Executive Leadership Team

Nomsa Khalfani, PHD

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Nomsa provides leadership and guidance to advance Essential Access Health’s mission and strategic priorities.

Before joining Essential Access, Nomsa held several leadership positions at St. John’s Community Health, a network of federally qualified health centers. She is an alumna of distinguished leadership programs including the Southern California Coro Women in Leadership Program, the Blue Shield of California Foundation Clinic Leadership Institute Emerging Leaders Program, the Women’s Foundation California Dr. Beatriz María Solís Policy Institute, and the Executive Women’s Leadership Cohort.

She currently serves as President of the Los Angeles (LA) City Health Commission, Board Chair of Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), Treasurer of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, and as a member of the California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee.

In recognition of her leadership and impact, Nomsa has been honored as one of Southern California’s 50 Diverse Leaders and received the Maternal Justice Health Equity Award.

Nomsa earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Master of Arts from Phillips Graduate Institute, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Service Leadership from Capella University.