Board Members
MEMBERS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH BOARD
Board Officers:
Co-Chair
Marylyn L. Tesconi, MA
Seat #13
Family Member
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Marylyn Tesconi is a native San Franciscan with a strong
commitment to the city and its services, its providers and its consumers.
The unexpected mental health crisis of a close family member first brought
her attention to behavioral health services and crisis interventions. With
the help of numerous professionals, she and her family began an unexpected
journey revealing substance abuse and addiction, a mental health diagnosis
and numerous recovery models. Ms. Tesconi resolved to learn all she could
about dual diagnosis, alternative treatment options, and the often
incremental process of recovery. She enrolled in City College of San
Francisco, taking just one class: Drugs and Society. Three years later she
graduated with a certificate in Substance Abuse Counseling, and went on to
become a Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor through the California
Association of Drug and Alcohol Educators. Although this was gratifying and
important work, it seemed only to scratch the surface of deeper issues. This
motivated her to finish her BA, and in 2012 she completed a Masters Degree
in Community Mental Health, Counseling Psychology.
Concurrently, Ms. Tesconi spent nearly 10 years as an
intern/volunteer at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, first as an addictions
specialist and counselor and later as an intern therapist working with
diverse and often marginalized populations. Through that experience she was
able to see the enormous responsibility of the mental health care system,
and the great vulnerability of the clients. She learned how to be an
advocate for client services, and to recognize when service goals fell
short. She also came to understand the importance of breaking the isolation
of a mental health and addiction dual diagnosis, and the significant role of
hope in the recovery process. In addition, she began working with families
of addicted children, founding a weekly12 Step meeting for parents, and
accepting an ongoing invitation as a guest speaker at Kaiser’s Chemical
Dependency Recovery Program 6-8 times a year.
Ms. Tesconi has also been a strong advocate for women in crisis,
and has worked with City College Women’s Studies Department over the last
five years on a Healing for Change event; as a workshop leader and organizer
of this yearly day long event, she is part of a team offering alternative
healing modalities at no cost to female trauma survivors of abuse,
relationship violence and neglect. Ms. Tesconi has a strong sense of social
justice and is interested in integrated treatment of addiction and mental
health issues which are inclusive of the family and surrounding community.
In addition, Ms. Tesconi has over 30 years of public service as a
manager in state government, and clearly understands the way bureaucracy
works, the way it sometimes does not work, and how to work within it to
reach a common goal.
As an appointee to the Mental Health Board of SF, she looks
forward to being part of a collective and proactive solution, contributing
to the wellness of our society and the betterment of our wonderful city. She
hopes to enhance public outreach and to help providers and consumers
maximize the benefits of available and developing services. She wants to be
part of a process that de-stigmatizes dual diagnosis, while educating and
protecting consumers, their families, and their communities. Ms. Tesconi
offers her time, education and experience to this effort, and is excited to
join this board of accomplished and committed individuals in service to this
community.
Co-Chair
Njon Sanders
Seat #2
Consumer
Appointee of Supervisor Norman Yee
I am a 20-year San Francisco resident. For the past decade, I’ve specialized in Administrative and Facilities Operations at a number of named tech start-ups. I was appointed to the Board of Directors of LifeRing Secular Recovery in 2011 and was subsequently reelected and appointed as board chair in 2014. Closer to home I have enjoyed volunteering for the North of Market Tenderloin Community Benefit District. In my free time I am an augmented reality games enthusiast and I write comedy.
My background as an employee, a consultant, and a non-profit administrator gives me a unique perspective on the needs of the often-overlooked working class. Several years ago, when it became apparent that I was having issues surrounding substance addiction, I experienced great difficulty finding a path that would lead me to the help I needed. I had enjoyed a semi successful period of sobriety many years earlier and knew that the one-size-fits-all solutions that have become society’s standard would not be effective in my case. Additionally, being neither wealthy nor enrolled in any public assistance programs, I was left to my own devices to sort through the disparate multitude of peer-focused organizations and treatment centers, each aggressively marketing their particular facility or program. I was finally successful in finding the services I needed, but at a great expense in the way of time and only after a few false starts with programs that were ill suited to my individual needs.
My goal for this term on the board is to facilitate the creation of a centralized, standardized and accessible database of local mental health service providers that can be leveraged by the public but also by affiliate and ancillary service providers.
