consumer advisory panel
SFCCC’s Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) serves as a committee of its Board of Directors. CAP is comprised of active patients of SFCCC member health centers and provides ongoing feedback on clinic services from the patient perspective.
Collin Pedersen
Collin Pedersen is a nature lover and multi-medium artist committed to sustainability and community in all his endeavors, including gardening, painting, animation and performance. Growing up in the Puget Sound area of Washington, he studied media arts and animation at the Art Institute of Seattle. Collin’s life and relationships have been deeply affected by drug abuse and overdose. After the death of a close friend, Collin became a homeless traveler and hitchhiked to the Bay Area, where he began selling his sketches and watercolors on the street to make a living. Soon after, he became a regular art contractor with Larkin Street Youth Services (LSYS). Collin maintains a focus on wellness and arts expression as a means of harm prevention and essential health. Beyond health, he appreciates art for its ability to engage a conversation and welcome others into our own perspective. He hopes to activate and engage a greater awareness for arts in local communities. His work can be found on Instagram @saponchotrees.
A 4th generation San Franciscan, Mr. Bossier was 8 years old when his grandfather gave him a Polaroid camera and told him to shoot pictures of his friends during a cocktail party. Holding the camera, and fascinated by the instant photos he took, Mr. Bossier realized he’d found his passion. He later moved to Castro Street and worked as a photographer and graphic artist. A poster that he designed celebrating The White Horse Bar’s 50th anniversary is in The Oakland Museum. Meeting Andy Warhol was the catalyst to take his work to a new level, exhibiting his hand-painted photographs in several art shows. Music was always an influence and Mr. Bossier spent many years working in the nightclub scene as founder of “The Holy Cow” and at “The Paradise Lounge” dance club. Mr. Bossier continues to document the ever-changing San Francisco scene with his photography. Working with Supervisor Peskin got him involved in tenants’ rights in his community. He says his health is his main priority and he’s grateful to have his care needs met at HealthRight 360.
Toni Machado
Ms. Toni Machado was raised in rural California and is a loving mother of 5 grown children and 3 pups. She is also a proud grandmother and enjoys visiting with her family whenever she can. Toni and her dogs are patients of both SFCCC's SOS and Vet SOS programs. A few years ago, she found her oldest dog, Dutchess, abandoned in a dumpster. Determined to care for her new companion, Toni began searching for help to get Dutchess vaccinated and learned about our services from a friend at a local soup kitchen. Since then, Toni says our SOS and Vet SOS teams have supported her and her now 3 pups, Dutchess, Peanut Butter, and Jelly with consistent, compassionate care, including Toni’s recent leg biopsy and connection to primary care services. Toni currently lives in a tiny homes community and is awaiting more permanent housing for her family of 4. A natural advocate, Toni says she joined CAP so she can use her experiences to help others in her situation and learn more about housing policy.
John Baretta
Mr. John Baretta, a native Californian, graduated from Cal State University Chico in 1974 with a BA in Fine Arts. He went on to achieve a high school teaching credential after student teaching in Dublin, Ireland. This experience was unique and enabled him to secure a position in the Fine Arts Department at Redwood High School in Visalia, California. After two years, Mr. Baretta left teaching to pursue a second career in hair styling, which landed him in San Francisco on Labor Day 1979. Over the years Mr. Baretta has traveled frequently, fueled by his fondness for exotic flavors and cultural enrichment. Retired since 2016, Mr. Baretta stays active as a member of the Board of Directors of his clinic, Equity Health, and as “dad” to his dog, Rubia.
Kerrington Osborne
Mr. Osborne is a native Californian born in Sacramento to parents he describes as “refugees from Jim Crow”. As the son of a DOD civil servant, he lived in Tehran, Iran as a youngster and spent his adolescence in West Germany, graduating from Kaiserslautern American High School. After a seven year stint amongst the Ivy Towers of New England, he returned to his native Nor Cal roots and settled in San Francisco. Mr. Osborne worked for many years as an HIV healthcare advocate before relocating to So Cal to meet the educational needs of his son. After a decade’s absence and an equally long struggle with depression, he has returned to his beloved Nor Cal and is currently returning to the workforce. Mr. Osborne credits his vastly improved health status to the amazing services- both physical and mental- that he has received at the Mission Neighborhood Resource Center.