Ralph Meneghetti, Supervising Investigator

Ralph started at COPA in 2021 as a Quality Management Analyst. Since 2021, Ralph has worked as a General Investigator, Special Victims Investigator, and is currently a Supervising Investigator in COPA’s Special Victims Unit. Ralph is a committed public servant and is particularly passionate about providing services to underserved and vulnerable communities. Prior to COPA, Ralph worked in public health research on government funded  projects focused on HIV, substance use disorder, and COVID–19 at: the University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco Department of Public Health; Los Angeles LGBT Center; University of California, Los Angeles; and Chicago Center for HIV Elimination at the University of Chicago. Ralph has also worked in community health at street level in Los Angeles providing harm reduction services to unhoused participants. Ralph currently volunteers at a local community-based organization that provides harm reduction services to people who use drugs. Prior to turning his career towards service work, Ralph worked in a variety of creative fields, such as: Architecture; Event Planning; and TV Production. Ralph holds a Bachelor of Arts in the Practice of Art from the University of California, Berkeley.