Hospice of Santa Barbara is able to provide services because of it's dedicated and skilled staff, volunteers, and board members.

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Staff

Steve Jacobsen, Executive Director
Debra Rose, Administrative Manager
Olya Mueller, Administrative Assistant, Finance and Human Resources
Dana VanderMey, RN, Program Manager of Volunteer Services
Gabriela Dodson, LCSW, Director of Clinical Services
Rev. Susan Copeland, MDiv, MA, Spiritual Care Counselor
Michael Cruse, LCSW, Program Manager: Children & Family Services
Sherrie Davis, LCSW, Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) Social Worker
Cristina Garcia, Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Marilyn Goldman, MFT, Counselor
Mark Guidry, Business Manager-Accountant
James Hill, MSW, Counselor
Perie Longo, MFT, PhD Counselor
Rev. Laura L. Mancuso, MS, CRC, Spiritual Care Counselor
Valerie Moore, LMSW, Counselor and Bereavement Coordinator
Virginia Moreno, MFT, Bi-Lingual Counselor
Lexi Murray, MFT, Counselor Children and Family Services
Maria-José Martirené, MSW, Social Worker/Case Manager
Tianna Swede Laskin, LCSW, Social Worker/Community Liaison
Clay Napier, Chaplain, Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT)
Mary Ransom, MFT, Counselor
Suzanne Retzinger, MFT, Counselor
Amara Maliszewski, MSW, Intake Social Worker
Kay Sommer, MFTI, Children and Family Services Counselor
K.C. Murphy Thompson, Development Director
Sharon Vineall, LCSW, Care Management Supervisor
Mary Wagner, MFT, Counselor
Colleen Wong, MSW, Social Worker, Community Palliative Care
Kate Zeiss, LCSW, Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) Social Worker

Board of Directors

Jackie Marston, President
Dennis Baker, MD
Donna Barranco Fisher-Yates
Sam Capra
Joanne Hollingshead
Barbara de L'Arbre
Lori A. Lewis, Esq.
Margi Mainquist
Jill Nida
Christiane Schlumberger
Gina Schultz
Steven Sharpe
Bill Wood
Robert Wright, MD
Marilee Zdenek

Santa Barbara Hospice Foundation

Alan Miller, CPA - Chair
Robert Bodine
Donna Dawson, CPA
L. Andrew Gifford
Bruce McRoy, Esq.
Kurt Ransohoff, MD

Advisory Council

Susan Adams
Bill Cirone
Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaeffer
Dr. Michael Kearney
Joy Margolis, Esq.
Catherine Remak
Kenneth Slaught
Linda Seltzer Yawitz

Board Emeritus

Harold Hicks, Deceased
Leigh Block, Deceased
Harvey Bottleson
Peter Stalker II

Honors

Community Palliative Care Program - Outstanding Program Achievement Award from the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Health Care Hero