Vice Chair
Carletta Jackson-Lane, JD
Seat # 3
Public Interest Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Matt Haney
Carletta
Jackson-Lane JD, Executive Director of Sojourner Truth Foster Family Service
Agency (Sojourner Truth FFA), is widely recognized as a leader and advocate
for disadvantaged children, transition-age youth and families across the
State of California. Her work is deeply rooted in serving high-risk, low
income and trauma-exposed communities of San Francisco and the greater Bay
Area. Under Jackson-Lane's leadership, Sojourner Truth FFA is acknowledged
for its leadership services to survivors of commercial sexual exploitation
of children (CSEC). Jackson Lane’s passion and commitment are to provide a
voice for the women, children, and youth and incarcerated parents who have
no voice in the child welfare system, juvenile court and legal system, or in
society as a whole. Her life’s vision is that “it takes an entire village to
raise a child.” As a champion for children who have suffered physical,
emotional or sexual abuse, Jackson-Lane is a leading voice in the San
Francisco Bay Area anti-human trafficking community. She is also on a
mission to educate the public that there is no such thing as a “child
prostitute,” but rather such a child is a victim of child abuse and
commercial sexual exploitation.
Embodying
the spirit of Sojourner Truth, the celebrated 19th century emancipated
female slave, abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Jackson-Lane has
expanded on Truth’s vision to abolish modern day slavery and in particular
homegrown, domestic trafficking of all children and adults. Since 1989, she
has worked side-by-side with her mother, Alma Jackson Founder, CEO of the
Sojourner Truth FFA. Together they provide nurturing therapeutic foster care
homes and 80% successful reunification of foster children to their extended
family members.
Jackson-Lane accomplishes her vision through her leadership of Sojourner
Truth FFA's mentorship program, "Lift Them Up," a mentorship, education and
exploitation prevention services program with the San Francisco Department
of Human Services and San Francisco Unified School District at Washington
High School.
Jackson-Lane has been a member of San Francisco Coalition against Human
Trafficking (SFCAHT) since 2012, and is Chair of SF Mayor's Task Force
Against Human Trafficking - Super Bowl 50 Anti-Trafficking Committee and
it’s No Traffic Ahead public awareness campaign.
A key
Sojourner Truth Agency initiative Jackson-Lane oversees is Addie’s House, a
grief, loss and mentorship direct services program. Addie’s House was named
in honor of Jackson-Lane’s maternal grandmother, Addie Lawrence. “My
grandmother was the cornerstone of love and care for all the children of her
community in East St. Louis, Illinois,” says Jackson-Lane.
Carletta
Jackson-Lane, JD is a former president of the San Francisco Commission on
the Status of Women, and is a founding member of the National Coalition of
100 Black Women San Francisco Chapter. She is currently First Vice-President
of San Francisco Business and Professional Women's Club 2015 - 2017. She is
a mediator for San Francisco Police Department / San Francisco Police
Commission - Office of Citizen Complaints. She serves on the San Francisco
District Attorney's Office of Neighborhood Courts, and is a Certified
Community Mental Health Specialist.
Among
Jackson-Lane's awards and community service recognitions:
• Recipient of Leadership San Francisco class 2013-2014
• Professional Women of the Year Award 2010, San Francisco Business &
Professional Women's Club
• "People of Color" Conference Nov 2015, presenter”Violence is a Public
Health Epidemic" informed-trauma services
• Mothers In Charge "Standing for Justice" Washington DC, June 2015
• Mothers In Charge " Justice or Else" Washington DC, October 2015,
• San Francisco Brady Campaign "Standing Against All Violence" December 2015
member/ collaborative partner
• Office of Safety & Justice (OSJ) Legislation Lobby Day/ California
• Anti Gun Violence Survivors Conference and at-risk youth conference and
rally, Sacramento 2015
Jackson-Lane has a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science from San
Francisco State University and a Juris Doctor from New College of
California, School of Law. Jackson-Lane was the first black female to
receive her JD from New College.
Secretary
Judy Zalazar Drummond, MA
Seat #11:
Public Interest
Appointee of Supervisor Rafael Mandelman
Judy Zalazar
Drummond is a retired teacher. She worked for the San Francisco Unified
School District, mostly at Paul Revere Elementary and Horace Mann Middle
Schools. After 38 years teaching, she moved to teacher training at the
University of San Francisco for seven years, 3 years at Teach for America,
and is currently back with the SFUSD working with HHI - Hospital/Homebound
Instruction.
