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Board of Directors
& Meetings
Board of Directors & Meetings
SHD Board Meetings
We invite you to attend our public Board of Directors meetings. Both regularly scheduled and special SHD Board meetings are open to the public. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every other month at 4:30pm (unless otherwise noted) via Zoom (see below for Zoom link). Our upcoming regular board meetings are:
- April 7, 2021
- June 2, 2021
- August 4, 2021
- October 6, 2021
- December 1, 2021
Upcoming Board Meeting
Due to the Shelter-in-Place directive (per California Executive Order N-25-20), 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 special board meeting will be Wednesday, June 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm. To join the meeting please dial in from your cellphone to (669) 900-9128 and
enter meeting ID: 832 5742 4697 or join from a computer to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83257424697.
Board of Directors
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
Harassment Training Certificate
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
Vice-President 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
Vice-President 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
Secretary/Treasurer 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)
Director Ivan Martinez
Education: AA, Foothill College
Occupation: Executive Director, Redwood City P.A.L.
Harassment Training Certificate
Director 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
Director 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