Julie Rabinovitz of Calif Family Health Council Joins ABL Organization

Santa Ana, CA — January 4, 2011 — Julie Rabinovitz, President and CEO of the California Family Health Council, Inc., has joined the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL). As part of California’s leading vertical-industry Chief Executives’ Organization, ABL Members provide one another with executive leadership coaching through its confidential, professionally-facilitated, peer-CEO Advisory Board Round Tables, executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers, and expert resources.

The California Family Health Council (CFHC) coordinates and supports the delivery of health services in community-based organizations throughout California. With offices in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Sacramento, and Los Gatos, CFHC distributes federal Title X family planning funds to community agencies serving low-income communities, and also provides those agencies with technical assistance, training and financial services. CFHC performs advanced research in reproductive healthcare and contraception, conducts education, training and community outreach efforts, and tests, implements and monitors effective programs. In 1997, the Los Angeles Regional Family Planning Council and the California Family Planning Council merged to create CFHC. A third corporation, Education Programs Associates, merged with CFHC in 1999. CFHC services include development of easy-to-read, multi-lingual educational materials; conference planning; establishment of standards; programs planning; and quality improvement evaluation.

With 20 years of leadership and advocacy experience at non-profit healthcare organizations, Julie has a long history of creating strategic alliances with like-minded organizations, government officials and industry leaders to ensure access to quality healthcare for women and families. She has committed her career to creating and implementing innovative ways to eliminate disparities in healthcare access for women and families, especially those who are underrepresented and disadvantaged.

Most recently, Julie served as the Senior VP of Business Operations at Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL). During her six years there, she led all aspects of clinical operations at 17 health centers providing reproductive healthcare services to 65,000 women and men in Illinois. Prior to joining PPIL, Julie was the Administrative Director of the Comprehensive Family Planning Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. From 2000 to 2003, she served as the Deputy Director of the Office for Women, Family and Community Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. From 1998 to 2000, Julie was the Program Administrator for Harvard Medical School’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. She also served as the lobbyist for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.

Julie earned her Masters in Public Health in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and her BA degree from Northwestern University. She currently serves as the Chair of the Board of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.

About the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization
ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a vertical industry, personal advisory board – “multi-coach approach” – setting.

The core component of the CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half-day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies, all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or life sciences), in a trusted and confidential board room-like setting, which allows ABL Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies and best practices, new lines of business, “A-players” on the management team, and an effective board of directors, as well as understanding trends in new markets, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and other “hot” topics brought to the Round Tables by the Members themselves.

ABL Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as one another’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

 ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently offered in California's Greater Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco County areas. More information about the ABL Organization can be found at http://www.abl.org .