Ms. Drummond
has been a community activist since 1969 when she was part of the Los Siete
de la Raza Defense Group, supporting and eventually exonerating seven young
Latino males accused of killing a police officer. The group organized the
Mission community and began studying police brutality, racism, affordable
housing, and loss of jobs. She has continued that work on many levels, and
is currently a board member of the Bernal Heights Community Foundation and
Horizons Unlimited.
Ms. Drummond
has a weekly political commentary radio show on KPOO 89.5 FM, “Connecting
the Dots,” that airs Thursdays from 1-2 P.M.
Terezie "Terry" Bohrer, RN, MSW, CLNC
Seat #4
Public Interest Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Aaron Peskin
Terry Bohrer is a Nurse, Social Worker, and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, with expertise in mental health public policy. Prior to moving to San Francisco in 2011, she worked for ten years as a professional consultant specializing in Disaster Mental Health, Veterans Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Peer Support, and non-profit agency organizational development and grantsmanship. For over 20 years Mrs. Bohrer was employed in directing and managing local and state government agencies and programs, including Director of the Maryland Patients’ Rights program, Director of the Prince George’s County Health Department Disability Support Services and Director of the Prince George’s County Core Service Agency (the local mental health authority).
Her numerous volunteer activities over the past 45 years include: President and Board Member of the Maryland Mental Health Association; President of Community Crisis Services, Inc. (a suicide prevention hotline serving five Maryland counties); Board member and Government Affairs Chairperson of the Prince George’s County Mental Health Association and Mental Health Association of Maryland; Member League of Women Voters; Member Association of University Women; President of the Women’s Political Caucus of Prince George’s County; Coordinator for the American Red Cross National Capital Area, Mental Health Lead (worked 9/11 at the Pentagon, DC floods and many local disasters); Member NAMI; and from 1978 to 2011, member of the Maryland Governor’s Mental Health Advisory Committee (a committee with a similar purpose to the San Francisco Mental Health Board).
Mrs. Bohrer was a sought after trainer in Maryland, providing Mental Health First Aid Train-the-Trainer training when it was first adopted in the United States; mental health disaster planning and preparedness training for the National Mental Health Association (now Mental Health America); training for the American Red Cross in Psychological First Aid and Disaster Mental Health Services and most recently in ASIST, a nationally recognized suicide prevention training program. Her recent activities in San Francisco include volunteering for the Mental Health Association of San Francisco as Public Policy Committee Coordinator, and counselor at the San Francisco Suicide Prevention Center. Mrs. Bohrer is married to Dr. Norman K. Bohrer--they have four daughters (two live in California, one in Hawaii and one in Virginia) and three adult grandchildren living in California.
Arthur Curry
Seat #6
Consumer Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Shamann Walton
Arthur Curry
is an advocate for those who still struggle in their journey for
self-improvement. His experience with homelessness, substance use disorder,
and Bipolar disorder have motivated him to give back, advocate for, and
represent multiple communities of interest. Mr. Curry is employed by
Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Public Health within the
Treatment Access Program (TAP) and contracted with Healthright 360. His
client base is people involved with the criminal justice system. Mr. Curry
advocates and consults with in-custody clients, conducting co-occurring
disease assessments, determining the level of care for residential treatment
placements, developing care plans and treatment plans, and coordinating care
services in San Francisco County. Mr. Curry also helps manage human
resources and services focused on resolving specific needs of Criminal
Justice Services clients, along with his team, the Offenders Treatment
Program.
Marcus Dancer, Associate Minister
Seat #14:
Family Member
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Marcus Dancer
is an Associate Minister at Golden Gate Church of Christ. He has worked for
ten years as a minister and loves that calling. He also has, for the past
six years, worked as a facilitator of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for
first responders throughout the state. Mr. Dancer shares his holistic
approach to pain management with anyone who is interested and appreciates
every opportunity to be of service. He loves his wife, and he loves his
life.
Ulash Thakore-Dunlap, MFT
Seat #15
Mental Health Professional
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Ms. Dunlap is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and holds a PPSc
(School Counseling Credential.) Currently, she is core faculty at the Wright
Institute, MA Counseling Psychology Program and adjunct at San Francisco
State University MS Counseling Program. Ms. Dunlap also maintains a private
practice in San Francisco. She is the Founder of Understand My Mind (UMM)
providing free resources and support on wellness and mental health topics.
Ms. Dunlap has extensive clinical experience working with children,
adolescents, schools, families and adults. Her focus is providing culturally
appropriate counseling to adolescents and school-based settings. Ms.
