Board of Trustees
Roy Robbins
Roy Robbins has served over 30 years in healthcare as CFO and Vice President for both Washoe Health System in Reno, NV (currently Renown Health) and Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas. He has also served as Chairman of the Central Coast Hospice Foundation and currently serves on the board of directors of Renown Health. He earned his M.B.A in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley. He spent several years working for the national accounting firms of Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse & Co. He currently is Chairman of the Board of California Coastal Rural Development Corperation, a public benefit corporation serving the financial needs of small businesses and farmers. He was awarded Healthcare Trustee of the Year (2005) for Nevada.
John O’Brien
John O’Brien is CEO and President of Central Coast Senior Services, Inc. and has more than 20 years of professional experience in the health care industry. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, O'Brien has worked as vice president and director at Community Home Care, Inc., director of case management at Country Home Care, and director of senior supportive services at Alliance on Aging. He has provided leadership for numerous non-profit organizations, such as the Community Healthcare Corporation, Monterey Regional Health Development Group, Inc., and the Central Coast Area Health Education.
Rodney Braga
Rodney Braga is a Managing Partner at Braga Ranch, a produce company based in Soledad and has over 15 years of experience in management positions in the produce industry. He received a degree in business administration and finance from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California. An active member of the community, he has served on numerous boards and committees including Terra Captive, an insurance group, United Way of Monterey County, Pacific Valley Bank, United Vegetable Growers Cooperative and the Grower Shipper Association of Central California.
Margaret Eaton, Pharm.D., J.D.
Margaret Eaton, J.D. is a lecturer in management at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. She received her J.D. Cum Laude from the Hastings College of Law at the University of California at San Francisco and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University College of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has over 33 years of professional experience in the fields of healthcare, law, and academia and has held positions on numerous boards and committees including the Stanford Medical School Institutional Review Board, Stanford University Hospital Ethics Committee and the Ethics Committee for the Santa Clara County Medical Association.
Kelly O’Keefe, M.D.
Dr. O’Keefe is currently the Medical Director of Community Health Plan, a non-profit community healthcare services organization in Monterey. Dr. O'Keefe holds over 30 years of experience in academics and healthcare, including community medical practice, hospital and healthcare administration. Dr. O’Keefe has practiced pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, fulfilled both medical staff and physician executive roles at the Dominican Hospital, and served as Chief Medical Officer of the Monterey Bay Region of Catholic Healthcare West. Dr. O'Keefe received his BS degree from Washington State University, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Illinois, and a Medical Doctorate from the University Of Miami School Of Medicine.
Judith (Judy) Sulsona
Judith (Judy) Sulsona is a Capacity Building and Community Planning Consultant. She has an extensive background in regional collaborative planning efforts with many Central Coast community groups. She served as the co-facilitator of the planning process for the East Salinas Building Health Communities, a California Endowment funded initiative. Over a twelve year period she held leadership positions at the Community Foundation for Monterey County including Executive Vice President. Her expertise includes developing capacity building programs for providers serving culturally diverse populations and guiding strategic planning efforts to meet the needs of rural communities, grassroots organizations, migrant workers and indigenous groups. Judy received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico and completed post graduate studies in International Relations from the University of Mexico.
Lew C. Bauman
Lew Bauman has served as County Administrative Officer of Monterey County since January 2005. As CAO, Mr. Bauman oversees the preparation, adoption, and administration of the County’s $1 billion budget and coordinates the activities of other County departments to ensure the effective accomplishment of the Board's directions and policies. As CAO, he is the day-to-day manager of a County government and represents the County and Board of Supervisors in a variety of activities.
Lew attended UCLA where he obtained a M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. His professional background includes experience as an environmental consultant, as well as administrative and engineering capacities with the City of San Jose and the City of Foster City. He is a Board of United Way of Monterey County, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Public Works Association, and previously served as Director, South Central Coast Section, of the County Engineers’ Association of California.
Alexander Di Stante, M.D.
Dr. Alexander Di Stante is the Vice Chief of Staff and Surgical Services Director at Natividad Medical Center. He is Board certified in Surgical Critical Care and General Surgery and received his medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in 1991. He completed a residency in General Surgery at the Western Reserve Care System in Ohio and the Polyclinic Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and in Surgical Critical Care at the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Di Stante was previously an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Trauma at the University of California Irvine and in private practice in Tampa, Florida and Santa Rosa, California. He resides in Salinas.
Dave Potter
Dave Potter is the Supervisor to the constituents of the Fifth District of the County of Monterey and also serves on numerous Board of Supervisor committees including the Board of Supervisors’ Legislative Committee, Capital Improvements Committee, Fort Ord Committee, Equal Opportunity Commission, the California Oak Mortality Task Force, Cultural Council for Monterey County and the Monterey County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Dave serves as an alternate for Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, and the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors. A resident of Monterey County since 1970, he has owned and operated Potter Construction since 1974.
Harry Weis
Harry Weis is the Chief Executive Officer for the Natividad Medical Center. Weis began his professional career in 1977 and has over 31 years of experience in executive healthcare administration with a strong success record in profitability and turnarounds. He has managed both for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals and has played a role in reinventing healthcare delivery. Weis has managed many complex financial situations, including hospitals in poor financial condition, hospitals with public financial offerings and selling hospitals.
Weis most recently served as Director of Wellspring Management Services, LLC, the company contracted with Natividad to manage the hospital during its time of transition.
Mr. Weis earned a Master of Health Administration from the University of LaVerne and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Southwestern Adventist University.