Who Are We?


Where there is love there is life
— Mohandas K. Gandhi

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

Staff

David Selberg, Chief Executive Officer

Jason Barbaria, Events and Marketing Manager

Julia Barrera, Bilingual Community Initiatives Coordinator

Monique Bloedau, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Lauré Brecher, Development Coordinator

Auralee Bunch, Administrative  Assistant

Charles Caldwell, Director of Strategic Advancement

Noelle Clearwater, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Michael Cruse, LCSW,  Bereavement Services Manager

Mary deLoe, Care Coordinator

Fernanda Friden, Bilingual Care Coordinator

Marilyn Goldman, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Aeron Hart, LMFT, Bilingual Bereavement Counselor

Gwendolyn Kilfoyle, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Liz LaCasto, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Samantha Lockett, Director of Operations

Perie Longo, PhD, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Kolmi Majumdar, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Amara Maliszewski, ACSW, Social Work Care Manager

Adriana Marroquin, Community Initiatives Manager

Liz Meza, Bilingual Care Coordinator

Gloria Michel, ACSW, Bilingual Bereavement Counselor

Valerie Moore, LCSW, Bereavement Counselor

Virginia Moreno, LMFT, Bilingual Bereavement Counselor

Lexi Murray, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Brian Ordoñez, Data Analyst

Michele Osborne, Intake Coordinator

Susannah Rake, Bereavement Student Trainee

Ginny Reis, LMFT, Care Manager

Kelsey Resetco, ACSW, Bereavement Counselor

Suzanne Retzinger, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Rev. Kristen Rohm, MDiv, Spiritual Care Counselor

Dessire Sedano, Intake Coordinator

Sam Shafer, Director of Finance

Nancy Shobe, Key Relationships Manager

Elizabeth Smith, Bereavement Counselor

Heather Stevenson, Development & Grants Manager

Carlin Sundell, APCC, Bereavement Counselor

Tianna Swede, ACSW, Patient Care Services Manager         

Sally Turvey, Volunteer Services Coordinator

Adriana Vences Vega, Office Manager

Sharon Vineall, LCSW, Bereavement Counselor

Mary Wagner, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor

Lee Weiser, PhD, Bereavement Counselor

 

Board of Directors

Dana VanderMey, Chair

Dianne Travis-Teague, Vice Chair

John P. Duffy, Treasurer

Linda Cheresh, Secretary

Blanca Figueroa

Rolf Geyling

Lori Lewis

Natasha Marston, M.D.

Fr. Richard Martini

Reverend Dr. David Moore

David Selberg

Virginia Benson Wigle

Santa Barbara Hospice Foundation

Tom Burk, Chair

Michael Champion

Andrew Chung

Courtney DeSoto

Berkeley Johnson

Linda Khachek

Julianna Malis

Kelly Marsh

Tyler Powell

Tom Sturgess

Hillary Tentler

 

Advisory Council

Susan Adams

Bill Cirone

Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaeffer

Joy Margolis, Esq.

Kenneth Slaught

Linda Seltzer Yawitz

 

Board Emeritus

Margaret Barnes

Leigh Block, Deceased

Harvey Bottelsen

J. Thomas Fly

Harold Hicks, Deceased

Gerd Jordano

Jill Nida

Peter Stalker, II

Kenny Slaught

Charles Zimmer

 

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, E