Dunlap’s passion for school-based counseling services has led her to present
on this topic at a national and international level and publishing articles
on adolescent clinical needs, undocumented students and South Asian
immigrant youth.
In her free time, Ms. Dunlap is active in the community and is on
several committees and boards including International Committee Member for
the American Counseling Association (ACA), past Communications Officer for
the Asian American Association (AAPA), past Chair for the Division On South
Asian Americans, part of AAPA, past board member for The Children’s Book
Press and current member for 3rdi South Asian International Film Festival.
Gregory Ledbetter
Seat #7
Consumer Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Vallie Brown
Gregory is
a native of San Francisco, with close family throughout California. After
graduation from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, Gregory
pursued his college education at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas.
Gregory
returned to San Francisco and participated in community revitalization
projects: HOPE SF Communities and Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Collaborative
Program. He is also a member of the Black Coalition on AIDS, Torch of
Freedom, and the Harvey Milk Democratic Organization. On July 20, 2016, he
received a certificate of honor from the Board of Supervisors.
Gregory has
held several non-profit positions and organized outreach services to
vulnerable communities. He was the director of the San Francisco Senior and
Disability. At the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP), he mentors hundreds of
people in urgent need of services for their mental illness and/or physical
issues.
Gregory is
very active in peer-base programs. He is so grateful for all the support he
has received in his own recovery that has enabled him to pursue a life of
dignity and wellness. He has event organization expertise and organizes
community events for those with special and mental health needs who
otherwise would be without any family.
He is
determined to help as many people with mental illness as he possibly can in
their recovery and offers them hope.
Judith Klain, MPH
Seat #5
Family Member Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Gordon Mar
Judith Klain
spent 20 years working at San Francisco Department of Health, but it wasn’t
until her son became a user of the mental health system that she really
understood the challenges people face in accessing care.
Recently
retired (2014), Judith worked 30 years for the City and County of San Francisco;
twenty of those years at SF Department of Public Health. She worked at the AIDS
Office during the height of the epidemic, at SF General Hospital, at the MHRF,
at Community Programs and at Laguna Honda Hospital. She was the founding
Director of Project Homeless Connect, a best practice model of care for working
with complex individuals, which has won numerous national and local awards and
which has been replicated around the world.
Since
retirement, Judith continues to consult for San Mateo’s Pubic Health system, but
spends most of her time painting, training to do expressive arts therapy,
playing with her grandchildren and advocating for her son, currently in a city
funded residential treatment program.
Vacant
Seat #1
Consumer Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Ahsha Safai
Toni Parks
Seat #12
Consumer Seat
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Toni Parks is
a native of Denver, Colorado and a graduate of University of Denver with a
major in Art. She moved to San Francisco in 1974 because she visited once
and left her heart here, so she returned, which was one of the best
decisions she has ever made. She arrived at the beginnings of the gay
movement and got involved with women’s support groups, Harvey Milk’s
supervisorial campaign, and performance art. She spent decades as a health
care worker for hospitals, non-profits and private doctors.
A victim of
eviction from an apartment of 25 years is how she ended up being a consumer
of the system rather than a provider. Currently her interests are connecting
the technology community with the reality of the needs of San Francisco, and
to use their resources to assist with the disenfranchised.
She expands
her interest in technology by being a computer graphic artist.
Richelle Slota, MA
Seat #09
Family Member
Appointee of Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Richelle Slota first sought service on the Mental Health Board
because her son has a mental illness. Her son had refused all help and was
homeless on the streets of San Francisco for 2 years. Happily, he has now
returned to family. Ms. Slota advocates for better services for people like
her son, as well as better services for people who are LGBTQ, especially
transgender. As a transgender woman, issues of gender identity have always
been central in her professional writing and in her life. She is a
playwright, novelist, non-fiction writer and poet.
Ms. Slota, now retired, has worked in residential treatment with
disturbed adolescent boys and on acute psychiatric wards. She last worked
for Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network in Napa and Solano County as a
Director of Community Employment, helping people with mental illness find,
and keep, a job. She is a Vietnam Era Vet and member of the American Legion.
Harriette Stallworth Stevens, Ed D
Seat #10
Family Member Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Catherine Stefani
Harriette Stallworth Stevens, Ed.D., is a mathematics educator and consultant. Currently, she is involved with an educational research project that focuses on classroom discourse and problem solving in urban schools. While she grew up in Alabama, she has lived in San Francisco for over 35 years with her husband and two adult children.
