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List of Members

Listed below are the current Committee members, contact information and representation. This list also indicates each member's appointing power and appointment date:

Barbara Hood, President and CEO
Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services
bhood@ncphs.org
Non-Profit Multi-Facility Provider
Governor, appointed 11/25/02
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(1)

John Sonneborn
sonneborn@earthlink.net
Non-Profit Provider
Senate Rules Committee, appointed 05/13/99
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(1)

John Breaux, Former President and CEO
Eskaton, Inc.
flyingcajun@yahoo.com
Non-Profit Provider
Speaker of the Assembly, appointed 11/21/96
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(1)

Mary Beth Tompane
MBTompane@yahoo.com
Continuing Care Retirement Community Resident
Senate Rules Committee, appointed 01/05/04
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(2)

John (Jack) Patton
Jpatton6@yahoo.com
Continuing Care Retirement Community Resident
Speaker of the Assembly, appointed 03/07/06
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(2)

Vacant
Continuing Care Retirement Community Resident
Governor
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(2)

Katherine Kirchhoff, Senior Vice President
Cain Brothers
kkirchhoff@cainbrothers.com
Certified Public Accountant
Governor, appointed 11/28/07
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(3)

Thomas Stringer, Managing General Partner
Freedom Management Company
tom@fmcwest.com
For-Profit Provider
Governor, appointed 08/21/94
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(4)

Marilyn Oliver, Principal
Oliver Consulting
olivermm@aol.com
Actuary
Governor appointed 11/25/02
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(5)

Bernard Werth
BGwearth@SFTmail.com
Continuing Care Retirement Community Resident
Residents on Committee, appointed 01/07/03
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(6)

Charles W. Lamb, President and CEO
Air Force Village West
Cwlamb@afvw.com
Providers on the Committee, appointed 01/24/03
Health and Safety Code section 1777(b)(7)