He continues to volunteer his time in local community groups, especially Latino focused organizations. He was also a Board Member and Chair for The Wall of Las Memorias, an organization which he still supports and counsels. He continues to be involved in regional task forces and organizations that focus on Latino Health such as the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, where he has served as a member of the Los Angeles Regional Network. He is fluent in both English and Spanish. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he completed some of his undergraduate work. During his career he has served as spokesperson for the organizations in the Spanish media. He has many years of experience in management and organizational development as well as consulting. He has over fifteen years of health management experience in State Health Programs from working in County Government for the Counties of Fresno and Napa managing government programs including Medi-Cal (Medicaid) and Healthy Families (SCHIP), with a focus on providing culturally sensitive services.Įdwin’s education is in management and organizational development and he also has a Master’s Degree in business with a concentration in Human Resources Management. During his tenure as Director, Edwin developed relationships and partnerships with Latino advocacy organizations at the State, County and local levels as well as government officials and funding organizations. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the organization as well as identifying policy issues that affected Latino health issues in the State of California, health insurance coverage being one of the main areas. Prior to joining Health Net, Edwin served as Director of Policy and Operations for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, a health advocacy organization based in Sacramento California. He was responsible for the development of cross border insurance programs for the company. The Cross Border products were some of the products that he managed for Health Net of California. In this capacity, Edwin was responsible for leading the research, development and implementation of culturally sensitive products and programs that meet the needs of the Latino market segment. Rivera served as the Senior Manager of Latino Program Development for Health Net of California. Rivera has been involved in the health care industry in California including working in all different areas of health care administration (Government, Insurance, Direct Delivery, Hospital and Advocacy work). In this capacity he directed a team of Outreach Advocates that implemented the company’s outreach programs related to Medical and Covered California.ĭuring the past two decades Mr. Rivera worked as State Director of Community Engagement for Molina Healthcare, where he directed the operations for community outreach and engagement for Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Imperial, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Edwin is currently responsible for the development of a marketing initiative for the Latino Community for Heritage Provider Network. He is responsible for the creation and implementation of a Latino focused health education organization that will serve to educate the community on navigating the complex health care system. ![]() In this capacity Edwin is responsible for the Cal MediConnect Outreach program operations as well as all Latino Community Engagement Outreach Events. Edwin Rivera is a Vice President of Community Engagement and Cal MediConnect for Heritage Provider Network.
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