Leadership and Advisory Council Members

The Leadership and Advisory Council include business leaders and healthcare professionals. The Leadership and Advisory Council have pledged their commitment to the Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation by providing expertise, services and support. Members cultivate relationships; offer counsel in the development and delivery of our service; promote awareness; and refer people living with cancer to the Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation.

Sharon Almeida
CEO and Financial Advisor
Cents and Sensibility

Vera Barreto Packard, MD
Breast Surgeon and Breast Disease Specialist

Anne Marie Bridges, Attorney

Mary Byrne Hernandez
Broker/Owner
MBH Properties

Jnani Chapman, RN BSN CMT
Integrative Medicine Specialist

Mark Curtis
President
Mark Curtis Media

Ann Joslin
Retired Non-Profit Executive
Community Volunteer

Leslie Lopez, Attorney

Amy Matecki, MD
Medical Director
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Alta Bates Summit

Rakesh Patel, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Valley Care Health System

Laura Pole, RN, MSN, Chef
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Mary Prishtina, RN, OCN
Valley Care Health System

David Rice
President
Tri-Valley Community Foundation

Rishi Sawhney, MD
Oncologist
Valley Care Health System

David Stegman
Executive Director
Contra Costa Humane Society

Robert Tener, P.E., Ph.D., F.ASCE
Executive Director
Charles Pankow Foundation