The NorCal 4 Health project covers the rural counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake.  The mission is to encourage community planning, policy development, and general plan updates that reduce tobacco influences and secondhand smoke exposure. Recently, NorCal 4 Health gained two new team members! 

Kelly Borges is coming to NorCal 4 Health as the new Communications Specialist.  She will be designing the NorCal 4 Health website and social media campaigns as well as assisting with the program’s administrative support.  Outside of work, her greatest joy is spending time with her husband and two children, Molly age 11, and Wyatt, 14.  Oh and their new springer spaniel puppy, Penny!

JoAnn Saccato, MA is the new NorCal 4 Health Community Engagement Coordinator covering Lake and Mendocino County.  She holds a self-designed interdisciplinary master’s degree in Co-creating Sustainable Futures and joins NorCal 4 Health from her private practice as a mindfulness teacher and mindfulness-based life coach. She specializes in working with those suffering from stress, trauma, and anxiety and recently led a team of FEMA trained crisis counselors following the Mendocino Complex Fire. JoAnn is the author of Companioning the Sacred Journey: A guide to creating a compassionate container for your spiritual practice (2013) and Mindful and Intentional Living: A path to peace, clarity, and freedom (2018) and resides in Cobb, Lake County, CA. She is excited to join a collaborative working for greater health and wellness in her hometown community.