Before coming to San Francisco, Dr. Stevens attended the University of Kansas where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics and Master of Arts in Education, with a concentration in Mathematics. In addition, she received her Doctorate in Education, with an emphasis in curriculum and instructional design, from the University of San Francisco. For over 25 years, she directed a mathematics professional development program for teachers at the University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. In this capacity, she worked with urban-school teachers and their students and designed various curriculums to support students in succeeding in college and mathematics-based careers. Prior to working at the university, she worked at Cañada Community College, Redwood City, where she developed curriculum and coordinated a program that helped prepare college-level students for the health science professions. In addition, she also taught mathematics at the community college and secondary school levels across the country.
In addition to being a teacher, Dr. Stevens is also a credentialed counselor. In her work, she found that many of her students faced life challenges that they needed to address in order to continue pursuing their academic work. As a result, she felt a need to become better equipped to listen to, advocate for, and provide her students, family members, and staff with as much guidance and counseling support as she could. For these reasons, she returned to school and earned a counseling credential at San Francisco State University.
Dr. Stevens has the compassion and ability to understand other’s feelings and offer a nonjudgmental voice, especially to family members with a loved one with a serious mental illness. For almost three years, she has experienced coping with and being a support to her child and the challenges he has faced.
Throughout her career, Dr. Stevens has also been deeply involved in a number of professional and civic organizations. They include the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, California Mathematics Council, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Cal- PASS Professional Learning Councils, Blue Ribbon Committee/Bill and Melinda Gates High School Reform Initiative, and the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI).
Dr. Stevens is an accomplished NAMI family support group facilitator and has lead/co-lead monthly discussion groups for caregivers, families and friends in San Francisco. In this capacity, she is committed to fostering discussions that offer hope, and help families communicate, share experiences and become better able to cope with major challenges they face with a mental illness.
As a San Francisco Board family member, Dr. Stevens will continue to contribute to essential mental health initiatives, offer a strong voice, advocate for individuals and families, and promote quality treatment and services for families and their loved ones.
Idell Wilson
Seat #16
Family Member Seat
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Idell Wilson is a native of San Francisco and a single mother with
four grown children. She shares her story of her family’s recovery, life
experiences about single parenting, dual mental and others illness,
homelessness, drugs, family, and community. She feels we need to work together
to break the stigma about mental illness.
She is a talk Show Host and Producer of BLACK DIVA TV Media, “Making
The Impossible Possible” on San Francisco public access TV 29, every 1st and 3rd
Friday @5:30-5:52PM. and internet www.bavc.org public access TV live stream 76.
The staff and team that lead the TV show are people with mental illness and
other disabilities.
Idell’s motto for life is “never give up” and she really lives her
belief. She has overcome tremendous obstacles in order to pursue a college
education. She has also lived in an area of San Francisco where many shootings
of teenagers have happened. One of her daughter’s was an innocent bystander in
one of these shootings and fortunately survived.
While working on her degree at San Francisco State University, she
noticed the difficulties that other students with disabilities were having so
she organized support services for these students. Then she took it a step
further and developed her own local cable TV show where she trained women of all
ethnicities with disabilities in the broadcasting arts.
Her show focused on real people with real stories. She interviewed
people who have overcome life’s challenges, highlighted people who have
accomplished special things, and entertained and enchanted the audience with her
passionate belief in others. For example she invited a homeless man to share his
story on her show, but she told him that it was a professional studio and that
he would need to take care of his hygiene. He surprised his case managers by
complying and showing up for the interview freshly bathed. Idell inspires people
to rise to their best.
Idell was appointed to the San Francisco Mental Health Board early
2002 by a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and re-appointed in
2014. Between her two MHB appointments, she served as Chair of the San Francisco
Mayor’s Disability Council. One of the issues she highlights for the board is
the stigma of having a mental illness that makes recovery more difficult for
many. She is keenly aware of the subtleties of the effects of stigma on people
with a wide range of backgrounds.
Benny Wong, LCSW
Seat #8
Mental Health Professional Seat
Appointee of Supervisor Hillary Ronen
Benny Wong immigrated to San Francisco in 1998 and got his Master
Degree in Social Work in 2001. He has been working with immigrants, especially
Chinese senior immigrants, for over 15 years. Currently, Benny Wong is a
senior program director at SteppingStone: Golden Gate Day Health and a
licensed clinical social worker. His specialties are mental health issues
especially facing the senior immigrants. Because of this reason, Benny Wong
has conducted different research studies starting from 2001. For example, he
completed a research study, “Life satisfaction among Chinese Immigrant elderly
in S.F” in 2001. In 2005, He completed another research study, “A comparative
study of Chinese immigrant seniors’ and Caucasian-American seniors’ perception
of their mental illnesses in S.F”. In 2013, he coordinated a research study,
“Suicide in Chinese Older Adult”. Last year, he completed research regarding
dementia and Therababy Doll.
