BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hibbard Williams, President
Chris Hatfield, Vice President
Maria Acuna-Feldman, Treasurer
Karen Eilers, Secretary
Janet Carrere
Jim Hutchinson
Megan Landgraf
Michael Lewis
Walt Sykes
Ken Wagstaff

Board President

Hibbard Williams MD a 29-year resident of Davis, is our newest member of our board. Hibbard came to Davis in 1980 as Dean of the UCDavis medical school, a position he held until 1992, at which time he continued his teaching and research activities as a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. A native of New York, he was educated at Cornell University with postgraduate internal medicine training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. After spending his early career at UC San Francisco, he returned briefly to Cornell and then accepted the position of Dean of the Medical School at Davis. It was during his tenure as Dean that the geriatrics program at the medical school was initiated, stimulating his interest and commitment to dealing with the health problems of the elderly. After his retirement he became aware of the activities and projects of Citizens Who Care and their commitment to helping the elderly and disabled and he decided this is the type of organization with which he would like to be associated. HIbbard's wife, Sharon, is a volunteer in the In-Home Respite Program at CWC. They have a large combined family of seven children, 17 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, most of whom live in the area. Hibbard notes "My wife and I are both committed to this wonderful community and we now feel we want to give something back since it has given so much to us".

Board Vice President

Chris Hatfield recently returned to the Board of Directors. Chris has jokingly been refered to as "Our Cookie Lady in Perpetuity" because she always volunteers to purchase and serve the cookies and punch at the Winter Concert. Her contributions to the organization have been much more than that. She has served as an in-home respite volunteer and has worked tirelessly on all of our fundraising activities. We are very pleased to have her back again.

Board Treasurer

Maria Acuna-Feldman, who served a nine-year term (two reappointments) on the Board until 2005, rejoins her colleagues for a new term beginning July 2006. In her spare time from her job as Office Manager at Mercy Housing California, Maria's long and continuing volunteer service to CWC has included in-home and convalescent client visitation, participation in Time Off for Caregivers (TOC), office and grant-writing support, and fundraising. Together with husband Tim, Maria installed new office computer equipment and programs at CWC. Her son, Erik, has recently joined the volunteer group at TOC and will lend his music talents to TOC's Saturday program. Maria will continue as volunteer Finance Officer for CWC.

Board Secretary

Karen Eilers has had over 40 years' experience at UCD, primarily in the medical school where she worked in administration as chief administrative officer. In this role, she managed the School of Medicine Office of the Dean and was involved in budgeting, personnel, strategic planning, recruitment and staffing the National Board of Advisors. More recently, Karen served as Director of Community Relations and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry, developing a community lecture series, securing grant support for CME programs and establishing a support group to advocate for mental health. Karen is a past-president of the Yolo County Medical Society Alliance and a member of the University Farm Circle.
        Karen is currently retired and living in North Davis with her husband Carl who is a physician. She enjoys traveling, skiing, photography, cooking and spending time with family and friends. Karen is a third generation native Californian (born in Yolo County).
        Karen and Carl feel very blessed and wish to share their blessings with the community they love.

Board Member

Janet Carrere was born in the Philippines and moved to California, Bermuda, Montana and Panama before her father retired in California from the Air Force. During the middle of her Senior year of high school, Janet moved to Woodland with her family as her father (now in banking) was transferred to Woodland. Following in his footsteps, she began her banking career in the 70's as a proof operator with Bank of America. She is currently the Assistant Vice President/Small Business Loan Officer for First Northern Bank. During her banking career, she has been active with the Chamber serving as President and Ambassador. She has also served on the various chamber committees, including the Women's Luncheon, BBQ, Chili Cookoff and co-chairs the Ambassador group. Janet was recognized by the Woodland Chamber in 2007 as Member of the Year. Janet has also volunteered for several other local non profits including the Woodland United Way, Yolo Family Service Agency, Dingle PTA, Woodland Little League and WAVE-Channel 21.
        Janet is the oldest of 5 children. She is very family oriented and spends most of her time with her family and 4 lovable grandchildren. Janet loves being a "Grandma" and will always make time for her family. Other hobbies include boating, jet sking, and reading.

Board Member

Jim Hutchinson is a long time member of Citizens Who Care. He served on the board from 1995 'till 2004, and returned to the board in the Fall of 2006. He serves on the Finance Committee, the Winter Concert Committee, and is an In-Home Respite Volunteer. He formats the Newsletter and is the web manager of the CWC web site. Jim is an Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He retired 1993 and enjoys Golf, Bridge and singing. He was active for many years in the Davis Comic Opera Company and now sings with the University Chorus. He is still professionally active in organizing the biennial International Symposium on the Vibration of Continuous Systems, and runs the web site for that organization (www.isvcs.org).

Board Member

Megan Landgraf the Senior Marketing Coordinator in Strategic Marketing for Sutter Health, has been newly elected to the join the CWC Board of Directors. Megan, who completed her MBA at UC Davis in June, brings to CWC several years of management, marketing and sales experience. She currently has a Bachelor's in Managerial Economics from UC Davis. Megan especially looks forward to applying her expertise in these fields to assisting CWC with event planning, marketing, and public relations. She is the former president and founder of Southwest Physician Recruiters Association, and former co-president of the UC Davis Alumni Association (Sacramento Chapter).
        For three years, Megan worked as an activities assistant in a convalescent center. Based on that experience, Megan says, "I enjoy working with the elderly and trying to make their lives better. I think it's especially great that this organization is helping relieve the caregivers, as taking care of others who are ill or unable to care for themselves is not easy."
        Her commitment to CWC services and programs is already apparent through her initial work on CWC marketing materials, and we look forward to benefiting from her vast experience and enthusiasm in the months ahead.

Board Member

Michael Lewis is professor emeritus, UC Davis, Department of Food Science and Technology. He is presently academic coordinator for the professional brewing programs offered through UC Davis Extension. He has been honored with the Master Brewers Association of the Americas' Award of Merit, and was elected as a fellow of the Institute and Guild of Brewing in London, as well as a senior member of the International Brewers Guild. He is a consultant to government and industry on brewing and breweries.

Board Member

Walt Sykes is a retired water resources planner, Walt is renowned in the community as a master set builder for various theatrical groups, including the Davis Comic Opera Company, where he served nine years as a Board member. A civil engineer trained at the University of Maryland and UC Berkeley, Walt is recognized for his energy and creativity.

Board Member

Ken Wagstaff Joined the board in June 2011. He formerly served as Executive Director from September 2005 untii September 2010. Ken brings almost 40 years of experience in health care management and policy, including service as executive director of the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance from 1983-1992, a year as state Director of Mental Health, and chief of managed care operations at Medi-Cal until 2000. Ken assisted with the early formation of CWC during the 1980's and has been a winter concert volunteer. He was Mayor of Davis from 2000-2002, and continues involvement in civic affairs. Ken and his wife Diane are 39-year residents of Davis, where their two children were raised. Their daughter and son-in-law, with three children, also now reside in Davis. Their son lives and works in London.