Aimee Chitayat, Program Director

Aimee Chitayat comes to the Insight Center with significant experience in designing large-scale social change for low-income communities. She has held senior positions in health, long-term care, and workforce development in foundation, government, consulting, and nonprofit agencies. Aimee’s breadth of experience includes executive leadership, policy advocacy, labor relations, program design, research, and evaluation. During her time at the Insight Center, Aimee has provided consultation for sector-initiative policy and program work through the National Network of Sector Partners and has provided technical assistance on public financing and sector development for Bay Area workforce programs.   Prior to joining the organization, Aimee served for five years as the founding Executive Director of the Community Clinic Consortium of Contra Costa. The Consortium advocated improved health access and quality of care for low-income populations, and provided technical assistance and training to community health centers in areas such as behavioral health care, health information technology, workforce development, and emergency preparedness. During her tenure at the Consortium and in prior positions, Aimee obtained over $6 million in grant funding.   As a full-time Research Associate with RTZ Associates and with independent clients, Aimee led planning efforts or provided technical assistance to counties throughout California in reorganizing and integrating health and long-term care systems for frail elderly and disabled low-income populations. New models she helped to design or implement include Kaiser Permanente’s Labor-Management Partnership, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, and Countywide Acute and Long-Term Care Integration. She also designed software that matches workers with employer needs and trained community-based organizations on program-management software.

Aimee received an M.S.W. from University of California School of Social Welfare with a focus on health planning and management, and received a B.A. from Brown University.

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