.

Direct Partner Placement

Turnkey placement into FQHCs, county agencies, hospitals, and school programs.

Consortium Status

California 501(c)(3) Collective Impact Entity

Verified

Systemic Equity & Lived Experience

We recruit frontline individuals with direct lived experience in community recovery, housing instability, and healthcare navigation, converting experiential knowledge into accredited professional capacity.

Clinical Accreditation & Rigor

Scholars complete 200 to 400 hours of clinical fieldwork supervised by licensed providers, combined with credentialing from Long Beach City College aligned with California CalAIM standards.

Multi-Agency Consortium Backbone

Operating as a 501(c)(3) collective impact structure, HUMANDREAM coordinates billing, legal MOUs, shared technology infrastructure, and employer placement across Southern California.

Supervised Fieldwork200–400 HrsPer Scholar
Consortium Scope3 CountiesLA, Orange, Ventura
Accredited Tracks5 CategoriesMedi-Cal Recognized
Consortium Governance

Institutional Leadership & Cross-Sector Steering

The HUMANDREAM Workforce Alliance operates under a collaborative 501(c)(3) governance structure combining academic accreditation, fiscal agency, digital verification, and lived experience leadership across Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.

Backbone Accountability

HUMANDREAM Foundation

Aligns multi-county workforce investments ($1.9B BH-CONNECT) with regional employer needs and cross-sector strategic milestones.

Permanent Steering Partner

Fiscal & Billing Agent

Peer Voices United

Operates certified Medi-Cal peer billing systems, supervisor compensation models, and compliant billing infrastructure.

Permanent Steering Partner

Academic Credential Anchor

Long Beach City College

Delivers state-approved curriculum, accredited continuing education units, and stackable community health certifications.

Permanent Steering Partner

Digital Public Infrastructure

GloCha Platform

Maintains tamper-proof verification of 200–400 supervised clinical hours and longitudinal scholar retention analytics.

Permanent Steering Partner
Consortium Executive & Advisory Roster

Founding Executive Profiles

Explore governing officers across academic, clinical, fiscal, and community oversight councils.

Executive CouncilHUMANDREAM Backbone
Dr. Marcus Vance, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer & Consortium Co-Chair
Credential: Board Certified Psychiatrist, 18+ Yrs Community Mental Health

Directs consortium clinical quality benchmarks, supervising multi-county workforce standards across Southern California FQHC networks.

Core Focus Areas
Integrated Behavioral HealthCalAIM Medi-Cal ReformClinical Supervision
HUMANDREAM Foundation
Fiscal & Billing AgentPeer Voices United
Elena Rostova, MSW, LCSW
Executive Director & Medi-Cal Billing Lead
Credential: LCSW, State Certified Medi-Cal Peer Specialist Supervisor

Architects third-party billing pathways, contracting models, and sustainable fiscal workflows for community host employers.

Core Focus Areas
Medi-Cal ECM & Community SupportsPeer Workforce RetentionFiscal Intermediary Protocols
Peer Voices United
Academic AnchorLong Beach City College
Dr. Alicia Sterling, EdD
Dean of Health Science & Academic Credentialing
Credential: EdD Higher Education Leadership, CA Community College Dean

Manages collegiate accreditation pathways, ensuring every scholar earns state-recognized collegiate units and transferable career milestones.

Core Focus Areas
Accredited Stackable CredentialsCompetency-Based CurriculumCredit-for-Prior-Learning
Long Beach City College
Digital InfrastructureGloCha Platform
Mirek Thorne, MS, PMP
Chief Technology Officer & Data Architect
Credential: MS Enterprise Systems, Health Informatics Certified

Develops sovereign verifiable digital credential systems and real-time tracking of supervised field clinical hours across host hospitals and FQHCs.

Core Focus Areas
HIPAA-Compliant Scholar TrackingFieldwork Hour VerificationWorkforce Impact Portals
GloCha Digital Public Infrastructure
Lived Experience ChairHUMANDREAM Foundation
Darnell Washington, CPS, CADC-II
Chair of Lived Experience Steering & Community Care
Credential: State Certified Peer Specialist, Certified AOD/SUD Counselor

Ensures lived experience leadership remains centered in consortium governance, supervisor mentorship, and frontline curriculum relevance.

Core Focus Areas
Reentry & SUD NavigationsTrauma-Informed Peer SupervisionDe-escalation Protocols
HUMANDREAM Foundation
Legal & RegulatoryPeer Voices United
Sophia Delgado, JD, MHA
Consortium Compliance & Inter-Agency Governance Director
Credential: JD Health Law, CA State Bar Member, MHA Healthcare Policy

Standardizes host employer MOUs, union coordination, and hospital Community Benefit compliance agreements across 3 Southern CA counties.

Core Focus Areas
Inter-Agency MOUsCommunity Benefit ComplianceCounty Behavioral Health Contracts
Peer Voices United
State & County Compliance Framework

Operated Under California 501(c)(3) Collective Impact Mandates

Steering committees convene monthly to review clinical curriculum integrity, CalAIM reimbursement rates, host facility supervisor-to-scholar ratios (1:8), and 200–400 supervised fieldwork hour compliance across regional healthcare systems.

Quarterly MOU Audits
Direct FQHC Placement Oversight