SHANTI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jamie Ennis
Vanguard Properties, Real Estate Agent
In addition to his work in real estate, Jamie has over 20 years of marketing and communications experience with several iconic brands, including Banana Republic/Gap Inc., PayPal, and CBS Television. When Jamie was fifteen, he spent a year in Campinas, Brazil as an exchange student where he learned the importance of helping his local community by partnering with his Brazilian friends to collect donations for the local homeless population. Ever since that pivotal experience, he has remained dedicated to community causes, including Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS), which he has supported in a number of capacities over the years. He served as a PAWS board member from 2007 to 2013, chaired the communications committee, was a member of Petchitecture’s event committee, and initiated a new Petchitecture media sponsorship program. He is also proud to be a longtime monthly recurring donor and has named Shanti as part of his legacy planning. In addition to his continuous support for Shanti and PAWS, Jamie served on the board of the National AIDS Memorial. In his free time, he enjoys traveling–a great outlet for his Portuguese and French language skills. Jamie joined the Shanti Board of Directors in 2019.

Jerry Francone – Treasurer; Chair of Finance Committee
Shanti Peer Support Volunteer
Jerry retired after working in Silicon Valley as vice president of marketing and product management for multiple firms. He has been a Shanti volunteer over six years and also supports Shanti by facilitating support groups for other volunteers and helping to train new volunteers. He participates in the recovery community, and in 2013, Jerry co-founded Breathe LHC, a drug and alcohol recovery center specializing in complex trauma. Jerry has an MBA from UC Berkeley. For the last three years, he has participated in the 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise critical funds for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Jerry lives in San Francisco with his husband Curt and dog Daisy. He joined the Shanti Board of Directors in 2019.

Sheila Fischer Kiernan
Salesforce, Sr. Director, Global HR Compliance
Sheila currently leads the Global HR Compliance team at Salesforce. Previously, she worked for McKesson, where she served as chief compliance officer for corporate functions and as an in-house employment attorney. Prior to McKesson, she worked as an employment attorney at the law firms Nixon Peabody and Littler Mendelson. Sheila earned her JD from Cornell Law School and BA in Political Science magna cum laude from Wellesley College, where she interned on the White House Task Force on Health Care reform under Ira Magaziner. Between college and law school, Sheila spent three years in human resources, including with the State Bar of California and Amazon. Sheila grew up in Harrington Park, NJ and now lives in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco with her husband and three rescue dogs. In her free time, Sheila enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, and exploring Western Sonoma County. Sheila was elected to the Shanti Board of Directors in 2019.

Micki Klearman, M.D. – Vice Chair
Biotech Associate Group Medical Director (Retired)
Micki is an accomplished rheumatologist and internist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She joined Genentech in 2007 where she served in a group leadership position in the immunology pharma development group working on medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis. She retired in 2018 and currently serves on the board of a small biotech. She has long been an advocate for patient rights and access to care. Micki received her B.S. in Biology at Stanford University. She then went on to do her medical training as well as her residency and fellowship training at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Micki is married with two grown sons, three step daughters, seven grandchildren, and a Lagotto Romagnolo. She enjoys all that the Bay Area has to offer with a special love for hiking and the performance arts. Micki was elected to the Shanti Board of Directors in 2013 and served as Chair from 2018-2023.

Ethan M. Sullivan
National Real Estate at Kaiser Permanente, Executive Director
Ethan Sullivan is the executive director of National Real Estate at Kaiser Permanente (“KP”), the largest vertically integrated nonprofit health care provider in the country. In this role, he is accountable for the real estate strategy and transaction management of the 90 million square foot KP real estate portfolio, located in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Ethan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from The University of Oregon and a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate from Roosevelt University. He is an active volunteer with the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SFSPCA), a nonprofit dedicated to providing a wide variety of treatment and support for animals and their human companions. When not working at KP, he enjoys reading, trying to catch fish, taking walks around the Bay Area with his wife Jena and their Jack Russell/Dachshund, and lounging around with his two cats.

Marc Vincent
Theratechnologies, Community Medical Liaison
Marc Vincent is currently a Community Medical Liaison at biopharmaceutical company Theratechnologies. He has 17+ years of industry and academic healthcare experience with his previous roles including Senior Community Liaison at Johnson and Johnson, and Strategy Director at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) directing clinical trials, strategic planning, fundraising and medical education programs in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to working in healthcare, Marc held senior roles in retail marketing at Nordstrom and Target Corporation. He is a former Board Member of the Academy of Friends and the San Francisco chapter of DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Before joining the Shanti Board, he served as a peer support and PAWS volunteer. Marc holds two Bachelor’s Degrees from Stanford University (International Relations, Spanish) and a Master’s Degree from Columbia University (Political Science).

Josh Weinstein – Chair
Google, Product Manager
Josh is a product manager at Google, working on Google Maps. Previously, he has led business operations teams for Google Photos and Docs; Quip, a productivity software start-up acquired by SalesForce; and Zofari, a travel recommendation app acquired by Yahoo!. Prior to that, Josh spent three years working with nonprofits and social enterprises in the Philippines, Ghana, and Kenya, focused on microfinance, agriculture, and education, respectively. Before this, Josh worked as a strategy consultant with Investor Group Services, a boutique consulting firm providing market diligence to private equity firms. Josh has an MBA from MIT and a B.A. in Biology from Duke University. In his spare time, Josh writes a policy blog called Develop Economies and enjoys reading about San Francisco history. Josh has been a volunteer with Shanti since in 2016. During that time, he has served as a peer support volunteer for multiple clients, facilitated volunteer trainings, and led a monthly support group for other Shanti volunteers. Josh was elected to the Shanti Board of Directors in 2018.