Who Are We?
“Where there is love there is life”
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
Jaqueline Avelar, Community Liaison
Jason Barbaria, Events and Marketing Manager
Julia Barrera, Bilingual Community Initiatives Coordinator
Elske Free Bernt, Volunteer Services Manager
Monique Bloedau, AMFT, Bereavement Counselor
Lauré Brecher, Development Coordinator
Auralee Bunch, Administrative Assistant
Charles Caldwell, Director of Strategic Advancement
Noelle Clearwater, M.A., AMFT, Bereavement Counselor
Michael Cruse, LCSW, Bereavement Services Manager
Fernanda Friden, Bilingual Care Coordinator
Marilyn Goldman, LMFT, Bereavement Counselor
Aeron Hart, LMFT, Bilingual Bereavement Counselor
Christina Ketcham, AMFT, APCC, 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
Jessica Minter, M.A., ACSW, Bereavement Counselor
Valerie Moore, LCSW, Bereavement Counselor
Virginia Moreno, LMFT, Bilingual Bereavement Counselor
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
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
Isaac Zamora, Bereavement Counselor
Board of Directors
Dana VanderMey, Chair
Dianne Travis-Teague, Vice Chair
John P. Duffy, Treasurer
Linda Cheresh, Secretary
Blanca Figueroa
Joey Khoury
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
Laurice Dib
Angela Greenspan
Berkeley Johnson
Linda Khachek
Joey Khoury
Julianna Malis
Kelly Marsh
Tyler Powell
Tom Sturgess
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