# Marty Lynch

> Marty Lynch, PhD, MPA, is CEO Emeritus of LifeLong Medical Care, the Berkeley-based federally qualified health center he led for nearly four decades. He grew a small Over 60 Health Center into a 16-clinic network covering Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties, and now lectures at UC Berkeley while serving on California's Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee.

- **Role:** CEO Emeritus at LifeLong Medical Care; Lecturer at UC Berkeley
- **Organizations:** LifeLong Medical Care, Over 60 Health Center, University of California, Berkeley, California Primary Care Association, National Association of Community Health Centers, California Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee, Alameda Health Consortium
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD, Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, MPA, Harvard Kennedy School
- **Known for:** Grew LifeLong Medical Care into a 16-site network with dental, mental health, school-based, urgent care, and supportive housing programs., Co-founded the Healthy Aging Subcommittee of the National Association of Community Health Centers., Past Chair of the California Primary Care Association.

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Began leading the Over 60 Health Center in Berkeley, which would become LifeLong Medical Care.
- **2014** — Opened the William Jenkins Health Center in Richmond, a $30M build years in the making.
- **2019** — Received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers.
- **2020** — Stepped down as CEO of LifeLong Medical Care after nearly 40 years; named CEO Emeritus.
- **2020** — Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee.

## Achievements

- Grew LifeLong Medical Care into a 16-site network with dental, mental health, school-based, urgent care, and supportive housing programs.
- Co-founded the Healthy Aging Subcommittee of the National Association of Community Health Centers.
- Past Chair of the California Primary Care Association.
- Recipient of the 2019 NACHC Outstanding Achievement Award.
- Appointed to California's Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2020-01** — Stepped down as CEO after nearly four decades; transitioned to CEO Emeritus.
- **2020-06** — Joined Governor Newsom's Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee.

## Links

- Website: https://lifelongmedical.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-lynch-94915715/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LMClynch
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/LifeLongMedicalCare

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