Alexis Lockman has been involved with the Women’s Community Clinic since 2007 where she began as a Client Service Coordinator after asking a co-worker about a uterus pin she wore on her sweatshirt.  She also puts on the yearly fundraiser “VAGTASTIC!” benefiting the Clinic, which includes a vaudeville evening promoting safe sex.  Alexis is committed [...]

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by ncombs
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Adrienne has more than 10 years experience working in Public Policy and Government Affairs, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations. Adrienne is currently Vice President of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo, where she directs the agency’s policy and communications efforts in 13 counties. She also leads board and donor development for the organization’s political arm. [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by ncombs
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Kathryn R. Watson is a practicing attorney who has specialized in health policy. She is a graduate of Brown University and was a Public Interest Law Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, she served as a policy intern at the Kaiser Family Foundation and as a researcher for the Center for Law [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by ncombs
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Paula’s involvement with Women’s Community Clinic has happily evolved over the last couple of years.  She first began working with the Clinic while on staff with the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), where she served as a lead consultant and Associate Director for the organization’s northern California office.  While at NFF, Paula was integrally involved in [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by ncombs
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Rachel has more than ten years of experience as a health care attorney, the past three with McKesson Corporation, which is the largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America. She negotiates commercial transactions and advises the Company on regulatory compliance, including fraud and abuse, licensing, HIPAA and state privacy laws, and regulatory and compliance requirements. She [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by ncombs
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Posted on February 16th, 2010 by ncombs
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New to the staff of the Women’s Community Clinic in January of this year as a development intern, Kate Bell is delighted to start wrapping her head around the intricacies of a women’s health care clinic.  Though currently taking the semester off from school, Kate is an Urban Studies major at Brown University and is [...]

Posted on February 10th, 2010 by ncombs
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Dear Yvonne,

My partner says I smell bad “down there”. I think I smell normal, no different than usual, and my nurse practitioner says there is no bad odor and that my vagina is healthy. I have had one other partner that also thought I smelled bad; otherwise, have not had complaints about my smell. [...]

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Jen
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