Executive Director

Alena Wall, MA, CHES has been Executive Director of the Center for Well-Being since April 2007. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist with a Masters' degree in Holistic Health Education, a BS in Health Science, and over a decade of experience designing and administering health education programs.

Management Staff

Annette Zucconi, M.Ed., Wellness Center Operations Manager
Annette Zucconi holds a Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, and a specialization in Educational Technology. With over 20 years in school-based and non-profit community education, she brings a breadth of experience in curriculum design, contract and program management experience to the Center for Well-Being. She is responsible for system oversight to ensure smooth organizational operations, and oversees all health promotion classes provided by the Center for Well-Being.

Michelle House, Health Education Grant Manager
Michelle House holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Santa Cruz. She has worked in public health for over 20 years in Australia and the United States. Ms. House has extensive experience in coordinating health promotion programs in grant writing, teen pregnancy prevention, tobacco control and asthma prevention.

Board of Directors

• Jim Adams, RN, MPA, President
  (REACH Air Medical Services – Chief Executive Officer)
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  Rebecca La Londe, RN, MBA, Past President
  (Kaiser Permanente - Assistant Administrator, Quality & Service)
• 
  Reed Walker, MD, Secretary
  (Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods – Family Practice Physician)
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• John Fitzpatrick, MBA, Treasurer
  (Agilent Technologies – Business Unit Controller)

• Nick Anton, MD
  (Northern California Medical Associates – Internist)

• Sandra De Bella Bodley, RN, Ed.D.
  (Sonoma State University – Professor, Department of Nursing)

• Alanna Brogan, RN, MA
  (Organizational Development Consultant)
• 
  Duane Esguerra
  (Medtronic Cardiovascular – Senior Technology Manager)

• Toni Griffin, LLD
  (O’Brien, Watters & Davis LLP - Attorney)

• Kathy Hardin, RN, JD, CNO
  (Community Representative)

• Ezbon Jen, Dr.P.H.
  (Santa Rosa Junior College – Dean of Health Sciences)

• Pat Kilkenny
  (Financial Advisor)

• Surani Kwan, NP
  (Sutter Foundation – Executive Director)

• Jo Sanderfeld
  (St. Joseph Health System – VP of Mission Integration)
  

• Robert Tavelli
  (North Coast Collection Service Inc. – President)

• Tom Zembal, MD
  (Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation – Pediatrician)