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. Anthony Bonavita, M.Div., Spiritual Care Counselor
Aileen Boyce, CPA, Business Manager/Accountant
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
James Hill, LCSW, Counselor
Tianna Swede Laskin, LCSW, Social Worker/Community Liaison
Perie Longo, MFT, PhD Counselor
Ana Luna, Clinical Services Administrative Assistant
Rev. Laura L. Mancuso, MS, CRC, Spiritual Care Counselor
Ann McGorty, Human Resources Generalist
Valerie Moore, LMSW, Counselor and Bereavement Coordinator
Virginia Moreno, MFT, Bi-Lingual Counselor
Lexi Murray, MFT, Counselor Children and Family Services
Chelsea Namkung, Intern Counselor
Clay Napier, Chaplain, Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT)
Jessica Paredes, Community Intake Coordinator
Mary Ransom, MFT, Counselor
Suzanne Retzinger, MFT, Counselor
Kay Sommer, MFTI, Children and Family Services Counselor
K.C. Murphy Thompson, Development Director
Sharon Vineall, LCSW, Care Management Supervisor
Mary Wagner, MFT, Counselor
Kate Zeiss, LCSW, Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) Social Worker

Board of Directors

Jackie Marston, President
Donna Barranco Fisher
Eric Bowers
Sam Capra
Joann Hollingshead
Barbara de L'Arbre
Lori A. Lewis, Esq.
Margi Mainquist
Jill Nida
Christiane Schlumberger
Gina Schultz
Steven Sharpe
Carolyn Shepard Baham
Eric Trautwein, MD
Evie Vesper
Bill Wood
Robert Wright, MD
Marilee Zdenek

Santa Barbara Hospice Foundation

Alan Miller, CPA - Chair
Robert Bodine
Donna Dawson, CPA
L. Andrew Gifford
George Kolva
Bruce McRoy, Esq.
Gamble Parks, Esq.
Kurt Ransohoff, MD
Mike Stein

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 Bottlesen
Peter Stalker II

Honors

         Outstanding Program Achievement Award from the California Hospice
                  and Palliative Care Association
         Senior Planning Services Caregiver Champion of the Year 2011
         Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Health Care Hero Award