Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pa.
Education
Bachelor of Arts with major in history-University of Florida Masters in Social Work -San Francisco State University
Professional
30 years of management and leadership experience, primarily in the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services. Positions included the following:
- Social Services Supervisor -Child Welfare Services
- Program Manager- Child Welfare Services
- Chief of Women and Children’s Health-Public Health
- Director of Public Health
Community
- Lincoln Hills
- Steering Committee for newly formed club, Mixed Media Collage Arts
- Steering Team developing program concept for Resource Connectors to provide assistance to SCLH residents experiencing life transitions
- Board-Lincoln Hills Foundation (effective 10/13)
- School volunteer at Twelve Bridges Elementary
- Marin County and Bay Area
- Board Member-Unity in Marin (a Unity Church) 2009-2013
- North Bay Children’s Center Board, 2009-present, Chair 2011-2013
- Canal Alliance Board-2005-2010; Board Secretary and Executive Committee
- Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative 2003-2009; co-chair 2006-2009 (this was a Bay Area collaboration of Health Officers and Health Directors to address inequities in access to health
- Marin Family and Children’s Commission(1st Five California)-1999-2009 founding member, Chair ,2005-2007
- Marin Suicide Prevention Center-1987-1993; Chair, 1991-93
Personal
Married to Joe Stewart. Blended family of 5 children, their spouses and partners, 8 grandchildren. Hobbies/interests include mixed media collage, tap dancing, theater/movies, reading, cooking, skiing and walking our dog, Amos.