Board of Directors

Chair (June 2019 – Present), Vice Chair (July 2017 – June 2019), Board Member at Large (2016 – Present)

Project manager and software engineer in healthcare, semiconductor manufacturing, software, and finance.
More than 20 years of advocacy for breast cancer awareness with multiple walks and marathons completed.
Philanthropic endeavors include supporting Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Pleasanton Lion’s Club, DiepC Foundation.
Pleasanton Human Services Commissioner.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, Kirstin is a multi-year survivor.
B.A., Mathematics and Secondary Education, University of Redlands.
M.I.S., Information Technology, University of Phoenix.

Treasurer (January 2024 – Present), Board Member at Large (May 2022 – Present)

Associate Director of Claims Administration at The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG).
Previous experience spans provider and payer operations, management consulting, and healthcare information technology.
Member American College Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and Board Member of Northern California Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
B.A. in Economics and M.B.A., both from India.

Board Member at Large (May 2019 – Present)

M.B.A. from Southern New Hampshire University.
B.A. from University of Vermont.
Funda’s support of HERS is inspired by her mother who is a Breast Cancer survivor.

Vice Chair (January 2024 – Present), Board Member at Large (January 2019 – Present)

Director of Community Relations, Washington Hospital Healthcare System.
Previous affiliations include overseeing government and community relations, and communications and marketing programs at Doctors Medical Center, California Executive Fellowship Program, California Trade and Commerce Agency, and Office of Governor Gray Davis Communications Team.
B.A., Urban Studies & Planning, and Spanish Literature, U.C. San Diego.

Board Member at Large (November 2023 – Present)

Global Vice President, People Strategy, DEI&B, and Corporate HR, Omnicell.
Human Resources leader with a Global HR Strategy, Employee Development, M&A, and DEI&B background.
Over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry.
Masters in Personnel Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India.
Bachelors in Economics, Psychology, and Sociology from Pune University, India.
Breast Cancer Survivor.

Board Member at Large (July 2023 – Present)

Director of Oncology for the UCSF-Washington Cancer Center at Washington Hospital Healthcare System.
More than 23 years of experience as an oncology nurse; former clinical manager for the outpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic, the Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Team, and the Pediatric Infusion Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Experience with electronic medical record implementation, new hospital construction, and service-line program development (CAR-T, Oncofertility).
Passionate about philanthropic work and community service.
MBA, Cornerstone University (emphasis on healthcare management).
BSN, Grand Valley State University.