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The Hospice By The Bay Boards are comprised of deeply committed business professionals and volunteers who generously offer guidance and vision to our missions. We are fortunate to have outstanding leadership teams on the Hospice and Foundation Boards. By sharing their wealth of experience in both philanthropy and end-of-life care, they serve as a dynamic resource.
As the second oldest hospice in the country, Hospice By The Bay’s goal is to be the premier provider of palliative care and services. To achieve this goal, each board member’s vision and wisdom is invaluable in moving the organization
forward. Collectively they bring a host of practical and actionable ideas that
benefit all—patients, staff, and community. Their assistance in creating
road maps to address the complex challenges we face each day propels us onward
and reinforces our reputation as an industry leader.
Some of the most experienced and highly regarded community members from San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma County roll up their sleeves to volunteer on Hospice By The Bay’s Boards. They are champions of giving and promote a spirit of innovation and compassion.
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William C. Mentzer, Jr., MD, Chair, is professor
emeritus of pediatrics at UCSF, where he was director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology. His board service includes the American Board of Pediatrics and the Sickle Cell Anemia Advisory Committee of the National Heart Lung & Blood Institute.
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Linda B. Simpson, Vice Chair, now retired, was a benefits, compensation and human resources consultant with William M. Mercer Inc. for more than 30 years. She has also served on the Hospice By The Bay Foundation Board. Her service to Hospice spans more than 15 years.
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Robert P. Kowal, Treasurer, former president and CEO of Sonoma Valley Hospital. He has a 35-year career in healthcare management. Mr. Kowal is a former CEO of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center where he founded the Hospice of Baltimore, the major hospice in Maryland.
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Michael R. Dailey, Secretary, has over 20 years of commercial banking experience, including Bank of America and Security Pacific National Bank. He is presently Senior Vice President-Client Manager in Bank of America's Healthcare & Institutions Group, San Francisco. In his role, Mike acts in a consultative capacity to identify customer needs and bring the Bank's full range of financial services to a portfolio of middle market corporate relationships in the healthcare, education, and general not-for-profit space.
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Katherine M. Beacock, owns Seadrift Realty, Inc., in Stinson Beach, a company she co-founded in 1973. Her board service includes the Audubon Canyon Ranch, Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science, Marin Breast Cancer Watch and Marin Association of Realtors. She has served Hospice since 1997.
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Dennis A. Gilardi, is a CPA and nationally recognized class/mass action due process expert. His firm is the largest employer in Larkspur. He has long been active in his community, serving on several boards. His service to Hospice spans more than 20 years.
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Bobbie Head, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist in private practice at California Cancer Care in Greenbrae. She has been involved in over 100 ongoing clinical trials as a sub-investigator. She has served as the Hospice's medical director and has been on the board since 1997.
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Judi Kirshbaum, MFT is in private practice as a marriage and family therapist and runs a senior support group. She is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and has provided both long- and short-term psychotherapy for individuals, couples, teens, and families. Her community service includes: Board member of Concern Foundation, Jewish Family Service, Sova Food Bank, St. Vincent's School, and Petaluma People Services. In addition, Judi is the creator of the Mitzvah Kitchen.
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Clinton Lane, MD, has been an internist in private practice in Sonoma for over 20 years. He has served as medical director for Hospice. His board service includes Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, Sonoma Community Center and Sonoma County Medical Association.
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Sandra Lew, LCSW, Hospice By The Bay & Foundation President & CEO
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Alan H. Margolin, MD, is the Chief Medical Director of Hospice By The Bay . Formerly he served as the medical director for the hospice's San Francisco facility and as director of Kentfield Medical Hospital's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. He assisted Hospice By The Bay in launching the Bay Area's first palliative (comfort) care program offered to hospitalized patients by a hospital and a freestanding hospice.
