Executive Director
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
4700, 42nd Ave. SW
Seattle
WAUSA
98134
Email:
iras@xculture.org
Biographical Sketch: Ira SenGupta, Cross Cultural Health Care Program’s (CCHCP) Executive Director, has dedicated her own efforts and the programs of her organization to the improvement of minority health and the elimination of health disparities. SenGupta’s skills are informed by sixteen years of experience in facilitating and managing major cultural competency initiatives, coalitions, community based research and training programs. Her dynamic training and facilitation skills have made her a key resource for cultural competency training and assessment in healthcare settings nationally and internationally. Her most recent efforts have been focused on enhancing the recruitment and retention of underserved minorities in cancer clinical trials. She leads CCHCP’s partnership with ENAACT in developing and piloting cultural competency training for cancer clinical trial providers.