Board of directors
By the Bay Health prides itself on building a mission-driven group of individuals to lead our organization. Our leadership teams include professionals and volunteers from all backgrounds who are driven by a commitment and passion to serve others.
Learn more about our leadership below.
Board Officers
KAREN E. MAY, PhD, Chair
Advisor/Coach
GERALD R. PETERS, JD, Vice Chair
Retired Attorney
Former Partner, Latham & Watkins
GREGORY A. LeCLAIRE, Treasurer
CFO, Muso, Inc.
WENDY C. CHOW, J.D., Secretary
VP Legal, Head of Health Care & Privacy Officer, WeightWatchers
STEVEN Z. PANTILAT, MD, At Large
Chief of Palliative Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, UCSF
SKELLY A. WINGARD, RN, MSN, CEO
By the Bay Health
Directors
MUKUND ACHARYA, PhD
Social Entrepreneur & Advocate
ARMIKA J. BERKLEY, DSc
Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente
STACY A. BLANCHARD
Senior Managing Director, Accenture
DANIEL E. COHN, JD
Partner, Farella Braun + Martel LLP
JEFF M. GERARD
Retired Health Care Professional
TRACY A. HOGAN
Director of Development, Dominican University of California
CATHERINE C. JAMENTZ (Kate)
Retired in 2016 from Academic Deputy Superintendent, Fremont Union High School District
SWAMINATHAN M. JAYARAMAN
President, Vascular Innovations, Inc.
PATRICIA A. KENDALL
Retired, Medical Group Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
KENNETH MEISLIN
Principal, Meislin Investments
MICHELLE S. MOURAD, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Value, Department of Medicine
Medical Director, Transitions in Care
UCSF Health
RICK SANCIANGCO
CEO/Owner
Nothing Bundt Cakes
SHAY J. STRACHAN
Chief Partnership & Growth Officer, UCSF Health
SCOTT TAYLOR SMITH
CEO, Viant Group & Viant Capital, a merchant bank in San Francisco
Emeriti
MARY TAVERNA, President Emeritus
Former President/CEO
Hospice of Marin/Hospice by the Bay
STEPHEN A. THAL, Chair Emeritus
Retired Certified Gemologist and founder of Fox’s St. Francis Jewelry Store, San Francisco
By the Bay Health Physicians
KAI ROMERO, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Kai Romero is board certified in Emergency Medicine. She completed her residency at UCSF-ZSFGH and fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care at UC San Francisco. She continues to practice Emergency Medicine at Kaiser San Francisco, and outpatient Palliative Care at UCSF. She joined By the Bay Health in 2018.
JESSICA KEANE, M.D.
Dr. Jessica Keane is board certified in Internal Medicine. She completed her residency at UC Davis and later went on to serve as Chief Resident. She practiced primary care in San Rafael for seven years before joining By the Bay Health in 2014.
JESSICA SAFRA, M.D.
Dr. Jessica Safra is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She completed her residency at Oregon Health & Science University and fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care at UC San Francisco. She practiced inpatient and clinic-based Palliative Care for three years before joining By the Bay Health in 2015.
MICHELLE NICHOLS, M.D.
Dr. Michelle Nichols is board certified in Internal Medicine. She completed her medical school and residency at UCSF. She practiced in primary care and as a hospitalist for 15 years before focusing her clinical practice on Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She joined By the Bay Health in 2017. She compliments her Hospice practice with work in medical education and serves as Medical Director for the Physician Assistant Program at Dominican University.
NICHOLAS BUCKLEY, M.D.
Dr. Nicholas Buckley is board certified in family medicine. He completed his residency at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in New York. He joined Mission Hospice in 2020. He complements his hospice practice by seeing homebound patients as part of Homecare Physicians Medical Group.