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Gary S. Mizono, MD, is Kaiser Permanente San Rafael's chief of head and neck surgery, and assistant physician in chief. He was formerly president and member of the board for St. Luke Hospital's Independent Practice Association in San Francisco, and served on the board of directors for San Francisco's Japanese American Citizens League. Dr. Mizono brings to Hospice By The Bay his extensive knowledge of medicine and leadership with nonprofit organizations.
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Gerald R. Peters, Esq., is a senior partner in the health care group of the law firm, Latham & Watkins. He has a long history of volunteering and is a former board chair of Hospice by the Bay in San Francisco.
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Richard S Riede, Esq., is a partner in the law firm of Riede, McCall, Mason & Mussallem. He has been a practicing attorney in Marin County since 1967. His board service includes Rotary, Tamalpais High School Foundation, Marin County Bar Association, American Cancer Society and Babcock Memorial Endowment.
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Mary L. Taverna, originally a nurse and founding member of Hospice By The Bay, later became its executive director then CEO. She was elected foundation president in 1997 and elected president
and CEO of Hospice By The Bay and Hospice By The Bay Foundation in 2005. Throughout her 30-year career she has been instrumental in furthering the development of the hospice movement internationally, and serves as Chair of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Board.
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Hospice By The Bay Foundation Board of Trustees
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Katherine M. Beacock, Chair, owns Seadrift Realty, Inc., in Stinson Beach, a company she co-founded in 1973. Her board service includes the Audubon Canyon Ranch, Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science, Marin Breast Cancer Watch and Marin Association of Realtors. She has served Hospice since 1997.
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Kenneth Meislin, Vice Chair, is partner, owner, and broker of record of Arroyo & Coates, a San Francisco Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firm specializing in the sale of commercial and multi-residential investment properties in California. Kenneth has been with Arroyo & Coates since it was established in 1988. He has an extensive history of raising funds for community organizations. The funds to create Hospice By The Bay's lending library were donated by the Meislin family.
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Judith Holliday Rothman, Treasurer, has over 20 years of experience in higher education, and nonprofit management and financial services. Judith has served as controller at Pomona College and was Director of Nonprofit Services at Coopers & Lybrand (now known as Pricewaterhouse Coopers). As a private consultant, she has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations on financial and accounting matters. She is a retired Certified Public Accountant.
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Jeffrey D. Kirshbaum, Secretary, is a former Aramark Corporation vice president and owned 21st Century Uniform Company. He is the retired
owner/chef of Kirshbaum’s Delicatessen & Catering. His board memberships include Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Concern
Foundation, Jewish Vocational Services and Redwood Empire Industries Sheltered Workshop.
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Stephen A. Thal, Chair Emeritus, a retired certified gemologist, founded Fox’s St. Francis jewelry store in San Francisco. His board service includes the National Hospice Foundation, Audubon Canyon Ranch, Save-the-Redwoods League and Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science. He has served Hospice since 1985.
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Susan G. Coleman, a retired banker, has been an active community volunteer for over 20 years, and served on the boards of the League of Women
Voters, the Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) and ARC Docent Council.
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Peadar Dalton, LCSW, DCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with many years of experience in hospice and home health care. Currently, his private practice as a licensed clinical therapist and ordained minister includes grief counseling, couples therapy, and he officiates at memorial services and weddings. He also owns and operates "Your Ceremony Matters," a wedding ceremony planning business. Peadar was born and raised in the West of Ireland.
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Dennis A. Gilardi, is a CPA and nationally recognized class/mass action due process expert. His firm is the largest employer in Larkspur. He has long been active in his community, serving on several boards. His service to Hospice spans more than 20 years.
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Christopher R. Hemmeter is Chairman & CEO of E&O Development, Inc., and Dynamic Payment Ventures, Inc. Chris serves on several boards including the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Board of Capton, Inc.
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Tora D. Isi is the owner of P&I Storage Yard in San Rafael. She is presently a Member of the Annual Hospice Ball Committee. Her extensive experience includes serving on nonprofit boards and volunteering for St. Vincent's School for Boys, The Center for Attitudinal Healing, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Mill Valley Arts Festival, and Bread and Roses.
