Board of Directors
& Meetings
Board of Directors & Meetings
SHD Board Meetings
Both regularly scheduled and special SHD Board meetings are open to the public. Due to the Shelter-in-Place directive, board meetings will be held over Zoom. The Zoom information are posted below 72 hours in advance of the meeting and the board meeting agenda made available. The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:30. check below for the Zoom link.
Town Hall Meeting November 19, 6:30 PM
Due to regulations regarding Covid-19, this meeting will be held via teleconference (per California Executive Order N-25-20). To join the meeting, please dial in to (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 86508543154, or join from a computer to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6508543154
Board of Directors
President Kim Griffin 
Education: ADN, Lincoln Land Community College
Occupation: Registered Nurse, Children’s Cardiology of The Bay Area
Community Affiliations: California Nurses Association, American College of Cardiology
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
President Kim Griffin
Education: ADN, Lincoln Land Community College
Occupation: Registered Nurse, Children’s Cardiology of The Bay Area
Community Affiliations: California Nurses Association, American College of Cardiology
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Vice-President Jerry Shefren, M.D.
Education: University Iowa; MD, University Illinois College of Medicine; Residency Obstetrics & Gynecology, George Washington University
Occupation: Physician
Community Affiliations: Member of the San Mateo Blue Ribbon Task Force; Portola Valley Emergency Preparedness Committee; Bear Valley Music Festival Board of Directors
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Vice-President Jerry Shefren, M.D.
Education: University Iowa; MD, University Illinois College of Medicine; Residency Obstetrics & Gynecology, George Washington University
Occupation: Physician
Community Affiliations: Member of the San Mateo Blue Ribbon Task Force; Portola Valley Emergency Preparedness Committee; Bear Valley Music Festival Board of Directors
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Secretary/Treasurer Arthur J. Faro
Education: BA, Univ. of Vermont; MBA, George Washington University
Occupation: CEO, Sequoia Hospital (retired)
Community Affiliations: Past Chair, Sequoia Hospital Board of Directors; Past president, Sequoia Awards Board of Directors; Honorary member, Sequoia Hospital Foundation; Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Secretary/Treasurer Arthur J. Faro
Education: BA, Univ. of Vermont; MBA, The George Washington Univ.
Occupation: CEO, Sequoia Hospital (retired)
Community Affiliations: Past Chair, Sequoia Hospital Board of Directors; Past president, Sequoia Awards Board of Directors; Honorary member, Sequoia Hospital Foundation; Western States and San Mateo; Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Director Aaron Nayfack, M.D.
Education: BS, Stanford University; MPH, MD, UCLA; internal medicine/pediatric residency, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Occupation: Developmental and Behavioral pediatrician, PAMF
Community Affiliations: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Director Aaron Nayfack, M.D.
Education: BS, Stanford; MPH, MD, UCLA; Internal medicine/pediatric residency, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Occupation: Developmental and Behavioral pediatrician, PAMF
Community Affiliations: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Director Rafael Avendaño Diaz
Education: BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MA, University of San Francisco, Organization and Leadership
Occupation: Educator; Director of Siena Youth Center of the St. Francis Center
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Director Rafael Avendaño Diaz
Education: BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MA, University of San Francisco, Organization and Leadership
Occupation: Educator; Director of Siena Youth Center of the St. Francis Center
Ethics Training Certificate
Harassment Training Certificate
Upcoming Meetings
We invite you to attend our public Board of Directors meetings. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every other month at 4:30pm (unless otherwise noted) via Zoom (see home page for Zoom link). Our upcoming meetings are:
- January 29, 2020
- April 1, 2020
- June 3, 2020
- August 5, 2020
- October 7, 2020
- December 2, 2020