Benny is not only contributing his time on research but also
teaching different professionals such as social workers and nurses. He has
been a fieldwork instructor supervising social work interns from different
universities since 2004 such as San Francisco State University, San Jose State
University, University of California, Berkeley, California State University,
East Bay and the City University of Hong Kong. He has been giving different
presentations to the community regarding mental health and aging.
Benny is familiar with the mental health services for seniors and
adults in SF. Through his career, he has been very committed to advocating the
rights of Asian Pacific Islander seniors. For example, he convened Asian
Caucus in 2003. He was appointed to serve as a vice president for the Advisory
Council to the Aging and Adult Services Commission from 2006 to 2011 and
re-appointed as a Advisory Council to the Aging and Adult Services Commission
in 2014.
Due to his committed work, Benny Wong was selected as a recipient
in the category of “Community Hero” in the First Annual Asian Pacific Heritage
Award in 2007. He was selected again as a recipient in the category of
“Community Advocacy Award” in the California Association of Adult Day Services
Conference in 2010.
Benny Wong is appointed by Supervisor David Campos to serve the mental health
board of San Francisco devotedly.
Supervisor Catherine Stefani
Seat # 17
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Catherine Stefani is a City Hall veteran, gun violence
prevention activist and former prosecutor. Stefani has served as San
Francisco’s County Clerk since 2016. She worked at the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors from 2007-2016, for Supervisors Michela Alioto-Pier and Mark
Farrell. Previously she worked for San Jose Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez, the
California Department of Justice, and Speaker Herb Wesson of the California
State Assembly. She was also a deputy district attorney in Contra Costa
County, where she argued 25 jury trials.
Stefani is an active volunteer. She is a leader and spokesperson for
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which aims to reform gun laws.
She was on the board of directors of the Homeless Prenatal Program for six
years. She has raised over $50,000 to fight leukemia by competing in
triathlons. She is active in Emerge California, an organization that trains
women in politics. She won an "Ignite Honors" award in 2016 for
"consistently putting her beliefs into action, engaging and mentoring other
women and transforming her community."
Stefani developed, hosted and produced "For The Record," a television
show about legal issues. The East Bay Business Times named her to its "40
under 40" list of leaders.
Stefani graduated from St. Mary’s College and earned a J.D. and an LL.M.
from McGeorge School of Law. She is married, has two children, and has lived
in Cow Hollow for 17 years.
Board Seats in Numerical Order
Vacant
Seat #01:
Consumer
Appointee of Supervisor Ahsha Safai
Njon Sanders
Seat #02:
Consumer
Appointee of Supervisor Norman Yee
Carletta Jackson-Lane, JD
Seat #03:
Public Interest
Appointee of Supervisor Matt Haney
Terezie "Terry" Bohrer, RN, MSW, CLNC
Seat #04:
Public Interest
Appointee of Supervisor Aaron Peskin
Judith Klain, MPH
Seat #05:
Family Member
Appointee of Supervisor Gordon Mar
Arthur Curry
Seat #06:
Consumer
Appointee of Supervisor Shamann Walton
Gregory Ledbetter
Seat #07:
Consumer
Appointee of Supervisor Vallie Brown
Benny Wong, LCSW
Seat #08:
Mental Health Professional
Appointee of Supervisor Hillary Ronen
Richelle Slota, MA
Seat #09:
Family Member
Appointee of Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer
Harriette Stallworth Stevens, EdD
Seat #10:
Family Member
Appointee of Supervisor Catherine Stefani
Judy Z. Drummond, MA
Seat #11:
Public Interest
Appointee of Supervisor Rafael Mandelman
Toni Parks
Seat #12:
Consumer
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Marylyn L. Tesconi
Seat #13:
Family Member
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Marcus Dancer, Associate Minister
Seat #14:
Family Member
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Ulash Thakore-Dunlap, MFT
Seat #15:
Mental Health Professional
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Idell Wilson
Seat #16:
Family Member
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Catherine Stefani
Seat #17:
Board of Supervisors
Appointee of the Board of Supervisors