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Michael A. Kadel is Vice President , Regional Manager for the Central Marin Region, at Bank of Marin where he supervises three branches in San Rafael that provide banking services to individuals, families, and business owners. Mike's community involvement includes serving on the Board of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, Marin Community Health Foundation, Marin Literacy Program.
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Robert V. Kane, formerly a commanding officer of the Presidio of San Francisco, co-founded Presidio Press, a publisher of military history. Ballantine Books, a subsidiary of Random House, acquired the company. His service to Hospice began in 1997.
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Nicholas A. Kunst is President & CEO of Kunst Bros. Painting Contractor, Inc., and general manager of Kunst Properties Co. and Nicholas Kunst Properties. A native of Marin County, Nick has a history of volunteering with many organizations in the community.
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Robert K. Leonard has over 20 years of advertising and marketing experience. He has worked as an account manager for major brands at the following top ad agencies: J. Walter Thompson; Foote, Cone & Belding; Saatchi & Saatchi and Ketchum Communications. He also worked as a marketing communications manager for Mercedes-Benz of North America. In 2004, he obtained his real estate license and is now a Real Estate Broker with Sotheby's International Realty.
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Sandra Lew, LCSW, Hospice By The Bay & Foundation President & CEO
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Patte McDowell of Tiburon runs a family foundation that supports education around the world. She sits on the advisory board of Room to Read, a group that provides girls' scholarships, and builds schools and libraries in third world countries.
Her work with this group includes extensive travel to Cambodia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. Her 16-year background in stock brokerage and marketing includes 13 years at Charles Schwab. Patte's experience and commitment will be an asset to the fundraising and philanthropic efforts of the Hospice Foundation.
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William C. Mentzer, Jr., MD, is professor
emeritus of pediatrics at UCSF, where he was director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology. His board service includes the American Board of Pediatrics and the Sickle Cell Anemia Advisory Committee of the National Heart Lung & Blood Institute.
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Melissa Prandi, MPM, is the president of PRANDI Property Management located in San Rafael. In addition to authoring "The Unofficial Guide to Managing Rental Property," she speaks professionally throughout the country, serves on the board of directors for Fair Housing of Marin and the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. Melissa is actively involved with the Marin Association of Realtors.
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Stephen M. Raffle, MD, has been a forensic psychiatrist for 30 years. Dr. Raffle's medical and forensic practice includes personal injury evaluations, litigation support, expert witness testimony and patient care. As well as devoting time to his practice, he is also an assistant clinical professor in the departments of both psychiatry and orthopedic surgery at UCSF. He has an extensive background in community service and expertise in the medical field.
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Gary T. Ragghianti, Esq., is an attorney and a partner in the law firm of Ragghianti | Freitas, LLP. The majority of his legal practice is devoted to real estate litigation, representing public agencies and cities with emphasis on land use, zoning, environmental law and related litigation. Gary is also counsel to the Novato Fire Protection District. At one time he represented four of the eleven cities in Marin as City Attorney and currently is the elected City Attorney of San Rafael, having served in that capacity since 1984. His extensive community agency experience also includes 28 years as City Attorney of Belvedere.
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Richard S Riede, Esq., is a partner in the law firm of Riede, McCall, Mason & Mussallem. He has been a practicing attorney in Marin County since 1967. His board service includes Rotary, Tamalpais High School Foundation, Marin County Bar Association, American Cancer Society and Babcock Memorial Endowment.
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Mary L. Taverna, originally a nurse and founding member of Hospice By The Bay, later became its executive director then CEO. She was elected foundation president in 1997 and elected president
and CEO of Hospice By The Bay and Hospice By The Bay Foundation in 2005. Throughout her 30-year career she has been instrumental in furthering the development of the hospice movement internationally, and serves as Chair of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Board.
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