Guest Presenters | 2021 Black Physicians Forum Kimberly Warmsley is a Licensed Clinical Therapist in Stockton California. Kimberly has well over 13 experience in providing clinical services to at risk families, marginalized communities and communities of color. Her roots were deeply enriched in South Stockton where she has advocated for change, in an area that has been deeply neglected. Kimberly has been on the forefront fighting for both equity and justice in ensuring that the most vulnerable and marginalized communities received PPE, vaccinations and education pertaining to COVID 19. Kimberly was nominated to the Public Health Statewide Steering Committee in 2021 where she is working fiercely to ensure that public health concerns, social determinate of health and our most vulnerable are protected and elevated on all levels of state wide policy. Kimberly has a wealth of social work experience, ranging from adult protective, clinical skills, emergency services and policy/civic engagement. As a licensed clinical social worker, Kimberly has fought for trauma informed care and culturally rooted healing for communities of color. As a clinician, Kimberly understands well that untreated trauma has costly consequences for the survivor, their family, and the larger community. Kimberly has provided free clinical services to survivors and marginalized communities that struggle for accessibility and access to care. As the Senior Project Coordinator for Reinvent South Stockton, she has helped pioneered some of the most progressive policy to address social determinates of health and whole care services. Kimberly attended San Joaquin Delta College where she earned Associate of Arts degrees in Public Safety, Business Administration and Sociology. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology at CSU Stanislaus, and later returned to earn her Master’s Degree in Social Work. In fall of 2021 she will return back to University of Southern California to complete her Doctoral Degree in Social Work/Transformative Policy. Kimberly served 4 years as the former Chair of the Stockton Planning Commission. As a Commissioner, Kimberly has fought hard to ensure that Stockton is at the forefront of strategic planning to housing justice and housing equity. On November 3rd, 2020 Kimberly was elected as City Council Member for District 6. Kimberly overwhelming earned the confidence of the voters of district 6 by a staggering seventy percent of the overall community vote. Councilwoman Warmsley is only the 3rd African American woman elected to the council. District 6 has been blessed with representation from other progressive champion, such as our nations rising star and Stockton’s son, Former Mayor Michael Tubbs. Councilwoman Warmsley mantra, is “we can, and we will, move this district forward”.
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