California SIDS Advisory Council

The California SIDS Advisory Council holds quarterly meetings that are open to the public. Meetings in the first three quarters are conducted online. The final quarterly meeting is held in person at the annual SIDS/SUID Conference, and when possible is also made available virtually.

For questions or concerns regarding council meeting discussions, please contact Dr. Tom Keens.

For questions regarding zoom links, please contact cts_registration@csus.edu.

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Current Council Membership

CHAIR / PHYSICIAN

Thomas G. Keens, M.D.

5152 Jessen Drive

La Cañada, CA 91011-1329

Home: 818/952-0292

Cell: 818/9296209

tkeens@gmail.com

VICE CHAIR / SIDS PARENT

Lorie Gehrke

1324 Bodega Place

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Cell (925) 207-8113

lorie.gehrke@gmail.com

FIRST RESPONDER

Kris Concepcion

Fire Chief, City of Vacaville

650 Merchant Street

Vacaville, CA 95688

Office: 707-449-5462

Cell: 949-426-2240

kris.concepcion@cityofvacaville.com

kconcepcion24@gmail.com

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Kathleen (Kitty) Roche, P.H.N., B.S.N., M.S.W.

3747 Vista Campana S #102

Oceanside, CA 92057

Cell 860/300-4576

kittyr065@gmail.com

SIDS PARENT

Kathleen Beichley

1605 Highland Drive

Placerville, CA 95667

Home (530) 622-8474

Cell: (530) 748-7874

beichley@comcast.net

CORONER

Heather Griffiths

Deputy Coroner

Sacramento County Coroner's Office

4800 Broadway, Suite 100

Sacramento, CA 95820

Phone: 916/874-1703

griffithsh@saccounty.net

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Mayela Gutknecht, RN, PHN, CNS

Public Health Nurse

Celll: (415) 254-6886

SIDS PARENT / PHYSICIAN

Jennifer A. Su, M.D.

Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

4650 Sunset Boulevard, Box #34

Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062

Phone: 626/226-7178

jsu@chla.usc.edu

MEDICAL EXAMINER

James K. Ribe, M.D., J.D.

18156 Kingsport Drive

Malibu, California 90165

Phone: 310/459-4351

atlantic2677@hotmail.com